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Every July we look for a reason to be anywhere but Phoenix, and this year the reason was a three-week run through New York, Iceland, and the UK. What started as a simple heat-dodging strategy turned into beluga whales, a volcano crater, standing stones older than Stonehenge, and a lot more sunburn-free walking than we’re…

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Life is a journey. If you are in college, you adult life is just starting. Always remember one thing – you are loved. And, you – create your own story! This concludes the video series of advice and thoughts I gave to my own Granddaughter when she entered college. I hope you enjoyed it. There…

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Staying the same – well, it doesn’t go anywhere. It’s like a stick in a moving stream that gets stuck in some rocks as everything moves forward past and around it. If you advance with the flow, THAT’S when you explore and discover new things and different territories! Don’t be fearful of this – embrace…

Any trip of this length leaves deep imprints on the brain. You come home with a host of impressions and a few shattered assumptions. For me, the biggest takeaways fell into three categories: First, cultural observations, then what I did not know about container ships, and finally, Singapore. Cultural Observations: I was struck by how…

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Stepping onto a college campus for the first time is thrilling, but it can also be overwhelming. In this video—the 8th installment of my college advice series—I share the core principles I passed down to my own granddaughter. We talk about the importance of trusting your gut, choosing a supportive inner circle, and owning your…

College age girls smiling and a caption saying to share the good stuff - and keep connectivity to their parents and grandparents.

Independence doesn’t mean separation or isolation! When away from college – or at anytime in your relationship with your parents or grandparents as a younger adult – don’t just call when your computer breaks or the car you have on campus needs repairs. Share things that are the good stuff things – what you are…

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Perfection? In an imperfect world? It just does not always happen – and it should not be expected. What is most important, is to get things done, accomplished, finished – and then move onward! We all learn from our own mistakes, and our self improvement judgement. But that should not inhibit you from completing something…

When going to college, you can't succeed if you are running on empty!

College Live – Don’t Run on Empty While Seeking Perfection Being away at college can create anxiety, make you feel lonely sometimes, worried about doing the work, perhaps indecisive when choosing a major. It can do all those things – if you let it. But, just like a athlete prepares for their sport, you have…

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It is a great age to enter. The four years away at college is a unique learning opportunity, not just with studies, but to also learn about yourself. You are free to explore everything. You may not at first know what you plan to major in – but you will decide over a little bit…

Here’s the third video I recorded to help my granddaughter in her transition from high school to college. High school was easy for me. College humbled me fast. I wanted to coach my granddaughter on the missteps that taught me asking for help isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom. I told her to be bold, be resilient! Even though…

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