A Girl Named Pants Blog
Motivate your daughters with motivational posters
Posted on: Saturday, October 29th, 2005Comments: 1
I don’t know when I became one of those guys who frequent stores that carry framed 5 by 8 pictures with motivational statements under photographs of runners or swimmers or skaters or skydivers, but I did. And I’m glad I did. I have them on my desk, my office walls, my dresser, and in [...]
What CAN you do?
Posted on: Tuesday, October 25th, 2005Comments: 0
When I was growing up I was an “I can’t do it” kid. I whined about all kinds of things; things I didn’t want to do, of course. Whether my mother asked me to clean my room or tie my own shoes, I would respond, “I can’t, mom.” Luckily I had a “can do” mom. [...]
Never let your daughters use the word “Can’t”
Posted on: Saturday, October 22nd, 2005Comments: 1
As I mentioned a few days ago, when my daughter, Olivia, told me that girls couldn’t be ship captains, I was shocked. She was only four-years-old. Where did she get that from? At the time, I was the only male in the house. Even our two cats were female. I was certain that I had [...]
Be a “Life Coach” to your Daughters!
Posted on: Friday, October 21st, 2005Comments: 0
In business, one of our greatest tools (if we’re lucky) is a mentor; someone who has been through it all before and cares enough about us to guide us as we make our way down the challenging roads. Almost every business book we read preaches about the value of mentoring. And why not. I know [...]
How to help your daughters believe in themselves; to believe they can do anything!
Posted on: Saturday, October 15th, 2005Comments: 1
Over two years ago I went to the movies with my oldest of three daughters, Olivia. She had just turned four-years-old. The animated movie was “Treasure Planet.” In the movie, a huge sailboat sailed through space in search of a planet famed to have treasure buried in its center. The captain of the ship was [...]
