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No Such Thing As a Bad Kid
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1 West Virginia Child Care Association 32 nd Annual Conference September 21 23,
2 No Such Thing As a Bad Kid The Power of a Strength-Based Approach in Reshaping the Lives of At-Risk Children, Youth & Families Charlie Appelstein, MSW 2
3 The Power of a Positive, Strength-Based Approach Strength-Based Practice: It s all about Attitude & Actions Educators and professionals maximize childrens potential when they convey an attitude to each and every one that says: I believe in all of you and I am thrilled to be part of your life. And then, through their daily actions show that they mean it. Research has shown that a student entering high school with a history of violence, is not likely to commit further acts of aggression (at his/her school) if the student believes there is at least one educator at the school that thinks I m terrific! - James Garborino, Ph.D. I was successful because you believed in me. - Ulysses S. Grant in a letter to Abraham Lincoln When youth feel better about themselves they are more likely to use and cultivate their strengths. Genuine believing attacks self-doubt, makes students feel better about themselves, and provides hope Hope is Humanity s Fuel. Self-doubt kills ability. -Degas Excerpts from David Shenks The Genius in All of Us: But the new science suggests that few of us know our true limits, that the vast majority of us have not even come close to tapping what scientists call our unactualized potential. With humility, with hope, and with extreme determination, greatness is something to which any kid-of any age-can aspire. Most underachievers are very likely not prisoners of their own DNA, but rather have been unable to tap into their true potential. A smile is the face s way of giving an emotional hug. Twenty years from now, the youth you currently serve won t remember much of what you said to them, but they ll all recall how you made them feel. Children & youth with post traumatic stress disorder will shut down (i.e. become protective) when approached by an adult with a stern expression. (Fright, flight, or fight) Have you ever watched an actor in a bad mood? If you re in a bad mood, it might be prudent to fake that you re not. Actors entertain for a few hours. Educators and Professionals save lives. A positive attitude sends the message: I want to be here. I care about you. I believe in you. You 3 will make it.
4 Gus on Pejorative Labeling Look, I know some of us can be quite difficult. I was a hellion my first six months, considered quite obnoxious. But it was simply defensive posturing. (Can you say defense mechanism?) Kids aren t bad. They re just screwed up. The kid who s pushing you away the most is probably the one who needs you the most. I think every residential center would be better off if they never used words as manipulative, lazy, un-invested, controlling, and obnoxious. They re pejorative adjectives. When you label one of us in such a way, you contaminate the waters and no one wants to swim with us any more. Manipulative kids aren t fun to work with. They re a pain in the ass. Boy, is that kid manipulative! Every time we get blasted for being manipulative (or any other such term), our self-concept suffers. We take on that word we internalize a sense of badness. Yet the kid you call manipulative might have come to your facility with a history of manipulating his way out of getting beaten. So, maybe manipulating ain t so bad. Maybe it simply needs to be understood in the context of a child s situation. Maybe people don t need to use these words anymore. P. 24 I had been an excellent math student, but the day she told me I was spacey and unfocused was the day I stopped connecting to math. Note: Throughout this handout will be references to the manuscript: Helping Traumatized Children Learn produced by Massachusetts Advocates For Children Excerpt from The Gus Chronicles, Appelstein,
5 Decoding Problem Behavior Response to problem behavior: Understand > Reframe > Squeeze Behavior is always a message Pejorative Label Positive, Hope-Based Reframe Obnoxious Good at pushing people away Rude, arrogant Good at affecting people Resistant Cautious Lazy, un-invested Good at preventing further hurts, failures Manipulative Good at getting needs met Just looking for Good at caring about and attention loving yourself Close-mouthed Loyal to family or friends Different, odd Under-appreciated Stubborn & defiant Good at standing up for yourself Tantrum, fit, outburst Big message Learning disability Roadblocks Life isn t what you see, it s what you perceive! When you change the way you look at a challenging youth the youth changes. Pejorative labels lead to the creation of stereotype myths (entrenched, negative self-perceptions) 5
6 Reframing Seeing and praising the positive, self-protective value in negative behaviors 1. A child who is always looking for attention: R: I apologize to you for anyone who has ever put you down for looking for attention. I think it s great you look for attention good or bad. It means you haven t quit on yourself. You probably haven t received enough attention in your life and you re looking for it now. Are there better ways to seek it? Sure, and we can talk about them. But I don t want you to spend another minute of your life thinking that there s something wrong with looking for attention! 2. A youth who won't talk about his/her feelings: R: You re a real loyal daughter. I think you hold everything in to protect your family and I think that s quite admirable. Your mom is very lucky to have a kid like you. But this isn t us against your family, we re on the same side (connecting statement see page ). 3. A youth who acts rudely: R: You have an amazing ability to affect people! Or, I think you re pretty good at giving to others what you ve received. 4. A child who makes funny noises at the wrong time: R: You re a very creative kid. What range, pitch, resonance! These are great noises. How about saving them for the end of the day. You can put on a show for five minutes. 5. A youth who acts in a stubborn manner: R: You re good at standing up for yourself and what you believe. Some of the greatest people in the world were quite stubborn about their causes: Martin Luther King, Mother Theresa. But the great ones all new when to give in a little. 6. A youth who seems unmotivated: R: You re pretty good at protecting yourself. If you don t try you can t be embarrassed. But you re a bright kid and if you just take it step by step you ll probably have success. 7. A youth who frequently swears: 5. R: You re very expressive! You ve got words I never heard before. Might use a few at the Cowboy s game. How about saving the expressive language for times your alone with one of us, not in front of the other students. Thanks. 8. A child who's bossy with peers: 9. R: You ve got great leadership skills. You re a natural. 6
7 Providing Hope & Possibility Through Metaphors & Positive Predicting Poker The Melting Snowball Life is like a poker game. Even if you re dealt a bad hand, you can still win the game. Prison is full of people who blame their upbringing for why they broke the law. But for every one person in prison who blames his/her family, there are 100 folks on the outside who were raised in similar circumstances but chose to be good citizens. The Roadblock See your fears and worries about (pending issue/loss/transition) as a big snowball in the middle of your chest, and understand that as each day goes by, it s going to melt a little. It may stay forever but it will become so small that you can build a great life around it. It s not a learning disability, bipolar, Asperger s; it s a roadblock. All big cities have them, but people get to work on time every day. Why? They find away around it. You can to. Many successful people have roadblocks similar to yours. TheTrain The 2011 Edition Positive Predicting When you talk about the future in positive terms, you make any desired outcome more possible. And when it s more possible, it becomes more probable! How should we celebrate when When we recover the onside kick. You re big and powerful but you ve gotten off track. All great trains get off track. What can we do to get to get you back on the rails? You will get to a good place. Cars improve every year. People get better every day. You re the 2011 Steve. You don t over-heat as much as the 2010 Steve have a sleeker design, follow the road signs better. Don t give me this bull: Same old me. You get better every day, man wiser, more experienced, more mature. 7
8 Relationship Building & The Art of Engagement 30 Questions You Could Ask Your Students 1. Tell me the five best things about you? 2. If you could have the following superpower which one would you pick? a. The ability to fly b. super-strength c. could turn invisible 3. If you were trapped on a deserted island and could pick one famous person to be with, who would it be? 4. If a genie could grant you any three wishes, what would they be? 5. What profession do you want to be when you re older? 6. Who was the best teacher you ever had? Tell me why.? 7. What would the ideal teacher be like? 8. Choose: Live to 100 in excellent health or win 10 million dollars in the lottery but pass away at age If you are feeling sad, what meal would be the one that would cheer you up? 10. Do you believe men and women are equally smart? Why or why not? 11. Choose: Live forever in good health or five people you pick live forever (in good health)? 12. Is there anything you pretend you understand, but you really don't? What is it? 13. If a genie would give you only one wish, which would you pick, and why? 1. Being world-class attractive 2. Being a genius 3. Being famous for doing something great 14. What is your most embarrassing moment? 15. Tell me who you think are the three greatest musicians in the world? Why? 16. If you could change three things about yourself, what would they be? 17. If you had to have a disability, which one of these would you pick, and why? 1. Blindness 2. Deafness 3. Inability to walk 18. What are the qualities that make a good friend? 19. What do you say to comfort yourself when something scares you? 20. If you paid your bill at a restaurant and the waiter gave you too much change, would you tell him/her? 21. What do you think are the characteristics that make a good teacher? 22. Name the three music artists you most admire. Three athletes you most admire? 23. Choose: a. Super-human strength b. The ability to fly c. Able to become invisible 24. Name a TV or movie star that you think is lame. 25. Do you think it's important to get physical education in school? Why or why not? 26. If you had to live in another country for the rest of your life, where would it be? 27. Choose: If you had to eat the same dinner for one year what would it be? 28. Choose: Find a cure for all cancers or stop all wars for the next 100 years 29. What have you done in school or sports or anywhere, that you are most proud of? 30. Choose: Win American Idol or win the Presidency? 8
9 Strength-Based Practice What is it?: An emerging approach to helping people that is exceptionally positive and inspiring. It begins with belief that all children have or can develop strengths and use past successes to stop troublesome behavior and enhance functioning. SB practice is powerful combination of the strength-building model and solution-focused therapy Emphasis is on: Strength-building rather than flaw-fixing Doing rather than understanding Believing in every youth unconditionally - See and believe! Not Believing is seeing (positive responses are earned)..which produces Optimism which feeds possibility, and motivates coping and adaptive behavior, even in the face of difficult odds: Hope is Humanity s Fuel P. 57 Lacking the words to communicate their pain, they may express feelings of vulnerability by becoming aggressive or feigning disinterest in academic success because they believe they cannot succeed. Continues with practice methods that identify and marshal these strengths for necessary behavior change. The Goal: Change rather than insight and awareness The Work: Problem-driven not problem-focused (solution-focused): Devoted to helping kids initiate actions to dispense presenting problems Primarily short term Goal-oriented and focused on resolving the identifying problem Assumptions (or lack thereof). Strength-based practice does not assume that ownership of guilt is somehow automatically curative. Does assume that change is inevitable, not uncertain Strength-based practice does not assume LARGE problems require LARGE efforts for solutions. Does assume that SMALL changes can ripple out to bring resolution. 9
10 Solution-Focused Questions A model of questions that help kids recognize and build upon inherent strengths The language of Hope and Possibility Explorative Historical: How many kids have been, or are, in similar situations? How many succeeded? So why can t you? What steps did they take to succeed? How will we celebrate when you get there? Have you ever been in this position before and handled it okay? How did you manage? What skills did you use? So maybe you can use them now? Qualifiers: I hate this place! > So you re saying you re really upset being here right now. Past Tense: I m stupid! > So you haven t been feeling real smart lately. When & Will: I ll never make a friend! > When you do, what will it be like? Scaling Questions: On a scale of one-to-ten, ten being that you ll make lots of friends at the new school zero, you won t make any.what number are you at now. When it s higher in a month, how will you feel? Identifying In-Between Change: What will be the first sign that you ve turned the corner. Amplifying Change Using Speculation: You ve had some great weeks. Do you think the reason you re doing so well has something to do with getting older and more mature? Perhaps you ve outgrown the little-kid stuff? Have you also figured out that doing better truly gets you more of what you want? Exception questions: Have there been times recently when the problem did not occur? Changing Perspective Question: Given all that you ve been through. And I maybe know one-tenth of what s gone on how come you re not doing worse? You re my hero. Dude, I think you make the mistake of comparing yourself to the other kids here. That s a big mistake. There s only one person you can compare yourself to. That s someone who has been through exactly what you have. If I could find 10 other kids with your exact history you d be up here and they d be down there. Man, you ve got more courage in your pinky than I have in my entire body. You are my hero. And the thing that freaks me out is that I think you re going to do even better! 10 Visit bobbertolino.com for more solution focused questions and info.
11 Activities & Self Esteem Building To help youth enhance self esteem, provide tasks and activities that offer a: Universal Opportunity for Individual Success Create and/or modify tasks and activities to maximize success opportunities Example: A basketball game where the ball must be passed 3 times before it can be shot. Self-Esteem Building Options: Professional & amateur sports Games: Board, video, bingo Special events (food drives, car washes, bottle-collecting, walk-a-thons) Karaoke & music (concerts, kazoo bands, shows, music videos, lip-syncing, etc.) Employment opportunities (Key: cultivate relationships with local employers) Volunteering (w/handicapped, elderly, younger kids, animals, etc.) Sports (bowling, karate, roller-skating, soccer, etc.) Fitness (create fitness charts, aerobics, jogging/walking, meditation, rope and obstacle courses, etc.) Hobbies (art, theater, music, crafts, pottery, card and/or coin collecting, carpentry, photography, magic, etc.) Animals (pets, therapeutic horse-back riding, fish, etc.) Home repair jobs (painting, landscaping, repairing, etc.) Religious endeavors P.57 Every child has an area of strength in which he or she excels, Whether it is in academics, art, music, or sports. When educators can identify and focus on a child s strength, they afford the child the opportunity to experience success, with all the emotional implications of doing something well. This is an important starting point in mastering academic content and social relations, which in turn serve as a basis for success at school. Every kid needs his/her own special niche! 11 Trumpet Success Call parents with good news.keep a scrapbook.hang pictures, etc.
12 Activity Modification Exercise Modify the following sport in order for each participant to have a good chance for success:
13 Helping Inflexible/Explosive Children & Youth Characteristics of Such Kids: Display deficits in frustration tolerance Generally do not respond well to consequences and rewards (i.e. traditional motivational approaches) Symptoms are thought to emanate more from neurological as opposed to psychological factors Prone to stubborn, inflexible, explosive outbursts Often display genuine remorse after an episode How to Help: Create user-friendly environments to clear the smoke (take the air out of the balloon) Determine which behaviors need to be addressed and how best to respond. Categorize behaviors and responses into one of three baskets: A = Non-negotiable B = Compromise & Negotiation C = Ignore As kids meltdown and approach vapor lock, immediately distract, empathize, and offer aid. Help them to downshift into a calmer state (i.e. make the cognitive shift). A B A = Non-negotiable, often a safety concern. Consequences could be issued. B = Room for compromise & negotiation C C = Ignore Most of this material is from The Explosive Child by Ross Greene, Ph.D. 13
14 Exercise: Creating User-Friendly Environments 1. Pick a child or youth who is often inflexible and can act in an explosive manner. Discuss: How user- friendly is the current environment to him/her? What changes could you make? (think baskets). 2. Pick a time of day that is often problematic. How could you create a more user-friendly environment to improve this period? 14
15 Respecting Roots & Cultural Diversity The search for and healing identification with ancestors, people of the same race, color, gender, and/or religion. People who INSPIRE and provide HOPE! Martin Luther King Harriet Tubman Amelia Earhart Cesar Chavez Franklin D. Roosevelt Explore: Customs, Traditions, Holidays, & History. - Have kids explore their roots. Help them to learn about and hang pictures of inspiring heroes. -Read stories aloud of inspiring historical (or current) figures who overcame great odds to make a difference. - Bring in foods, art, and other items that are endemic to a particular culture. Attend a concert. Bring in a movie, etc. Michael Jordan Other ideas: 15
16 Strategic Verbal Interventions The Millimeter Acknowledgement Strength-based practice does not assume that ownership of guilt is somehow automatically curative Do you think it s slightly possible that perhaps, maybe. Could, maybe, 1% of this have something do with Honoring Hellos and Goodbyes You can t say hello until you have first said goodbye! Stages of grief: Shock & Denial, Anger, Sadness, Acceptance Examples: Goodbye to: Hello to: Living w/family of origin Foster or adoptive care Goodbye to: Loss of idealized childhood Hello to: What was real, the good that can be remembered, and life ahead. Tip: Replace cognitive distortion (stinkin thinkin ) Example: Angry that staff member is leaving, but feeling lucky that we got to work together for so long. 16
17 Working with Families Key Terms and Concepts Goals of Family Centered Work: Facilitation of family connections Fantasy Deflation Enhanced information gathering Reunification Earlier discharges Mutual Acceptance The Continuum of Parental Involvement* 1. Engagement 2. Participation 3. Empowerment 4. Discharge/Graduation 5. Aftercare > Supportive Services Youth care professionals/educators and parents form Interlocking Partnerships Professionals view parents as: Collaborators Family centered work is: Cultural rather than Compartmental *Martone et. al, RTCY 17
18 Strength-Based Practice: Principles Seeing is Believing = Unconditional support If you visit the home of family that has a toddler or two what do you see everywhere? Toys. Did the children need to earn them? No. They were offered unconditionally. This act of unconditional love and kindness strengthens bonds, facilitates object constancy (my parents are always there for me), and enhances self-image ( I m someone of value! ) vs. Believing is Seeing = Standard behavior management (If I do well, I am rewarded. If I don t, I am not) Seeing is believing produces Optimism which feeds possibility, and motivates coping and adaptive behavior, even in the face of difficult odds Seeing is Believing Butch, you D a man! We re excited that you re here! NOT: Believing is Seeing! We ll treat you nicely once you put that slingshot down, lose some weight, and get rid of that ridiculous hat! Seeing is believing examples: Have lunch with a struggling youth; Do something fun with a group that is struggling; bring in a special snack; give the group extra recreation time even if they haven t earned it. You don t always have to behave great for me to treat you great. I love working with you guys and I care about you regardless of your behavior. Of course, I like good choices and fine acting but I m behind you either way. Tip: Perform deliberate acts of kindness 18
19 Cues to Use (Coping Thoughts/One-Line Raps) Encourage kids to create and practice coping thoughts - in the form of cues or one-line raps to diminish or eradicate problem behaviors (i.e. bad habits). Cues are more successful when they rhyme, are rhythmic, humorous and repeated often. Practice makes perfect! The brain is designed to change in response to patterned, repetitive stimulation. Anger Control NBD easier than 1-2-3! NO BIG DEAL! Stop and think, don t be a dink! Let it go, Joe (Just stay cool no need to blow) Let it go So (So I can be happy or earn things, etc.) When you re mad don t do bad (or don t get sad) just talk or walk. Talk, walk, or squawk! Stay in control, that s the goal. I can, I will, I gotta chill. Social Take turns when you talk, if you don t the kids will walk. Give kids their space, it s their place. Don t poke, it s not a joke. Stop and think, don t be a dink. Stay arms lengths away today. Following Through/ Being Independent Don t quit, take it bit by bit Inch by inch, life s a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard. Take it little by little and play da fiddle! Like a king on a thrown, I can do it on my own. Step after step, that s the prep. Take it inch by inch it s a cinch! Sit and relax, learn to the max! Make a list, it will assist. Use Bongos! Drugs and Alcohol I can make it if I choose, time to quit the drugs and booze. If you lose hope, don t do dope. Anxiety Don t be in a hurry to worry. Stop and listen, cause you don t know what you re missing. View more cues at Encouragement/Affirmations I m smart. It s in my heart. Learning is your (my) ticket to a good life. I can make it if I choose Only I can make me lose. If it is to be, it s up to me! 19
20 P. 31 The prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain primarily responsible for the development of the executive functions, has been shown to be adversely affected by trauma. Fortunately the brain is an amazing organism and even when it is impaired, it often has the ability through environmental interventions such a s cueing - to be rewired. Neurologists call this characteristic of the brain: synaptic plasticity. When a child or youth repeats a cue (coping mantra) over and over again with a set rhythm - dramatic behavioral gains can occur. The desired behavior, in essence, becomes imbedded in the individual s neuropathways. Create a rap (cue) or two for some of the kids you work with: Bad Habit: Cue: Bad Habit: Cue: Bad Habit: Cue: Bad Habit: Cue: 20
21 Coping Raps/Recovery Rhymes A large residential setting in the Midwest has each new child or youth create a coping rap or recovery rhyme when they first enter the program. Examples: When I m stressed, I won t regress I ll just do my best to express. I need to stop lying, so my family will stop crying. And when I stop lying, they ll notice me trying. No matter how big or small, tell it all. And if I remember this poem, then I ll go home. Listen to my inner voice, so I can make the very best choice. When bad things happen, and wrong words I am saying I will go to my room and start quietly playing. I want to change my attitude, sometimes I can be so rude. I want to go through life and know I don t have to fight. I don t want to end up in jail, so I know I must prevail. If I get my act together, I might be good forever. Kool Kat chill out and relax, I know how you feel so keep the deal. It s not such a chore if I ignore. I score when I ignore bad behavior. To make a connection, I gotta follow staff s direction. Don t do the crime or you gotta pay the time. My name is R. Skinner and I m a winner. When I get mad, I gotta get glad. Oh what a thrill when I chill. I am compulsive when it comes to being impulsive. I need to think before I sink. When I feel down, don t isolate. Talk to others and participate Do not listen to what others say, because I know that I m okay. 21
22 Stretch! Athletes always stretch their muscles before exercising or playing a game. For some students, a similar kind of preparation is necessary before engaging in an evocative activity. Children and youth who appear inflexible and are prone to explosive outbursts often have trouble functioning in physical activities that can be rough and unpredictable, such as touch football and basketball. Asking or requiring these students to Stretch prior to one of these activities, might prevent an injury or two! Example: 2 Minute Stretch Warm-up Form 1. Is football a very physical and unpredictable game? Yes or No 2. Is there a chance someone is going to hit, grab, pull, step-on, or trip me? Yes or No 3. If something rough happens to me, what do I think? a. This is typical, don t get mad. Yes or No b. I m upset. Let it go! NBD (No big deal!) Yes or No c. If I make a bad choice and hit, I could hurt someone or get suspended. Yes or No d. If I make a bad choice, people (can list names) will be unhappy with me. Yes or No e. If I do well, they ll be proud. Yes or No 4. Am I warmed up and ready to play? Yes or No 22
23 The brain is designed to change in response to patterned, repetitive stimulation Stretch! Topic: 1, Anger is a good emotion? YES NO 2. People like Martin Luther King used their anger to positively change the world? YES NO 3. Anger needs to be let out right? YES NO 4. When my anger starts to grow, it s helpful to: Take some deep breaths or count? YES NO Think about a pig in a mink coat? YES NO Say to myself Stop and think, don t be a dink, YES NO NBD, or Let it go, Joe? Take a step back and think whom am I really mad at? YES NO Think about me being in a calm, beautiful place? YES NO 5. Sometimes we get too angry because of stinkin thinkin We overreact to situations, thinking the very worse? YES NO 6. It s often helpful to replace negative with positive, more YES NO hopeful thoughts? 7. If I get angry and make a lousy choice, there will be serious consequences which make life miserable? YES NO 8. If I control my anger properly, like I ve done many times in the past, we ll all feel pretty good. YES NO 9. I m an awesome kid? YES NO 10. I m going to make something of my life! YES NO 23
24 Externalizing & Naming Negative Behaviors Giving life to a problematic issue or bad habit by naming it (i.e. externalizing ) can help kids rid themselves of problematic tendencies/habits/compulsions. Examples: A child who needs to do things perfectly: Get lost Mrs. Perfecto! Get out of here. Get off my back, you loser! A child who is prone to behavior outburst: Get out of here Mr. Fitz! A youth who talks rudely: Get lost Rudy! You re nothing! A youth who argues incessantly: Go far Mr. R! You re through Mr. R Gue! A child who is reluctant to write: Get out of town, Mr. No Write! A youth who is often late to school, or truant: Tell Mr. I.B. Tardy/Truant not to get you in trouble next week. Rudy Create your own: Bad Habit Name 24
25 Humor in the Lifespace Role of Humor Forms a bridge between adult/child world (i.e. counters resistance) De-mystifies individual persona/reduces power messages Enhances relationship building Tension reducer Provides effective modeling Improves self-esteem Enhances identity formation (e.g. niche theory) It's FUN!!! It's reflective of the environment Demonstrates caring Rules: Try! But give up quick Do not view the use of humor as an extra; it should be an integral communication technique. Make no assumptions about who can or can't be humorous - for everyone is capable! Avoid sarcasm Forms: Self-Deprecating Slapstick Joke Telling Grandiose Praise Humorous Games Musical Expression Poetry Transitional Objects & Humor Sustain "humorous" moments via: The written word Photos Recordings Videos 25
26 Behavior Modification: Strategically Using Incentive Plans Reward Improvement. Create an incentive system that s easy to administer, and follow through! Make incentive systems time-limited unless they are part of an ongoing plan. If used for one or two kids, keep charts in a private place. Be discreet! Award incentives in a private manner. If other kids complain. Why don t I get checks and rewards? be honest with them, explain that every kid is unique and that some have special needs. Ask for their help in getting the child back on track. Slowly raise expectations for incentives but don t act too fast. In general, the more troubled a kid appears, the greater the frequency he/ she should be rated and rewarded. As kids improve, frequencies should decrease. Be flexible. Incentive systems frequently need to be changed and modified. Kids often tire of the same rewards. A great deal of creativity and effort often needs to be put forth to successfully maintain systems. Make incentive charts and/or document forms colorful (but ageappropriate) and easy to read. 26
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He stared at me through steel-blue eyes, his drop lip quivering in unbridled contempt. I had honest committed a cardinal sin: suggesting that he might be wrong.
"You don't think I know who my customers are?" he snarled. "We did twelve million in sales last year, and you relate me that I don't know who my customers are?"
"We sell to unconscious engineers in manufacturing operations. They're computers with legs. Nerds that would trade their girlfriends for a better calculator. Engineers, for God's sake!"
I took a deep breath. I raised my hand, pale toward him in the universal "wait a moment" gesture, and spoke again.
"You're absolutely right that your customers work as mechanical engineers. They come to work every day, and they do all those belongings you claim. Plus many of them are indeed brilliant and focused that it's hard for them to relate to non-engineers.
"But the simple fact is that they're people. In fact, they're human beings before they're engineers. And if you lose outlook of that, you can't communicate with them as effectively." He leaned forward, ready to interrupt, but I stiffened the hand gesture. "I'm not proverb that you can't sell to them. Hey, you have twelve million in proof that I'm nought about to argue with. But you can't sell as effectively if you put the job ahead of the human being that performs it."
Disgust flickered in his eyes. "Are you suggesting that my sales guys should hold hands and sing 'Kum Ba Yah' on sales calls?"
I shook my head. "Of series not." Another pause. "For years, I've had firms tell me that their customers were engineers. Doctors. Attorneys. Teachers. Heavy equipment operators. And all one of those companies acted as though everyone in each from those groups was several sort of machine that responded only to specific types of inputs that are presented in certain ways.
"Look at you. You're a middle-aged ashy cord who owns a business selling industrial components. You probably vote Republican. Drink Glenfiddich. Think you golf better than you really do. You won't spend a penny more on anything than you have to. And you butt a Buick."
He seethed, but I didn't stop. "How does it feel? You're probably ready to pinch my throat. But if I talked to the people who sell to you, that's how they're going to describe you."
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His eyes widened as I continued. "The lives of a radiologist's patients truly depend on the decisions she makes. You can tell her that a new piece of equipment has this technical specification and that, but what she really wants to know is that it will increase her faith when she makes a life-or-death diagnosis.
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John the Revelator warned the church at Laodicea, "You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked." (Rev. 3:17)
While Christians in other parts of the world have been sharpened by much suffering and persecution, many Christians in America have been softened by lives full of comfort and ease. Many devout Christians in other countries are willing to die for what they believe but here in America it's hard to get people to even to live for what they believe. Too many American churches are characterized by apathy and spiritual laziness. "If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks." – (Ecc. 10:18)
As watchmen on the wall we must awaken those who are spiritually dead. John used the word 'wretched' in his description of the church at Laodicea. Is 'wretched' a word too strong to describe the church in America? We are wretched because we have made acceptable what God has declared an abomination. We are wretched because we have worshipped our own idols and we have twisted the word of God to suit ourselves. We are wretched because we have been displeased with whom God says he is so we've created a God whose sovereignty is bound by his own love and who is incapable of demonstrating the wrath of his judgment.
We have become enthralled by our own pleasure and we are obsessed by our own prosperity. Many American churches have become shamefully man-centered. When we ought to be solemnly enter the church to worship the great and mighty God in fear and trembling, the One who spoke us into existence and has the power to snuff our lives out like a candle, instead, we enter the church focused on ourselves. The church has become like a psychic smorgasbord for those who are experiencing difficulty or for those who feel the need for more satisfaction in life. We want recreation for our kids, we want financial and emotion counseling for ourselves and we want the services of the church to focus more on man-centered entertainment rather than God-centered worship.
God has said to us, "…I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11) But we have no interest in his plans for us. We arrogantly submit our own agenda to God and expect him to accommodate us. We have become a foolish and senseless people "who have eyes but do not see and who have ears but do not hear." (Jeremiah 5:21)
Death can come to a church in two ways. It may simply cease to exist or it may die inwardly. Many American churches are just empty shells, filled with spiritual zombies, walking dead men. False teaching has crept into the church and smothered the truth. Satan has perfected his deceptive skills. Heresy comes in many ways. It is often introduced by a big-name preacher whom the majority will follow like senseless sheep. We must be awakened to the danger of ministers who are more focused on entertaining us rather than pointing us toward the Lamb that was slain to take away the sin of the world. Paul gave Timothy a formula for a dying church: "For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." (2 Tim. 4:3-4)
Many churches have spiritual life strangled from them because they have allowed immorality and materialism and worldliness to creep in like a slow- growing cancer. The church is in deep trouble when more of its members are lusting after the flesh and after materialism rather than fostering a deep yearning for fellowship with the true God.
As watchman on the wall we must awaken a disillusioned church. "Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of his wrath, you who have drained to its dregs the goblet that makes men stagger." (Isaiah 51:17)
We have been drugged by an enemy who will steal away our souls if we don't awaken. We have been intoxicated by our own indifference. When our pews are full of people who want to attend but don't want to get involved we know it has become more about us than about God. When we only pick up our Bibles on Sunday morning or when our only call to God is a 911 call then we have become apathetic about the most valuable thing anyone can experience on this earth; a personal relationship with God Almighty!
What was God's reaction to indifference in the church at Laodicea? He said, because "you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I am going to vomit you from my mouth." (Rev. 3:16) It is much less harmful for a church like that to cease to exist than to continue to spread a distorted gospel to a lifeless people.
Our calling as watchmen on the wall is to bring sinful people to salvation through Jesus Christ. We are to lovingly reach out to the lost. Our first priority is to "open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me. (Christ)". (Acts 26:18)
As watchmen we are too often hesitant to confront our culture. We must do this, not in our own wisdom, but in the power of the word of God. Watchmen are not glorified reformers of society. Jesus didn't come to start a social revolution. He didn't try to abolish the slavery that existed in his day. He didn't lead a march against Rome in protest of high taxes. He didn't campaign for the Democrat or Republican parties. He never led a civil rights march. His focus was not on this kingdom. He came to awaken the sinful, sleeping hearts of men and women.
As watchmen on the wall we must not lost ourselves in the task of trying to reform a sinful, earthly kingdom. Many in our society believe the ultimate act of service to mankind is to plant another tree or save another whale. This is but another deception. The ultimate service any man can do for another is to point his darkened soul to the Light that can dispel all darkness. The greatest service we can do for our fellow man is to love him with the love of Christ and invite him to live his eternity in the Kingdom of God.
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Thanks Kevin. Right on article. The Lord has talked to me about this for a long time. Most of my writing leads this direction. Keep up the good work. Hopefully this will get people's attention. I just wrote a poem called "Come Out of the Closet". Really where we are. Blessings Rick
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It's definitely a crapshoot now, so to cover all bases, I asked my guardian angel to give me my Election Year Cassandra epiphany to allow for any possibility.
Here's what she showed me happening on January 20th, 2017, at the inauguration:
DONALD TRUMP -- WAR against ISIS.
He announces he will be planting Narcissus on all edges around the Reflecting Pool to celebrate his "Age of Self Reflection." (Spp: Large Cup Daffodil), and pulls out his penis and waggles it at the crowd.
When people boo and laugh and point, he looks down and shouts "It's much bigger than that! It's cold out here! Really. It's the way the founding losers set this whole thing up to embarrass the winner -- If we did this in August you'd see, it's huge." (John Heilemann, announcing for Bloomberg TV points out the propriety of Trump's floral choice to symbolize his administration, the name of the plant -- narcissus -- being the Greek word for "numbness.")
TED CRUZ -- WAR against the people he calls "Ragheads." When the crowd gasps, he says " I use that terms out of respect to acknowledge their cultural traditions."
And he announces he will populate his entire administration with the religious theocrats known as Dominionists, headed by his own father as "Secretary of Everything."
MARCO RUBIO -- WAR against "all those bad people." And announces that the hallmark of his administration will be longer recesses and strictly enforced laws against pushing, shoving, hair-pulling, name-calling or lying in the schoolyard or the playground. And that HIS theocracy will be better and "more religious and everything" than anything liar liar Cruz might have come up with. (When a journalists asks is that fair to refer to Ted Cruz in that way, Rubio asks him: "Why? Are YOU the president? No."
HILLARY CLINTON -- WAR to show she's really ready to be Commander in Chief and "smash that glass ceiling with some Stinger missiles." She announces her administration will work ceaselessly to find ways to control financial industry excesses by "at least 10%."
JOHN KASICH -- never gets to the podium. The Republican National Committee has him taken into custody and put into the "George Bernard Shaw Asylum for the Sane" as a danger to the nation, since his refusal to threaten war "emboldens our enemies to a critical degree." Bob Beckel, announcing for Al Jazeera America which hired him after Fox news dumped him for "being too liberal," said it was just as well, since Kasich's insistence on peaceful means had so emboldened Vladimir Putin, he had it on good authority that Putin was planning a missile attack on Washington D.C. as soon as Kasich got to the White House. (Al Jazeera announced immediately that Beckel had resigned to spend more time with his family or to pursue other opportunities, they didn;t know which.)
BERNIE SANDERS -- two men wearing full formal Rich Uncle attire -- morning coat tails, striped trousers, white tie, spats, tall silk top hats -- shoot him as members of the Bernie Madoff Liberation Army. "FREE WALL STREET" they shout as he falls from behind the podium.
JEB BUSH, DR. BEN CARSON -- are you kidding?
In what fantasy do either of them win an election?
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