by Jess Hopkins | Millennials Decoded
A client recently admitted to me that she cheats. Regularly. Copying a friend’s homework, plagiarizing a paragraph here or a sentence there, using a cell phone to stealthily Google an answer on a pop quiz… The whole shebang. Worse yet, she told me all of...
by Jess Hopkins | Kiss Fears and Insecurities Goodbye
People often ask me what I believe to be the biggest mistake that parents are making today. Without hesitation, my answer is always the same: parents don’t let their kids struggle. Instead, they intervene when the going gets tough, throw down a safety net and...
by Jess Hopkins | General, Kiss Fears and Insecurities Goodbye
High standards are the norm these days, and from what I see– both in my client sessions and day-to-day life– we tend to judge ourselves pretty harshly when we fail to meet those standards. Some of these expectations are self-imposed, some are enforced by...
by Jess Hopkins | Communicate to be Heard
I don’t know about you, but Thanksgiving is definitely my favorite holiday. The food, the quality time with family, the restful break from work, the food… LOVE it! But I always get a funny feeling during the Thanksgiving feast when the time comes for...
by Jess Hopkins | Communicate to be Heard, General
I know I haven’t sent a newsletter in a while, but I swear it’s not my fault. See, back to school season is always frantic and crazy for my clients (which, by default, means it’s frantic and crazy for me too… emergency phone calls, last minute...
