by Jenn Pipe | Nov 11, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Entrepreneurial, Life, Love, self esteem through art
Who doesn’t love a good sports analogy? I have my sporty side, too. I’ve gone from varsity athlete to sports medicine professional to the wife of a four-season coach and mother of multi-sport children. Today I’d like to pay homage to my...
by Jenn Pipe | Nov 5, 2013 | Coaching, Effective Parenting, Entrepreneurial, Kids, Life, Love
We all know the person who blames the world for his/her problems. At fault are the traffic jams, the coworkers, the kooky family tree, the weather, the alcohol, and the cosmos — but never, ever the person. This post is going to help you help that person....
by Jenn Pipe | Oct 8, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Entrepreneurial, Kids, Life, Love, self esteem through art
Picture this: Little Johnny just gets his ass handed to him in a baseball game. He was pitching and gets absolutely shellacked. So the coach pulls him in the third inning and he spends the rest of the game cheering his team on from the sidelines. Or this: Little...
by Jenn Pipe | Oct 5, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Entrepreneurial, Kids, Life, Love
I know I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: I believe EVERYTHING in life is a choice. And, to take it one step further: I believe if you tell yourself that your life is NOT a choice, and you are merely a victim of circumstance(s) — you are either...
by Jenn Pipe | Sep 20, 2013 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, Love
The Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz probably had it pretty easy. There, I said it. He just clanked along, oblivious to love and hurt and pain and joy. There were no emotive highs followed by crushing lows. No heart = no feelings. There was just a body, in a suit of...
by Jenn Pipe | Aug 27, 2013 | Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, Love, self esteem through art
Since much of our summer looked like this, many would argue that our kids didn’t learn anything at all and their brains went to mush. Knowing that I don’t believe in formal dining, formal dressing, formal learning, or pretty much formal anything in the...