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by Ben | Mar 31, 2021 | Podcast
Procrastination is a natural human habit and tendency, but you don’t have to be its slave.
Procrastination is the enemy of success and the guilt of not doing something always steals your energy.
~ Barbara Corcoran
Why do Teens Procrastinate?
First of all, procrastination is just part of being a human. It’s part of what we do to conserve energy and keep ourselves safe.
A lot of the teens that I work with have the habit of procrastinating in an attempt to avoid feeling an unpleasant emotion like boredom or overwhelm.
Often times when we’ve procrastinated, the result is more of what we were avoiding in the first place. I have one client who procrastinates her school work because she feels overwhelmed. The result of her procrastination is that she falls even further behind, which leads to even more overwhelm.
What Your Teen Will Learn in this Masterclass!
- How to separate facts from thoughts
- Thoughts like “I’m not smart enough,” or “I can’t do this” will hold you back in your efforts.
- Facts like “Test on Thursday,” are manageable when we are in control of our thoughts.
- Managing emotions
- It’s okay to feel overwhelmed and bored when you understand how to process them.
- Emotions are less unpleasant when we manage them.
- Our emotions don’t manage us when we manage them.
- How to create homework protocols
- Create a simple plan for the time between school and bed.
- This plan will empower you to both get things done and do the things you want.
- This will empower you for doing hard things as an adult.
- How to motivate yourself
- No one can motivate you but YOU!
- What you choose to think and believe will create your motivation or lack of motivation.
- What to do when you’ve fallen off the wagon
- Too many times when we fall off the wagon, we choose to give up.
- There are ways to use past mistakes to empower you.
- It’s never too late to get back in the driver’s seat.
Call to ACTION!
Join Joey Mascio and me on a Lead Your Life Masterclass Q/A call.
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by Ben | Aug 20, 2020 | Podcast
Are You Ready to Send Your Teen Back to School?
“You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So… get on your way!”
~Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
A Little About Joey!
Joey has been working with teens ever since he was one.
Currently, he is a middle school teacher and counselor. Joey has also been a high school teacher, Sunday school teacher, seminary teacher, and teen improv instructor. He has professional training in acting for the stage, a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing, and a Master’s in Education.
Now, as a certified Life Coach, Joey works with teens on developing crucial life skills that aren’t taught in schools. Using his background in comedy, storytelling, and performance, he produces a podcast and videos to help teens learn tools and techniques to help them choose happiness and achieve at high levels.
3 Back to School Tips.
- Give your teen options
- Give them choices
- Actually let them choose.
- Don’t just give them the “allusion of choice.”
- Enforce consequences and boundaries with emotional control.
- You don’t have to enforce consequences with negative emotions.
- “Them’s the rules.”
- Follow through.
- I’m not mad, I’m just following through.
- Anger doesn’t mean that you’re serious.
- Emotions are contagious.
- If your teen is doing something you don’t want them to be doing, you’re letting them do it.
- Teens are data collectors.
- they’re trying to find the boundaries and ways around them.
- You cannot control your teen, but you can control how you enforce your boundaries.
- What you tolerate, you allow.
- Listen, really listen to your teen.
- Listen in a way that they can hear you listening.
- Find the right way.
- go on a drive
- play a video game
- show them that you are listening.
Where to Find Joey
Joey’s website is found at https://www.firmlyfounded.com/.
joey’s program teaches Crucial Life Skills that are not being taught in school.
- Solve any problem.
- Master any relationship.
- Handle any big emotion.
- Develop a self-image that will make you unstoppable.
- Self-motivate to reach your biggest goals.
Check out Joey’s Podcast here!
If you haven’t yet, join our FREE Be the Change Challenge. Each day we will be doing simple 5-10 minute daily exercises to help give you a powerful perspective on your role as a parent and your ability to be the catalyst for incredible change in your life and your relationship with your teen.
- Join the FREE Facebook Group
- Join other parents just like you and get the support that you’ve been looking for.
- Download the easy to follow Workbook and Exercise Guide.
- These exercises are designed to take you just 5-10 minutes a day!
- Start making real growth as a parent TODAY!
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by Ben | Aug 20, 2020 | Podcast
Are You Ready to Send Your Teen Back to School?
“You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So… get on your way!”
~Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
A Little About Joey!
Joey has been working with teens ever since he was one.
Currently, he is a middle school teacher and counselor. Joey has also been a high school teacher, Sunday school teacher, seminary teacher, and teen improv instructor. He has professional training in acting for the stage, a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing, and a Master’s in Education.
Now, as a certified Life Coach, Joey works with teens on developing crucial life skills that aren’t taught in schools. Using his background in comedy, storytelling, and performance, he produces a podcast and videos to help teens learn tools and techniques to help them choose happiness and achieve at high levels.
3 Back to School Tips.
- Give your teen options
- Give them choices
- Actually let them choose.
- Don’t just give them the “allusion of choice.”
- Enforce consequences and boundaries with emotional control.
- You don’t have to enforce consequences with negative emotions.
- “Them’s the rules.”
- Follow through.
- I’m not mad, I’m just following through.
- Anger doesn’t mean that you’re serious.
- Emotions are contagious.
- If your teen is doing something you don’t want them to be doing, you’re letting them do it.
- Teens are data collectors.
- they’re trying to find the boundaries and ways around them.
- You cannot control your teen, but you can control how you enforce your boundaries.
- What you tolerate, you allow.
- Listen, really listen to your teen.
- Listen in a way that they can hear you listening.
- Find the right way.
- go on a drive
- play a video game
- show them that you are listening.
Where to Find Joey
Joey’s website is found at https://www.firmlyfounded.com/.
joey’s program teaches Crucial Life Skills that are not being taught in school.
- Solve any problem.
- Master any relationship.
- Handle any big emotion.
- Develop a self-image that will make you unstoppable.
- Self-motivate to reach your biggest goals.
Check out Joey’s Podcast here!
If you haven’t yet, join our FREE Be the Change Challenge. Each day we will be doing simple 5-10 minute daily exercises to help give you a powerful perspective on your role as a parent and your ability to be the catalyst for incredible change in your life and your relationship with your teen.
- Join the FREE Facebook Group
- Join other parents just like you and get the support that you’ve been looking for.
- Download the easy to follow Workbook and Exercise Guide.
- These exercises are designed to take you just 5-10 minutes a day!
- Start making real growth as a parent TODAY!
