by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Communication, Personal Effectiveness, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
Today’s children live in a world where stress and pressure comes at them from countless sources – from peers, teachers, and coaches to the media that paints a picture of unattainable perfection, parents who want the best but sometimes push too hard, and a world that...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Personal Effectiveness |
In 1975, Terry Fox, was awarded Athlete of the Year his senior year in his British Columbia, Canada high school. A few months after graduation, he discovered he had a malignant tumor. His leg was amputated four days later. The night before his operation, he read a...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Communication, Personal Effectiveness |
Fresh out of college, with a degree in special education, I was quite excited when I landed my first job as a teacher in an experimental program – a joint venture between New Mexico State University and the public schools. The program was housed on the university...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Personal Effectiveness, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
Why hasn’t my life turned out the way I planned? Twice in one week I heard this exact same question. Both times I was surprised because each accomplished, attractive woman would be considered enviable by most standards. Michelle’s warm personality and infectious laugh...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Personal Effectiveness, Picture of the Future |
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” ~ Walt Disney These are not simply encouraging words. Disney knew that when you create a picture in your mind, tremendous power is released. My first experience with the “power of picture” took place in a fifth grade classroom...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Personal Effectiveness |
It is said that Abraham Lincoln often slipped out of the White House on Wednesday evening to listen to the sermons of Dr. Phineas Gurley at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. He generally preferred to come and go unnoticed. So when Dr. Gurley knew the president was...
