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Rethinking Personal Best

March 31, 2016 by D. A. Wolf 3 Comments

School, work, love life. Whatever the context, striving for “personal best.”

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, big questions, chronic pain, competition, definitions of success, essays, focus, mental health, psychology, Relationships, self-improvement, success

On Moving Forward

May 14, 2015 by D. A. Wolf 3 Comments

Always running the race, but at what cost?

Filed Under: College Kids, Parenting, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: competition, cultural values, Parenting, stress management, women and competition

Taking Notice, Taking Credit

November 24, 2014 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

Self-promotion. The details can be a tough call.

Filed Under: Business, Women's Issues Tagged With: Business, careers, communication, communication skills, competition, leadership, teamwork, women and careers

Snorting for Superior SATs?

June 10, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

Just how much pressure are we putting on our high school students to get those make-or-break grades, and even more so – the highest possible SAT or ACT scores to get into college? Must every child have that much coveted four-year education? Just how far will we push our kids to make that happen? In […]

Filed Under: Health, Parenting Tagged With: competition, cost of raising children, education, Health, jobs, New York Times, parenting teens, raising teenagers, Single Parenting, stress management, teenagers

Winning (when it counts)

July 4, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

Winners and losers. Isn’t that how most people view the world? And usually, the “win” involves money, a title, and stuff. Along with the spoils of winning come reassurances that the basics in life will be taken care of, and a great deal more: satisfaction in your accomplishments, the realization of a dream, and maybe […]

Filed Under: Culture, Lifestyle, Parenting, Wimbledon 2010 Tagged With: big little wolf, biglittlewolf, competition, crazy wolf blog, daily plate of crazy, dailyplate, dailyplateofcrazy, dailyplateofcrazy life skills, how to define a win, how to define success, how to define winning, life choices, life strategies, Parenting, picking your battles, Rafael Nadal Wimbledon 2010, real life women, Serena Williams Wimbledon 2010, Single Parenting, success my way, whatever life dishes out, wimbledon 2010, Wimbledon champions, winning strategies, women's lives

Parenting Without a Safety Net

May 4, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

Your credentials, please? Parenting may be a profession – and certainly is, in my view – but there are no guarantees, no cap and gown after years of study. No diploma. No certification. Just a physician handing over a squalling little creature that owns your heart. And then it’s off to the races, figuring it […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Single Moms, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: competition, is college still the brass ring, Parenting, parenting is a profession, parenting teens, raising teens, real women real life, single moms, Single Parenting, whatever life dishes out

What Do You Do When There’s Nothing You Can Do?

April 21, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 24 Comments

Sometimes, all you can do as a parent of teens is sit back and hold your breath.

Filed Under: Divorce, Parenting, Single Moms, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: children of divorce, coffee, competition, healthy habits, life isn't fair, Parenting, parenting teens, single parent guilt, teaching kids life skills, time management

Must Everyone Be a “Leader” to Succeed?

March 15, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 40 Comments

Challenging “traditional” leadership notions.

Filed Under: Culture, Parenting, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: artists, college applications, community, competition, creativity, cultural values, definitions of success, leadership, leadership style, parenting teens, teaching kids life skills, writers

Are you a grimpeur or a sprinteur?

July 23, 2009 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

It’s Tour de France time! Given that some of the best analogies and human interest stories have to do with sports, let’s take a tour of the Tour de France personality types. Some of us are great out of the gate (good at a sprint), but can’t stay the course for the long haul. Others […]

Filed Under: Culture, Sports Tagged With: competition, Tour de France

Competitive Kids, Competitive Parents

July 5, 2009 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

How much competitiveness should we encourage in our children, and at what age? How competitive should we be with our kids? Our go go go society We know the tales of waiting lists, reference letters and expensive testing – all to get toddlers into the right preschools. Never too early to get our children properly […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Parenting Tagged With: big little wolf, biglittlewolf, competition, daily plate of crazy, dailyplateofcrazy, healthy competition, kids competing with parents, losing gracefully, Parenting, parenting teens, single moms, single mother, single parents, teenagers, winning, winning and losing

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