Teen Esteem Council » decision making

I Hate Responsibility

Mat Edvik — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:07:20 +0000

Today Mat and Summer discuss responsibility. We are responsible for almost everything that happens to us, and we are responsible for our REACTION to everything that happens to us.

Take the 1st Step Toward Your Ideal Life

Mat Edvik — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:17:57 +0000

Today Summer and Mat help you get ready to take the first step toward living your ideal life.

We also wanted to thank everyone for listening. The support has been Great!

The Garden of Your Mind

Mat Edvik — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:23:08 +0000

In this episode Mat and Summer discuss the ways your mind is like a garden. If you plant what you want in a garden and if you take care of that garden, it will produce the fruits, vegitables, or flowers that you desire. But if you don’t take care of the garden it will produce weeds and useless plants. Our minds are the same. We can choose what to plant in the garden of our minds, and what we plant there will manifest itslef into our reality.

The How To Guide To A Better Perception Of You

Mat Edvik — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:58:02 +0000

In today’s podcast Mat and Summer explain a step by step process that will help you begin to change the way you see yourself. Be sure to have a piece of paper and something to write with handy.

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The Media’s Map

Mat Edvik — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:39:46 +0000

In this podcast episode Mat and Summer discuss the streets that you will find along the route that media would like you to take to find happiness and self esteem. That route does not lead to happiness however. Listen to find out more about the route to true happiness and self esteem.

Maps, Worldviews, and Happiness

Mat Edvik — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:04:21 +0000

The podcast is up and running! Join us every week as we discuss ways to help teenage girls increase their self esteem and their happiness. These podcasts will be brief and full of valuable information

In our first podcast we discuss the way we see the world and how they influence our decision making. They also discuss how maps relate to finding happiness and self esteem in life.

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Decisions, decisions…

summeramorris — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:39:20 +0000

So lately at work I have been meeting with a number of teen girls that have shared with me how difficult it has been to make decisions. I learned a very simple and awesome tool from a dear friend and colleague of mine named Dr. Paul about decision making that I wanted to share today.

First we will have a quick vocabulary and grammar lesson:

The suffix – “cision” means to cut. Let me give you a few examples of this suffix..

An “in-cision” means “to cut into”
An “ex-cision” means “to cut out of”
Therefore… because the prefix “de” means “off”.. a “de-cision” means “to cut off”.

No wonder decisions are so difficult to make right? It we have to cut something off.. (meaning other options or choices) that is very difficult. For example, if you are friends with someone who starts making decisions that you don’t agree with, you would have to de-cide whether or not to be friends with them still. If you were to choose not to be friends, that would literally mean “cutting off a part of your friendship” which sometimes feels like you are cutting a part of yourself off too.

Decisions are tough to make and there isn’t one formula for decision making. But it is important to also remember that we almost always have the options of changing our mind about things too. Good Luck!

*Summer