From the Desk of Keith Hafner Everything Counts. Many people say, ‘I know I'm not doing a particularly good job right now...but if I were ever given something really important to do, then I [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Elephants. When elephants are babies, they’re kept on a leash during training. The leash is a rope that’s looped around one of their legs - and that rope [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Fox vs. Rabbit Some of you are in leadership positions. Some, sooner or later, will be given the opportunity to assume a leadership position. Scout leader; committee head; [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Four Stages of Learning. Remember how, when you first learned to drive, you found out that there was a lot more to it than you at first imagined? [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Four Month Goals. Yup. You SHOULD have annual goals. A five year plan. A map for your entire life, if possible. But my ‘go-to’ system is the Four [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner For Teachers, Parents, Bosses, and Other Leaders... People in these categories have one thing in common. They are all confronted with the task of teaching other people how [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Focus. I was having a discussion a while back with a boy named Owen, who happens to be a very focused 14-year-old. He told me that his priorities [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Focus. Max and Oscar both started tennis lessons at the same time. As beginners, they made good progress. When the class was over, Oscar enrolled in the intermediate [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Karate Stories: Focus. Our brains hate focus. The human brain resists limiting itself to specific topics. It wants to be free to roam. When I was writing ‘How [...]
From the Desk of Keith Hafner Five Skills for Making New Friends It hurts, doesn’t it, when your child has a hard time making friends? Some kids make friends easily; many others need some [...]