Read for Pleasure Have you been telling yourself you would like to read more? How does 100 books a year sound? Perhaps that sounds like an impossible goal. However, I will show you not only is it possible, but you can even do so with a busy schedule! The first step? Reading for pleasure. J.K….
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How to Get Books for Free
It’s no secret that I am an avid reader. On average, I read about 100 books a year. I actually plan on publishing some articles that will help anyone interested in reading more to do so while at the same time, get more out of their reading. But one concern I hear from others when…
Does Practice Really Make Perfect?
When you begin learning another language, it can be a lot of fun. You start learning a ton of new words at a very fast pace. Everything is new and exciting! We may feel like we just want to keep learning more and more words without slowing down to review what we have learned already….
4 Steps to Achieve Your Full Potential
What good is potential if you don’t do anything with it? Many of us have the potential to do great and incredible things. For example, you have the potential to learn any language you wish, including sign language. However, how do we meet our potential? Here are four steps that can help you in fulfilling…
Baby Sign Language
Since both my wife and myself already had the benefit of knowing sign language when our daughter was born, we decided that we would teach her how to sign from infancy. What a good decision that was! There is a ton of research that shows the many benefits of babies learning sign language, such as…
Caring for a Parent with Dementia
“I’m Your Daughter, Julie” is a hard and emotional read. There’s no way around that. In her book, she walks you step by step through her own experience of losing a parent to dementia … from the day her mother had been diagnosed with Lew Body’s Dementia, to becoming her full-time care taker, and ultimately…
The Motivated Brain
So far this year I’ve read 60 books, but The Motivated Brain by Gayle Gregory is already my favorite book of the year. As an educational interpreter and a parent, I am always trying to find ways to keep kids motivated to learn. This is a great peek into the neurology of the brain. Normally…
The Power of Habit
This is one of the books I would highly recommend for anyone struggling with forming new habits or trying to break bad ones. For a copy of this book, you can click this link https://amzn.to/34KHSka