Charlotte’s SCPPP Offering Free Online Career Planning For Students and Parents Now Stuck At Home By Charlotte Stories – March 23, 2020 High school students and parents now have the opportunity to turn some of their new-found time together into something positive and rewarding by opening the conversation about life after high school. The Charlotte-based developers […]
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Speak Well. Listen Well. Are you familiar with the saying that you have two ears and one mouth – so you should listen twice as much as you speak! Easier said than done for some of us. For others, maybe it is EASY! Or maybe you are quiet, but you are not actively listening! Listening […]
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“The entire arc of parenting is walking that balance beam between doing too much and doing too little.” – LISA HEFFERNAN, Grown & Flown From the time they are born, we want to help guide their steps. Before you know it, they are preparing for college and considering what’s next. How can you help guide […]
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So, what do you expect from your kid? What do you really expect the future will look like? Do you expect them to live with you until they are 30? Do you expect they will be a doctor or go to a particular college? Do you expect they will pay for college or get a […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today’s workforce is now comprised of different generations simultaneously working together. It’s important to understand a little about each generation and how they approach careers. The Traditionalist Generation This group includes individuals born between 1925 and 1945. They grew up with the impact of the depression, the influence of the military draft, World War II, […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Emotional Intelligence. What is that? No, it’s not the CIA for your emotions. Though – it is a bit like being your own investigator of your emotions and those of others. Emotional Intelligence is the ability to monitor one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision of tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie Studies show that GRATITUDE… Opens the door to stronger relationships When you show appreciation to the people in your life, you strengthen your bond with them. Gratitude opens lines of communication, uplifts those around you, and […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What are employers looking for in their future hires? We’d argue that grit is the number one trait that leads to successfully landing that job! Or even making it through college applications, acceptances, college major selection, and graduation! But what is “grit”? Well, psychologist and author, Angela Duckworth’s work on the science of high achievement […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What do you expect in the process of the college or career choice for your child after high school? How will your child decide his or her future? How are your processes different from theirs? There are challenges with independence and dependence in this stage, and it’s important to check in and manage the process […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So, what do you expect from your kid? What do you really expect the future will look like? Do you expect them to live with you until they are 30? Do you expect they will be a doctor or go to a particular college? Do you expect they will pay for college or get a […]
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