“Money is a necessity for survival; but serving and dedicating time to helping others…is a necessity to living life to its fullest,” says Alyse Rome, the Founder and Executive Director of Amazing Kids!

"A mentor is a caring adult, someone who is not a parent or teacher, but an adult friend who wants to provide guidance to a child,” says Alyse Rome, Founder and Executive Director of Amazing Kids!

Marriage and/or children have many things to offer, like love, companionship etc, but they do not provide a means to escape from the work you must do as a person.

There’s always the option to choose survival. But on the opposite side of the continuum, for those who dare to strive, there’s self-actualization.

Here are a few methods I’ve used to regain my bearings when things go wrong.

Say to yourself, “I’ve only just begun…I’ve only just begun…”

Once you are clear about what you want writing a Desire Statement helps you give attention to that desire,” says Michael J. Losier

There are probably thousands of techniques out there that can be used to boost self esteem. In the spirit of Self-Esteem awareness, I’ve put together a brief list of techniques I’ve used to improve how I feel about myself.

Promote reading success!

Over the years I’ve discovered techniques to use when listening to criticism so that I might move beyond hurt feelings and actually benefit from it.