Tag: personal-growth
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Free Download on Amazon May 12-13
Two of My Books Are up for a Free Download on Amazon! 🌱✨ FREE FOR 48 HOURS ONLY — Don’t Miss This! ✨🌱 🎉 I am SO excited to share this with you! For TWO DAYS ONLY, you can download my book👉 “Unlock Your Full Potential with a Growth Mindset: A Practical Guide for Teens”AND…
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I Don’t Write About Growth Mindset to Motivate — I Write to Rewire
By Dr. Elena Jurasaite-O’Keefe · April 2026 Have you ever watched a teenager you care about – a student, a child, a grandchild – mutter “I just can’t do this” and walk away from something hard? Maybe it was a math problem. Maybe it was a presentation, a sport event, a difficult conversation. That moment…
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Why Does My Teen Quit When Things Get Hard — and What Can I Do About It?
The surprising science of struggle — and how to help your teen turn frustration into fuel. Blog post 2 If you’ve ever watched your teen slam a textbook shut, give up on a sport after one bad practice, or mutter “I’m just not good at this” — you’re not alone. As parents and teachers, one…
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Explore my new book
Unlock Your Full Potential with a Growth Mindset I don’t write about growth mindset to motivate; I write it to rewire. This isn’t generic positive thinking, a simplified “believe in yourself” guide, or a neatly packaged “you can do anything” narrative. It’s a manual. A refusal to let growth mindset stay abstract inspiration, to let…
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