A few years ago my wife and I were doing some recreational house-hunting. While viewing a beautiful home, she commented, "I like this house but we'd need to replace all the tile floors." I thought the tile was nice. After mentally estimating the cost of replacement, I...
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Chief Daddy Officer – Loving Father ‘Leads’ His Daughter
This is a unique book on parenting. Chris Efessiou, a highly successful entrepreneur and executive, believes that the personal strengths and interpersonal skills essential to effective leadership also apply to being an effective parent. I've always believed this, and...
Low Self-Esteem – One of the Perils of Adolescence
For many young people, low self-esteem comes with the territory. They don't want to be thought of as children anymore, but they know they're not adults. They lack the knowledge, skills, judgment, experience, resources, authority, confidence and maturity that may come...
Top 3 Ways to Give a Kid an Edge in Life
It's amazing what you see when you step outside the box. I've been focusing on the special challenge of raising teenagers for several years now, and I've been outside the box the whole time. Inside the box, you understand that you need to sacrifice and save money for...