To all my teenagers, parents, career explorers and life changers. To those who have learnt more about themselves, those who had the courage to reach out, those whose pain is still raw, and to those who I have connected with
Life Coaching and Career Choices | Turning on to Social Media
As a life and career coach my day is busy as I focus on my client’s whether student or professional person assisting them with their career and life goals. Yes I have been dragging the chain with Social Media communications
Are Schools Dream Makers?
I Have a Dream programme supports teenagers from low decile schools assisting them with extra tutoring and mentoring to enable them to be successful at school so that they can go on to higher education. This began in the US
A Teenager’s Truth to Happiness
A North shore teenager recently wrote this article in the Weekend Herald about parental guidance in career choices. www.allisonfisher.co.nz/articles.htm How refreshing to hear a teenagers perspective in print on finding their career path. It’s so tempting isn’t it for parents
Teenage Decisions
I was talking to a parent this weekend and she was anxious about her teen doing alot of outside activities and not focusing on study for her NCEA level 3. It’s a tough one because a parent doesn’t want to
Teen Success
I was at a party the other night and someone came up to me and told me about a wonderful outcome for a teenager. As an aunt of the lad she had brought her nephew to me 5 years
Helping your Teenager Choose a Career
Do you have a teenager who just doesn’t have a clue about his or her career direction? Maybe they change their minds constantly about what to do when they leave school. And maybe it really bothers your teenager and worries
Do you Compete with your Children?
I am amazed, astounded and shocked at the number of parents who compete with their children. Yes I do mean in the competitive way. I just find this so incredible that as adults some parents think that they need to
Communication
I’m wondering if more and more we will need to teach our young ones how to communicate well. I’m thinking about all the new technology we have now and the different way we are communicating with each other. We use
How positive are you to others?
Did you know that teenagers need 8 positive to 1 negative interactions in a day? Adults need a 4 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions. That’s quite a lot isn’t it. Teenagers need positivity to build their self-esteem