Every parent wants to prepare their kids for the challenges of the real world, but shielding children from struggles can unintentionally limit their growth. Resilience, independence, and financial literacy are crucial life skills often overlooked in modern parenting. Lee Benson, a seasoned entrepreneur and author of the Value Creation Kid framework, has developed a proven…
As the holiday season begins, Thanksgiving provides a perfect moment to reflect on what truly matters: the people in our lives and the unique qualities they bring to the table. This year, instead of focusing only on gratitude in general terms, why not take a deeper look at the strengths and gifts of those you…
Meaningful Volunteer Opportunities for Families this Summer by Wendy Gossett, MA,Ed. Although going to the swimming pool is fun, there are only so many days even the most amphibious kid can handle. When my kids were in the third and fourth grade, I decided to take a break from all the sunscreen slathering and introduce…
Leveraging the Four Temperaments to Overcome the Most Common Obstacles Entrepreneurs Face
I have personally experienced the disappointment of thinking I have reached the top of a mountain, only to realize it is yet another false summit masquerading as the peak. In business these false summits can be discouraging and even make us quit. In this talk, Wendy discusses what the most common false summits are and how to overcome them using temperament psychology and neuroscience concepts.
Learning Objectives:
Seeing Your Kids from the Inside Out
Parents often feel guilty because they can see the weaknesses in their children more clearly than their strengths. Home life is chaotic because their kids seem too aggressive, defiant, overly sensitive, hyperactive or distractible. Dealing with these problems can cause working parents to feel additional stress in their work roles. Helping them to recognize and embrace their children’s strengths will cause the weaknesses to fade from view and peace to re-enter the home. Temperament Psychology has been advancing over the years and currently can be validated through neuroscientific brain maps. When parents know how their child is wired from the inside out they can relax and go with the flow of their child’s temperament versus paddling against the tide by trying to change who they were born to be.
This brown bag lunch is perfect for employers who offer wellness initiatives for their employees.
Do you ever feel guilty because you can see the weaknesses in your children more clearly than their strengths? This was definitely the case for my daughter and I since we have opposite temperaments. We were butting heads constantly and I knew I had to figure out a different way to parent her by learning and focusing on her strengths, Recognizing and embracing your children’s strengths will cause the weaknesses to fade from view.
Temperament Psychology has been advancing over the years and currently can be validated through neuroscientific brain maps. Knowing how your child is wired from the inside out will allow you to relax and go with the flow of your child’s true temperament versus paddling against the tide by trying to change who they were born to be. I will share many relatable, authentic stories from my work with families, as well as my own struggles with parenting my opposite!
I drove off a cliff my wedding night! Let’s just say that my expectations for a fairy tale ending were literally crunched at the bottom of a two-hundred-foot river canyon!
Princess Ana from Frozen and myself have a lot in common since she too had to figure out that fairy tale Prince Charming’s don’t exist, but real-life Fixer Uppers are where true love lies. Over ninety percent of marital strife can be traced back to unrealistic expectations.
Knowing your own true design as well as your spouse’s will illuminate the unrealistic expectations that could be lurking in your marriage.
Wendy Gossett, Relationship and Temperament Specialist has worked with many Fortune 500 Companies as a trainer and facilitator to help employees gain self-awareness, as well as an understanding of their co-workers. In addition to her expertise in the area of temperament, Wendy has a master’s degree in education, with over 20 years of experience in all areas of training. She can custom design a three hour workshop or a three day retreat full of meaningful, inclusive learning and interaction that is engaging for all personality types..
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Opposites attract because differing qualities have the potential to make us more complete. Over time, if we lose sight of how these differences are beneficial, they can turn into annoyances. We can fall into the trap of trying to change our spouse. Research shows that realistic expectations are the key to a fulfilling marriage. The only way to have realistic expectations is to have a deep understanding of your partner’s temperament.
In this workshop couples will:
Faithfully Ever After is for churches or parent groups of six or more. They are a minimum of two hours but can be expanded into weekend retreats. Workshops can be faith-based or non-faith based.
A workshop/retreat for women who want to rediscover and accept their TRUE Designer self, so that they can find TRUE friendship, first with themselves, then others.
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TRUE can be custom designed to be a 2-6 hour seminar or an entire weekend retreat. Workshops can be faith-based or non-faith based.