Dealing with Conflicts

Whether it’s the parents fussing at the kids, students snapping on professors (not smart at all), or couples fussing at each other, conflict and arguments often end with a stack of hurt feelings and enraged people. 

It’s okay to say things like: “I don’t like what you did (or said). To me, it was a stupid thing to do.”

It’s not cool to say things like: “How stupid can you be?! You’re a real idiot!” (Well…I guess it’s cool if he or she really is an idiot.)

When resolving conflicts, be sure to focus on the issue, not the individual; the problem, not the person.

A person is not his or her behavior. THINK about that.

It’ll be easier to resolve the issue or the problem, if you avoid making value judgments about the person. This is especially true when dealing with at-risk youth, defiant teens, and people with big egos.

Q & A: Get a Degree in Motivational Speaking?

Q: What kind of college courses would I take my freshman year of college in order to become a successful motivational speaker like you? -student, Georgia State University

Duncan Nugget® #95: Health and Wellness

I once saw someone working out on the treadmill while she was reading a tabloid. The publication was three levels below the National Enquirer. The story that she was engrossed in was about Elvis and Bruce Lee being kidnapped by aliens.

How ironic is that? She was taking good care of her body, but cramming all of that garbage into her mind.

Eating healthy and thinking healthy go hand because the mind and body have inescapable effect on each other. Substances introduced to the body affect the mind; processes introduced to the mind affect the body.

Million-Dollar Question:
Are you eating AND thinking healthy?

The 10 Commandments of Youth – MTV Sticky

Here are The 10 Commandments of Youth:

Connecting with Millennials in Class

Good tips on engaging Millennials in the classroom (for college instructors).

Teaching Generation Y: Reaching Millennials in the College Classroom | Suite101.com

Duncan Nugget® #151: What Drives You?

Are you driven by your dreams or your distractions; your goals or your gaffes; your ideas or your fears? If you don’t know what drives you, you don’t know where you’re going.

Million-Dollar Question:
What drives you to do what you do?

WANTED: Education Leaders

Harvard has a new doctoral degree to be focused on leadership in education and…it’s FREE. Read the article by NY Times Op-ED columnist, Bob Herbert.

Op-Ed Columnist – In Search of Education Leaders – NYTimes.com

Note: Thanks to Andrew Manns for the heads up.