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DADS ARE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES!


Scott Hammond is...
a.. A Parenting/Dad Expert (Father of 9)
b.. An Award Winning Professional Speaker
c.. A Published Author and Contributing Writer

The 5 Question Problem Solving Test..(try it)

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or register to receive blog updates via email so you don’t miss anything. Thanks for visiting!THE 5 QUESTION TEST

What is success in _____________? How would you define success in ________________?
What specifically has to happen with ___________to achieve this success?
Can you do [...]

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THE STOCKDALE PARADOX….(timely)

Good To Great, by Jim Collins
The Stockdale Paradox
Chapter 4, pages 83–85
The name refers to Admiral Jim Stockdale, who was the highest ranking United States military officer in the “Hanoi Hilton” prisoner-of-war camp during the height of the Vietnam War. Tortured over 20 times during his eight-year imprisonment from [...]

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right and left brain

Right Brain vs. Left Brain

Definition
This theory of the structure and functions of the mind suggests that the two different sides of the brain control two different “modes” of thinking. It also suggests that each of us prefers one mode over the other.
Discussion
Experimentation has shown that the two different sides, or hemispheres, of the brain are [...]

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5 Tools of Effective Families for Fathers Day

5 Tools of Effective Families: Introduction
What is it that we as parents want to leave with our kids after we’re gone?
What will be our legacy and heritage?
Like Curly in the movie “City Slickers” asks: “What is that One Thing? “-That thing that defines and motivates your life?
What will they say about you after you are [...]

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Why Do we Struggle?

WHY WE STRUGGLE

Do not be an indentured servant to your business, employees, and customers. Avoid the traps that if allowed to run amuck will conspire to tighten the chains of business bondage and kill your spirit.

1. TUNNEL VISION: Habits determine destiny. A lot of business owners are former technicians now [...]

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Your Vision Statement

 
                                                                                        
(Your Name)
 
Personal Vision Statement
 
I look at life as an adventure and a journey to be experienced and enjoyed right now. I live a balanced life and enjoy the passage of time. I believe my thoughts will attract my life circumstances and, in order to create the results I desire in my life, I must [...]

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Do You Have ADD?

Denial is more than a river in Egypt.
I recently had the occasion to speak to a man who coaches business leaders with ADD.
My results were startling… I fit many of the parameters of impaired executive function associated with ADD syndrome.
It was frighteningly clear that some of my tendencies are associated with ADHD… here are a [...]

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Right Brain vs. Left Brain

Experimentation has shown that two different sides are hemispheres of the brain responsible for different manners of thinking.
Most individuals have distinct preference for one of these two styles of thinking.
Some however are whole brained, and equally adept at both .
In general, schools tend to favor left brain modes of thinking while downplaying the right brained [...]

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The 5 Languages of Love

“All we need is love”…Beatles wrote it because it’s true!
We all need love, and it must be demonstrated by us and to us.
The key question for me and you is can we be intentional about giving the appropriate type of love. To those we do love?
Here the five languages of love…

Words of affirmation… this [...]

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Problem Solving Worksheet

This is designed to help you think through possible solutions to any problem you may encounter.
There are three general approaches people typically use when you desire to solve a problem…you can:

Change something about yourself
Change something about your environment
Change something about someone else

The last approach is often the most used yet the least effective.
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