by Michel Fitos | May 8, 2014 |
How is the coaching process like rocking the cowbell? You’ve all seen the “More Cowbell” Saturday Night Live skit with Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell, right? Yes? Great! No? Then take a moment to watch. This is great. More Cowbell This past...
by Sherri Cannon | Jan 18, 2014 |
“Ah, I see. You were hidden all that time.” Barbara smiled across the dinner table at me knowingly. Wtf? No, no, no. I had just described my ‘successful corporate years’ starting inside a Fortune 25 company at just 21 years old, and continuing...
by Michel Fitos | Jan 5, 2014 |
The ADHD brain generally doesn’t do mornings. Getting up is hard! I’m generally not very bright until I’ve had some coffee and taken my stimulant medication – I spend about an hour every morning sitting on the couch in flannel pajamas and wool...
by Michel Fitos | Aug 29, 2013 |
You can lead a horse to a planner… But you can’t make them write down the date of their midterm. If there’s one question I hear more than all others in my coaching practice, it’s this: WHYYY doesn’t my child use a planner effectively?...
by Michel Fitos | Aug 13, 2013 |
School Organization Tips: what about all those permission slips? When kids are in elementary school, there are SO MANY little pieces of paper that need to go back and forth. Permission slips. Homework. Graded tests. Artwork. Report cards. Progress reports....
by Michel Fitos | Aug 12, 2013 |
It’s nearing the middle of August, and that means, of course, that it’s almost time for school to start. Fear is lurking in the hearts of students and parents, as they contemplate a return to routine, obligations, and stress. I work with a lot of students...
by Michel Fitos | Jul 27, 2013 |
We’re almost at the back-to-school part of the year! It doesn’t seem possible – this year has flown by for me, personally. But, I couldn’t deny it any longer when I saw that my local office supply store had an enormous stock of academic year...
by Michel Fitos | Jul 26, 2013 |
What can powerful questions accomplish? One of the most wonderful things about my fabulous training program is that I’ve had a lot of opportunities to be coached, by very talented and insightful people. There are a lot of things about the coaching relationship...
by Michel Fitos | Apr 8, 2013 |
This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to speak at the Beyond IQ 2013 conference. It was full of brilliant and enthusiastic kids, parents, and professionals, and I am incredibly excited to see what next year’s conference will bring. I’m including the...
by Michel Fitos | Dec 25, 2012 |
Throughout the month of December, I’ll be writing a post a day for the fabulous project Reverb 12. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the year that’s wrapping up and using the fruits of that reflection to shape the year ahead – in other words, exactly the kind of...
by Michel Fitos | Dec 24, 2012 |
Throughout the month of December, I’ll be writing a post a day for the fabulous project Reverb 12. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the year that’s wrapping up and using the fruits of that reflection to shape the year ahead – in other words, exactly the kind of...
