Raising Confident Teens

Monica Matthews, aka the Scholarship Mom, joins us today to chat about college scholarships.  Monica Matthews is the author of How to Win College Scholarships. She helped her own sons win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares her expertise with other parents and their students. She truly has “been there, done that" in regards to helping families navigate the scholarship process. Her methods of helping students find college scholarships, write compelling essays, and create unique application packets have taught desperate parents to help their own students win thousands of scholarship dollars. Her scholarship tips have been featured in several publications including U.S. News & World Report, The Huffington Post, and The Penny Hoarder. You can find her winning tips and scholarship blog at https://how2winscholarships.com. She shares so much great info with us in this podcast!

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Twenty-five Activity Ideas to do with your teen

Join Jenna and Rachel as they chat about how our surroundings can affect our stress level. Decluttering and organizing your stuff is a great way to reduce stress and can be a great way to get some extra money!

We talk about why you want to do this and also give some tips on how to declutter your room if you’ve never done it before.

Since 1996, Joshua Wayne has worked with kids in just about every setting imaginable: drug and alcohol treatment, with at-risk foster youth, community mental health, private practice and as a Director of Special Education at District of Columbia Public Schools.

He helps youth face the challenges in front of them and make smart, empowered decisions as they navigate towards adulthood. He also teaches parents, teachers and other caring adults how to best love and support them through this process.

Joshua holds a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and is a Nationally Certified Counselor. He has been featured as a Life Coach on the Style Network and is the co-creator with Josh Shipp of the One Caring Adult online community.

He is the author of the book The Simple Parenting Guide to Technology. He joins us on the podcast to give us practical advice on smartphones, gaming and social media. He gives us ideas on how we can set technology limits for our teens and guide them in learning moderation.

 Joshua Wayne's Website

https://www.joshuawayne.com/

On today’s podcast Rachel and Jenna talk about the safety of the comfort zone and why it’s important to stretch ourselves. Be willing to be in the uncomfortable learning phase and know that with practice you will get better.

Pick one big crazy goal to work on that will stretch you this year.

Our goal is to not look back and regret. Don’t get to the end of your life and say, “I could have done that and I wanted to, but I didn’t.”

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Dr. John “Push” Gaines, as seen in the New York Weekly, Yahoo Finance and USA Today is a professional speaker, author, leadership consultant, and mentorship expert. He has devoted himself to the world community. He has proudly appeared as a guest at the New York Stock Exchange, Universities, Corporations, nonprofit events, NBA skill camps, school assemblies, and youth camps across the country. As a graduate of East Central University, where he was named Outstanding Student in Business and won a football championship as captain of the football team, he is the picture of success. With a Master’s degree in Business Leadership and a Doctorate in Business Administration, he demonstrates great dedication and personal achievement. His goal, however, goes beyond personal accomplishment. He is driven to give hope to others because his own story grew from hopelessness. John earned his nickname “PUSH” because he believes in the power of perseverance and teaches others to “keep pushing” through life’s obstacles to become the best version of themselves. John’s childhood was one of extreme adversity. Growing up surrounded by drugs and violence, facing personal struggles, and being bullied for his differences, he had every reason to give up, but he pushed through. Now, as a professional speaker and author, John strives to help & teach people to overcome and to rise.

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On this week’s podcast, Amber Kierra shares with us what it was like to face losing 90% of her eyesight as a kid. She struggled with fear and negative thoughts as a young person, but she knew that she was meant for more. Pushing through many challenges and adversity, she is now using her story to make a difference in the world. This young woman who was once a young girl struggling with fear, is now a motivational speaker. She encourages us all, regardless of our circumstances or challenges, to boldly walk in our calling.

Amber's Links

https://www.amberkierra.com

https://kingdomeyes.org

https://www.facebook.com/amberkierraofficial

https://www.instagram.com/amberkierra

“Our eyes don’t define our reality, our vision does.” – Amber

Did your mom always remind you to say “Thank you,” and write Thank You letters? Well, she was helping you start a practice that could change your life . It turns out that being grateful does way more than just acknowledge the person who did something for you. Research shows that people who practice gratitude experience so many physical, mental and emotional benefits.

Listen as we discuss the many advantages of having a grateful spirit and practical things that you can do to make it a part of your life

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John O’Brien was born in the slums of North Boston in 1930. He left home at the age of 17 and joined the Army. Over the next 25 years he served as a demolition expert, commando, staff officer, and commander. He fought in the frozen mountains of Korea and conducted special operations in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. This was followed by three tours in the jungles of Vietnam culminating with assignment to the US Army staff at the Pentagon. His career was marked by extraordinary success, and he became renowned as a military leader.

John met Jesus Christ as his personal savior at the age of 44 and resigned his military commission. He held several executive positions in the secular world and numerous ministerial positions to include serving as a missionary to Ireland. These battlefields proved to be more challenging with a change in personal status from warrior to servant.

John has accepted the role of servant soldier of Christ, without rank, and is honored by his promotion to be “the least of all saints.”

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Do you want to be more confident? Do you want to help your teen become more confident? Join Hudson and I as we discuss the most important concept related to preparing our teens for adulthood that I have learned this year.  

The concept of the confidence/competence loop means that the more competence we develop, the more confident we will become. This increased confidence will also lead to more willingness to try new things. So the more and more skills that we learn, the more confident we will be.  

Listen as we discuss how you can take this concept and change your life. Knowing this information can make it easier to put yourself out there and learn new things. You can break through the fear that is holding you back from getting started and move in the direction of your goals!

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There are so many things that we want to do, but many times we just put them on the list that we keep in our head. I know you have one of those. It’s a list of things that we want to do someday, but we don’t take any concrete steps to make them happen.

 On today’s podcast we talk about our recent road trip and how it brought home a great concept that you can use to get those things out of your head and checked off your list.