Coaching for Young Adults Finding Direction: Navigating the Stalled Transition
Traditional therapy often fails the brightest young minds because it treats a developmental stall as if it’s a clinical disorder. You’ve likely…
Why “Hook Up & Hope” Is A Bad Dating Strategy
Why “Hook Up & Hope” Is A Bad Dating Strategy “I just wake in the morning and feel so bad about myself!” one college girl client recently shared with me after yet another night of partying and a casual “hook up”. She is far from the only one to wake up this morning feeling…
Friend Group Elevation Coaching & Mentoring
All new offering: Jeff will work exclusively with a select adolescent friend group, influencing them to aspire to a more mature, healthy life, and teaching them to support one another on their individual journeys.. Why: Adolescents are heavily influenced by their core peer group. When a peer group is either keeping them stuck in place,…
The Other College Prep: What To Do Now So They Are Ready Then
What To Do Now So They Are Ready Then This morning I received a NY Times email update featuring an editorial on a topic that is near and dear to my professional practice and personal life as a parent: College students and anxiety and readiness. I couldn’t agree more with the author and also couldn’t…
911! What Is Going On With College Boys?
Alarming Trend With College Boys There is a deeply concerning experience that too many college students – particularly boys – are having now. It is perhaps best summed up by this line that one college sophomore shared with me a few weeks ago: “I feel like I am sleepwalking through my college experience, especially my…
Yes You Should Ask Her Out!
Advice to A Nervous Guy About Asking Out A Girl: A 16 year old boy reached out to me today about a girl he likes who is now suddenly sending him signals of her mutual interest. It is not 100% clear that she is “into him” but certainly there is enough evidence to suggest she…
Boys vs Social Justice, Schools, Simping and Cynicism:
Boys vs Social Justice, Schools, Simping and Cynicism: It’s Time To Address The Elephant(s) In The Room: Many teen boys and young men are struggling with coming of age in a very complex, chaotic world that in it’s effort to “upgrade” and evolve, is instead too often diminishing and marginalizing them and at worse,…
Fundamentals Videos 6 – 10
Fundamental #6: The Need To Express and Enforce Boundaries Fundamental #7: Take Responsibility For Your Life – Personal Power Fundamental #8: What and How Fundamental #9: Respect First, Then Trust Fundamentals In Action:
Fundamentals Videos
Fundamentals #1: The Excitatory Bias vs What Everyone Else Does Fundamentals #2: What’s About You vs What’s About Others Fundamentals #3: Determining Your Criteria Fundamental #4: Why Motivation Shouldn’t Be The Aim Fundamental #5: Who Are Your People Fundamental #6: The Need To Express & Enforce Boundaries
That Person Who Is Always the Smartest One In The Room
Always the Smartest One In The Room Occasionally but not infrequently enough, I come across the Person Who Is Always The Smartest Person In The Room. I’m not talking about the occasional time when circumstances, context and dialogue all align such that the person is (I have many moments like this myself – its…