What the Heck is Fishful Thinking Anyway?
Part I of my weekend is here.
Saturday morning dawned bright and early. Too early. Groan.
Thankfully there was bottled water in my hotel room. I was a bit...dehydrated. (How cool is the care package that was left for me?? I felt so special!)
So the seminar kicked off at 9 a.m. and went until 3 p.m., with a break for a spectacular lunch (grilled shrimp!)
Let me tell you, I was riveted by Dr. Karen Reivich (pronounced "Rye-vich") and could have listened to her speak for days. She was a total cross between Kara DioGuardi (the new American Idol judge) and Sarah Jessica Parker.
(Seriously, how cute and tiny is she?)
With 4 children of her own (4!), Dr. Reivich knows that of which she speaks. For sure.
(Great, so you were tired, you ate grilled shrimp and had a girl crush on the Dr. BUT WHAT IS FISHFUL THINKING, SARAH?!)
There are 5 ingredients of Fishful Thinking:
Resiliance, Emotional Awareness, Optimism, Empowerment and Hope/Goal Setting
In short,
Resiliance = being able to bounce back; coping with life's ups and downs;
Emotional Awareness = knowing yourself; expressing and controlling your feelings;
Optimism = thinking positively; having a positive focus;
Empowerment = believing "I CAN"; using your strengths and skills; and
Hope/Goal Setting = achieving your goals.
Think about yourself. Your personality traits. The way you live your life. Are you modeling these types of behavior, these characteristics? It starts with US, Moms.
(I've always been a glass "half empty" gal myself. This is something I'm working on.)
In short, by utilizing "fishful thinking" strategies at home in (all of) our Trenches, we can encourage our children to be happy, resiliant and confident.
And we all want that, don't we?
That's why I'm proud to say that I'm a member of the Fishful Thinking faculty. There are ten of us.
And seriously? A more diverse, more dynamic group of women could not have been chosen.
We are mothers; we are business owners; we are social media gurus. We are stay-at-home workers; we are out-of-the-home workers; we are Northerners; we are Southerners; we are East Coast; we are West Coast; we Twitter; we Facebook; we blog.
We are you.
And we are excited to share more about this program with you. So stay tuned!
