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provides tips, exercises, and games that meet teens where they are and help them see themselves in new, more positive ways.
The book is also an insightful read for any person who wants to improve their own
relationship with success, confidence, and happiness.
~What are 1-3 tips you can give our reader today to help them step forward in their life powerfully?
1. TYour perceptions color your world and interpret the events of your life. You get to choose only those that build your happiness, and drop those that don’t.
2. Happiness is a state of mind, the state of receiving or creating positive thoughts. It’s a practice to develop (an inside job), not something you acquire outside of yourself.
3. What you think about is what you feel, and that’s what you focus on. Don’t we all want those thoughts to make us feel good about ourselves? Think about your thoughts!
~Can you share a client success story?
Early in my orthodontist career, the parents of one of my patients had me remove her braces. She was suffering from an eating disorder. In that moment I realized that creating smiles on the outside was not enough; I couldn’t help her with her inner struggles. It was the motivation I needed to become a life coach for teens. About a month after I completed my certification, I had the opportunity to work with this teen, and helped her develop confidence and self-esteem so she no longer— to this day—struggles with body-image issues at all.
~What tip or piece of advice can you share with our reader today to empower them to SHINE?
Happiness makes us SHINE. What I teach youth is to understand the power of theirthoughts and how they can manage their thoughts in a way to experience happiness, from the inside out. It’s a secret that most people don’t know, and that everyone can develop!
~Any final thought, share, or idea that you would like to share with our readers today?
My vision for teens—and everyone else—is to focus on everything that makes you feel good about yourself. Because you have the ability to wire your brain for a positive outlook on life.