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Things I Want My Kids to Know: Shoot!

Wayne Gretzky

Statistically, 90% of all people do not have any goals in life. Life happens to them instead of them controlling their own destiny. I want my kids to be in the other 10%. This is so important, that all millionaires and billionaires have goals, but the difference is that billionaires read their goals more times each day.

The reason most people in our world are not successful is that they do not distinguish between being alive and living. Whereas being alive is watching a hockey game, living is actually playing.

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Published: January 24, 2008 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Personal Development, Parenting Tags: story, positive attitude tips, kids / children, practical parenting / parents, focus, goals / goal setting, values, success, emotional intelligence, sport, motivation

Things I want my kids to know: I will come!

Koh Samui, Thailand

I was sitting in the most wonderful place in the world – on the beach of Koh Samui in Thailand. My daughter was almost seven years old and my was just one yea old and was running on the beach naked. As the two of them were building sand castles, I learned the first thing I want my kids to know.

A 60 year-old man approached us and told us this story.

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Published: January 2, 2008 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 23, 2019In: Parenting, Beautiful people, Relationships / Marriage Tags: stress / pressure, self confidence / self esteem / self worth, practical parenting / parents, love, inspiration, trust, travel, relationships / marriage, story

What Am I Missing In Life?

The Alchemist

I guess our lives are not lives of accepting what we have. It is more wanting what we do not have instead of appreciating what is in front of us. This is why we say “the grass is always greener on the other side” and most people cannot find the treasure that lies in their backyard (read The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho).

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Published: November 23, 2007 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: January 7, 2026In: Personal Development, Ask Ronit, Emotional Intelligence Tags: feeling, focus, values, fear, happiness, story, positive attitude tips

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