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I, James, have been a shirker. It's that procrastination thing. It does look like no longer than I have been at podcasting, I would be more on my game. At least I am being up front with you about my lapse.

I have posted my explanation. You can listen and judge for yourself.

I know, it's a pretty feeble substitute for a real podcast but it might be worth a little chuckle at my expense. Don't worry. I have it coming.

In episode 115 of How To Matter, I continue the series on helping children with school and learning problems. This is the next to the last section of the series. I am thinking about making a single recording that includes all 11 sections of the series, including the last episode. If you are interested in this free recording, please let me know. If there is enough interest, I will produce the recording and make it available on How To Matter. To express your interest, just drop me an e-mail at [email protected].

In this episode, focus is on 3 signs of school and learning difficulty. They include children who need constant supervision while doing their school work, children who disrupt the classroom and the activities of other children, and youngsters who feel like the adults at school have it in for him or her. The episode includes tips and suggestions for helping children with these issues.

In episode 114 of How To Matter, I continue the series on helping children with school and learning problems. In this section, I focus on children who have unusual trouble dealing with criticism, children who always have excuses for their performance difficulties, and children who usually blame others or external circumstances for their problems. Working with these children is both difficult and frequently tedious. In the podcast, I offer some tips and suggestions for helping these young people.

In episode 113 of How To Matter, I continue the series on helping children with school and learning problems. Focus is on children who get bad grades and those youngsters who have trouble asking for help or refuse the help that is offered. These two signs are intimately connected. Children who get good grades do not need help or more likely have figured out how to get the help they need and where to get it. Children who get bad grades likely are not getting the help they need; and if they don't know how to get it or refuse offered help, their situation will only get worse. The podcast offers a few suggestions for helping those children.

James is out there dealing with angry bears. He does not yet have all the answers but does have a thought or two foryou on those days when either you get the bear or the bear gets you.

In episode 112 of How To Matter, I continue the series on helping children with school and learning problems. In this episode, we focus on three signs of school and learning problems. For these signs, although they may suggest learning problems, they usually do not. Rather, they are simply part of normal child development. The signs are forgetting to do home work and other chores at home, having trouble understanding and following directions and instructions, and problems with time management. Each of these signs may be serious indications of learning problems but usually are not. The message is that children tend to follow the examples set for them by parents and others in the home. The first step is to be sure the example being set is positive. Children can hardly be expected to do better than the adults whose example they are following.

This is the first episode of Leadership Shop Podcast. Your host is James Narrator, the voice of the podcast. His friends just call him James; and he is excited to bring the Leadership Shop Podcast to you each Monday and Thursday. The episodes are fairly short so won't require a big time commitment for you to subscribe and listen regularly. You can subscribe easily on LeadershipShop.com. James appreciates your time and hopes to provide valuable leadership and personal success tips and strategies regularly just for you.

In this first episode, James shares the ten commandments of leadership. Taking them to heart and following them as you lead, manage, and supervise others will give you an edge over mere commonplace leaders. You will be known as a leader who leads with style, all the time, on purpose.

In episode 111 of How To Matter, I continue the series on helping children with school and learning problems. I also introduce James, the newest How To Matter podcasting associate. For the series, I focus on children for whom trying harder does not lead to improvement or better performance. I also discuss the situation where a child does fine in some areas and subjects but poorly in one or more other areas or courses. I additionally share my experience with a school success program for abused and neglected children. They too can learn.

In episode 110 of How To Matter, I take a break from the series on helping children with school and learning problems to share a discussion I recently had over Skype with Mead Wilkins. Mead has had an interesting career in human services and is currently working with refugees in Cleveland Ohio. Mead's story is both powerful and poignant. I am happy to be able to share it with you on the How To Matter podcast.

In episode 109 of How To Matter, I continue the series on helping children with school and learning problems. In this section, focus is on children experiencing reading difficulties. This is likely the most significant example of real learning problems. Additionally, I explore issues with children who become confused in social and emotional situations and have trouble following what people are doing, understanding the motivations of others, and generally find it hard to tune in and stay tuned into events and circumstances.