Category: identity

Deceptive labels

March 28, 2008 | No comments yet

A reader sent in the below. It’s full of useful ideas on removing labels and not stereotyping ourselves or others. I heard the neatest thing today out of a workshop on dealing with troubled kids. In preparing his presentation for

All children are special

March 11, 2008 | No comments yet

“Each child is special and unique in their own individual way!” I frequently remind myself when working with children. In raising a son and a daughter with my wife, it has been a constant lesson for me to not see

Fame or greatness?

January 25, 2008 | 2 comments

  “Not everyone can be famous but everyone can be great…” ~ Martin Luther King   I like this quote because it gives needed perspective to the ambitious personality. We don’t need to be famous to live a rich successful

Who are you?

November 16, 2007 | No comments yet

A young boy brought home poor grades from school. His parents protested, telling him he could do better. He argued back, a bit defiant, with the declaration, “But this is who I am! I’m not smart like the other kids.”

What’s your worth?

September 28, 2007 | 3 comments

I have a new blog posted on tmcyouth.com “What’s your worth?” It begins “Does a fast food cashier earning $14,000 a year have as much worth as a software programmer earning $150,000? In light of the huge disparities that exist