Thinking Your Way to Happy!

Change for the Children Lost

robinhc — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:16:19 +0000

The issue of gun control is being widely addressed in the aftermath of the shooting in at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut last week — and rightfully so. It is our job as parents, adults and citizens to keep our children safe. We have failed them incredibly.

Almost equally shocking is the report that gun sales are at a record high after such a massacre. How is it possible that citizens in a grief stricken country, a country in morning, would have any interest in a device that’s only purpose is to create more of the devastation we have yet to process? There is no logic to justify this.

The sentiment widely held by many American’s such as ‘guns don’t kill people, people kill people’. Granted, that is quasi accurate, forgive me for pointing out the obvious, guns make mass killings of innocent people a hell of a lot easier. Do these people honestly believe that boy could have entered the school and delivered this type of devastation with a knife or a baseball bat?

When a tragedy of this magnitude occurs we desperately look for explanations and instinctively look to assign blame. It is only by identifying the areas where change needs to occur that we can hopefully begin to minimize future events of such a horrific nature and make our communities safer.
The access to guns is an issue, a massive issue, however, it is not solely to blame.

There has been much talk about Mental Health as it relates to shootings. According NIMH there is approximately 26 % of adults (18 years or older) that have been diagnosed with a mental health issue based on a 2004 census. That around 58 million Americans, and those are only the reported and diagnosed mental health issue. I think it is safe to assume the number is a least slightly higher. Even if it is not that’s close to 1 in 4 adults that are mentally unbalanced. Now how do you feel about approximately 300 million weapons in a country of 311 million people?

A human being who will walk into a random public arena be it a theatre, a mall or in this case an elementary school one can only surmise must be experiencing great suffering to desire to inflict pain on vulnerable innocent people – Knowing full well the victims, the families, the communities will never fully recover. And that is the intention of such acts.

We are sickened and angry by the loss.

Children who have a healthy self concept who feel good about themselves do not grow up to become shooters.
Our societies could benefit greatly by incorporating self esteem programs in our communities and schools. We need to help our young people discover and develop their strengths. To create a sense of power and confidence in who they are and what they’re contributing to their communities and to the world.

We could benefit from Parenting Programs. The ability to procreate and parent does not come with the knowledge of how to guide and create self esteem in another human being. Many parents are underdeveloped in this area.

What about conflict resolution and problem solving, basic life skills being offered in schools and available for adult that didn’t have the opportunity or tools to learn how to feel good in their environments?

People need to learn how to feel hopefully and look beyond circumstances – we are not taught this essential learning.
With such programs as these available we will most certainly see a decrease in violence, bullying and addiction.

The Science of Psychology has only been around since 1880, we have much to learn about how best to equip our children, youth and adults. As a society we are still in the early stages of experimentation with formulas to support human behavior, health cognitive function and design structures for success and well-being.

The media does its job by reporting but leaves us in fear. What about News agencies offering solutions and remedies to make a difference in to allow people the opportunity to correct future atrocities, to get involved in their communities.

Who are the major consumer of firearms? And what’s missing to eliminate the need for them? I would assess that most people who feel the need for a firearm – feel powerless. Why else would they desire one?

“If we don’t ask the right questions we don’t get the right answers”. Edward Hodnett

We cannot change the past but we can change the future.

A page on anger from my book I think is appropriate:

Anger
Anger can be a powerful tool. When re- directed it can take on a new form and heal. There’s nothing wrong with anger – the key is to control where and how it’s expressed. Don’t waste it on strangers on the highway. Have it be worth the life energy you give to it – get so angry you become a voice for change. John Walsh is an extraordinary account of channelled anger. He started the TV series ‘America’s Most Wanted’ after his son was abducted. Here’s a man that could have curled up on the couch forever with a bottle of vodka and been justified. And I would imagine at times he was tempted. Instead of allowing his pain to direct him he took control. He put his sons memory and the well being of other children above all else, above his devastation. He and his wife became a two person army for missing and exploited children. Despite bureaucratic and legislative challenges he got angry and active enough that the Missing Children Act of 1982 was finally established. ‘American’s Most Wanted’ has subsequently caught over 1000 fugitives and educated parents and caregivers globally. He gave his son the ultimately legacy when he vowed his life would not be in vain. This is a productive and cathartic use of anger.
- Love in Action, Copyright 2012 Robin H-C
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Q & A – All about Happiness

robinhc — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:42:28 +0000

Happiness Q & A – for media – wc
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Robin H-C TV Host Demo –

robinhc — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:24:43 +0000

Robin H-C Host Demo

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Choosing Change

robinhc — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:15:47 +0000

When a company downsizes morale is the first things to go. The impact is often compromised productivity, increased absenteeism, job related stress and ultimately decreased revenue. This session promises to provide several Tools and Philosophies for individuals to manage and possibly even excel in the face of Corporate change.

• Explore the Upside of Change
• Manage the Conversation
• Develop a Perspective that Thrives
• Managing Staff through the challenges
• Personal Integrity and Work ethics

This can be a sensitive time for employees and the company but when presented effectively people can thrive and generate possibilities within corporate restructures.
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Customer Service – Above and Beyond!

robinhc — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:31:13 +0000

Extraordinary Customer Care can save clients in the event the product or service falters. An excellent product however, can rarely compensate for poor customer service.
This program presents the fundamental values and components essential for Exemplary Customer Service. Your Team will acquire the tools to achieve Customer fulfillment with all interactions.
No matter how extraordinary your product or service, retaining business becomes easy when your Team is courteous and well trained with People Skills that set you above the competition.

Your Team will learn easy to apply Skills to:
• Listen from the Customers Experience & Speak to Varying Perspectives
• Use Positive Language that shapes an outcome
• Exhibit Work Ethic Pride
• Diffuse Charged Situations
• Recognize the Importance of Customer Acknowledgement
• Go the Extra Mile

Excellence in Customer Service exceeds simply having a great product. The customer is certainly not always right AND they are ALWAYS a Customer.
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Team Leadership – The Basics

robinhc — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:27:05 +0000

Identify & Capitalize on Strengths– Every person in your life and on your team has strengths and vulnerabilities. When you recognize an individual’s assets and create an environment to utilized and showcase these assets – results multiple. As an added bonus, by highlighting what others contribute, Team members experience a greater level of success and ownership with the project or task they’re working.

Modelling Behaviour that Proliferates – Leaders illustrate by example. Learn the basics of courageous conversations, action and change.

The Inspiration Triad- A fundamental quality of leadership is knowing how to generate inspiration and motivation. The Inspiration Triad introduces you to key distinctions for Inspired Action.

The Importance of Knowing Your Team, Audience & Partners – Speak in the voice of the people and you will be heard. Effective Leadership includes language and listening that creates multiple outcomes at once. This segment explores the importance of communicating to specific thinking styles and personality types.

Attitude for Success - A Winning Attitude is part of any Success strategy. This module investigates what it takes to exude Leadership in the face of challenges and uncertainty.
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7 Principle of Change for Better Living!

robinhc — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:34:56 +0000

This four (4) hours seminar will produce an opening in your understanding of the foundation of change. Each participant will leave with a new ability to communicate effectively with harmony and ease. You will experience and experiment with tools and distinctions that can cause transformation in areas of life that may have occurred as ‘stuck’ or impossible to shift.

Attention & Outcome – The Law of Attraction states that whatever you focus on is what you will attract into your life. This is precisely why it’s essential to stay focused on your goals. Discover the essentials of positive focus.

Bio Health and Happiness 101- Seven (7) things that interfere with optimal brain function and healthy thinking. The body is a chemical factory, this segment address the importance of partnering with your bio chemistry to support outcomes both personally and professionally.

Communicating from Resolutions – In this module we will explore how effective communication begins with listening and ends with knowing your message was receive how you intended it to be.

Circumstance verses Creation – This segment presents navigating through circumstances with a vision to create the outcome. You will have an opportunity to actively transform a circumstance in your life that is either not working or not working as well as you would like it to.

Truth & Reality – A series of fascinating exercises that illustrate truth and interpretation to offer insight into those around you AND provide power over many life situations that you may feel defeated around.

Expand to Include – Things happen in life, that are unwelcome, unexpected and unpredictable. Staying focused in the face of negativity and NOT resisting what is involves expanding. You will learn how to embrace situations as they are instead directing your valuable life energy – wishing things were another way than they are.

Play, Rejuvenation & Vitality – How often do you create time to recharge and restore your vitality? This segment examines the importance of scheduling activities or pastimes that regenerate your vitality on a regular basis.
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Become a People Cheerleader!

robinhc — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:56:48 +0000

/>Become A People Cheerleader!
It’s truly astonishing the development a baby undergoes in its first few years of life. Think of a child taking his first steps, wobbly and uncertain he marches forward beaming with pride. One step…two steps. “You can do it baby!” We’re encouraging and enthusiastic, pure love in anticipation of his pending accomplishment; a major milestone for those little legs – a celebration of life to bear witness to such an ordinary yet miraculous event. You fell when you were supposed to walk. Perhaps you should give up and just crawl forever. No, don’t try again – you’ll never be a walker. In fact you don’t even crawl that well to begin with, you only use one arm!” Can you imagine?… Yet as we age we tend to do this with ourselves and others. Become a people cheerleader and an inspiring source of support for not only yourself, but those around you too.

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
Oprah Winfrey

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See Barbara Colorosa May 19.

robinhc — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:31:16 +0000

Parenting with Wit & Wisdom

Milton Event:
May 19th, 7-9pm Hawthorne Village Public School Milton Ontario.
For tickets contact ticketsforbarbara (@) gmail.com
Or call Andrea Markusich at 289 878 7382
$20 for tickets

Richmond Hill:
May 18: 7:00-9:00pm at Richland Academy,
11570 Yonge St., Richmond Hill, ON.
For tickets 905-224-5600.

Barbara Coloroso is an international bestselling author and for the past 38 years an internationally recognized speaker and consultant on parenting, teaching, school discipline, positive school climate, bullying, grieving, nonviolent conflict resolution and restorative justice.

She has appeared on Oprah, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and NPR and has been featured in the New York Times, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national and international publications.

Her uniquely effective parenting and teaching strategies were developed through her years of training in sociology, special education, and philosophy, as well as field-tested through her experiences as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instructor, seminar leader, volunteer in Rwanda, and mother of three grown children.

She is the author of four international bestsellers: kids are worth it! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline; Parenting Through Crisis—Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief and Change; The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander—From Pre-School to High School, How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence; and Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right—From Toddlers to Teens, Teaching Kids to Think and Act Ethically.
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Bestselling Author Barbara Colorosa – May 19th 2011

robinhc — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:23:13 +0000

Parenting with Wit & Wisdom

Milton Event:
May 19th, 7-9pm Hawthorne Village Public School Milton Ontario.
For tickets contact ticketsforbarbara (@) gmail.com

$20 for tickets

Richmond Hill:
May 18: 7:00-9:00pm at Richland Academy,
11570 Yonge St., Richmond Hill, ON.
For tickets 905-224-5600.

Barbara Coloroso is an international bestselling author and for the past 38 years an internationally recognized speaker and consultant on parenting, teaching, school discipline, positive school climate, bullying, grieving, nonviolent conflict resolution and restorative justice.

She has appeared on Oprah, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and NPR and has been featured in the New York Times, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national and international publications.

Her uniquely effective parenting and teaching strategies were developed through her years of training in sociology, special education, and philosophy, as well as field-tested through her experiences as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instructor, seminar leader, volunteer in Rwanda, and mother of three grown children.

She is the author of four international bestsellers: kids are worth it! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline; Parenting Through Crisis—Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief and Change; The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander—From Pre-School to High School, How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence; and Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right—From Toddlers to Teens, Teaching Kids to Think and Act Ethically.
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