In January 2015, one of my staff members showed up for work visibly shaken. He was on the Stanford campus on the night of January 17, 2015 and witnessed the aftermath of the assault that has now made national headlines. …
Read MoreThe Uncomfortable Conversations We Must Have With Our Children
I’ve been working diligently on my upcoming book, Social Media Wellness: Successful Strategies for Students, Parents and Educators, which is set to be released in 2017. I have been focused on not much else of late (so much that my …
Read MoreBeware of the Snapchat Streak – and Other Advice for Recent High School Graduates
I’ve spent nearly 15 years coaching teens and young adults on organization, time-management, personal productivity and overall wellness. The straight-forward system we developed at Green Ivy is now being used by tens of thousands of students all over the world, and we …
Read MoreKonMari and Me: My Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up
Now and then, I interview individuals who are doing something interesting, inspiring, and entrepreneurial – whether they are pursuing a particular interest, starting a non-profit or business venture, or somehow paved their own way to personal success and happiness. We …
Read MoreInspirational Q & A: Damon Tweedy, M.D., author of Black Man in A White Coat
Last year, I was visiting an all-girls independent school on the East Coast when a mom came up to ask me about her daughter, who was an excellent student and introverted. Many times, the school day – with all it’s …
Now and then, I interview individuals who are doing something interesting, inspiring, and entrepreneurial – whether they are pursuing a particular interest, starting a non-profit or business venture, or somehow paved their own way to personal success and happiness. We …
Read MoreInspirational Q&A with Donna Kwan, Founder of Joy + Confetti
Now and then, I interview individuals who are doing something interesting, inspiring, and entrepreneurial – whether they are pursuing a particular interest, starting a non-profit or business venture, or somehow paved their own way to personal success and happiness. …
A few weeks ago, there was an article in the NYTimes on entrepreneurial parents raising the next generation of chief executives by encouraging their children to join along. I read with great interest, and thought back to my own work as …
Kelsey has been working with me at Green Ivy, and is a wonderful instructor. Here, she shares her thoughts on the myth of multi-tasking: The scene is familiar: after putting in your password and waiting for your email to load, …
Every week, I write a brief newsletter to the parents of students come into our Green Ivy office or who work with us over Skype. I include a personal note as well as a few interesting articles (I …
Read MoreFrom the Mailbag: College Admissions, College Athletes, and Early Exits
