No more goals, only intentions for this new year
Pamela Ellis, MBA, PhD
Partner with Executives to Achieve Work-Family Balance | Increase Employee Engagement and Retention among Working Parents | Improve Communication within Multigenerational Teams | Author | Speaker
Happy New Year to you and your family!?
There is so much talk about resolutions and starting fresh for 2023. I used to do resolutions at the start of the year. It wasn't practical because I found that they were usually outdated by April/May and I would feel like I failed when I no longer kept them. Now I have one word as a theme for the year and update my goals on a quarterly basis.
My one word for this year is "Discipline" in my professional and personal life. As an entrepreneur with a growing firm and a team to support, it’s uber-important to remain disciplined and focused on a daily basis. Being disciplined in my personal life helps as well on the professional side. The best way I’ve found to stay disciplined in personal life is to train for a marathon.?
I didn’t run a marathon in 2022 and I felt it both personally and professionally.
This year, I’m looking for another great marathon course to run? . . . any suggestions??
Now, in case you’re wondering what this has to do with college prep . . . . in a word, “everything”. If you have a college-bound teen, I encourage you to consider what motivates you to keep going. It can be quite challenging to parent teenagers. Finding the right levers that support your success at home and in career is significant.
My goal for you through this year is that you’ll parent with grace and ease.?
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What Juniors must do to Get In and Get Money for College
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About Dr. Pamela
Dr. Pamela —also known as The Education Doctor?— partners with busy moms to help their teen find a college that feels like home without overpaying.
Dr. Pamela graduated from Stanford University and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and she earned a doctorate from the Stanford University School of Education. As CEO of Compass Education Strategies and senior advisor at Compass College Advisory, her experience with the education system includes advising school districts, community organizations, and institutes of higher education.?
As a result of her research into student transitions from high school to college—and evaluating the ways colleges successfully retain their students once admitted—she developed The Education Doctor? curriculum. She has visited more than 500 colleges and universities globally to gain insight into their varying cultures and to explore the range of academic and social opportunities available to students on campus. Her research areas include high school to college transition, parent engagement, African-American males in education, and college completion.
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2 年Dr. Pamela, This is great information, and great affirmation! I love it! I plan on personally taking this advice for my development, and also share with my high school sophomore who is a present, 'freaking' out on the entire thought of 'applications' and the subject of college. She runs track, in fact, she is a short distance sprinter...so she is used to looking at things 'quick' and in a 'hurry.' I think you would agree, the college preparation journey is at best a marathon, maybe two! Happy New Year!