Here is a well-known tale whose author is unknown: “Once there were 3 bricklayers. Each… Read More

Lesson #4: Heroic parents care most about process, mastery, and excellence in the long- term.   Ordinary… Read More

Lesson #3:  Heroic parents respond with gratitude when their children are held accountable for their… Read More

Choosing a hero’s journey as my parenting strategy changes everything. I don’t have to be… Read More

Heroes aren’t perfect. They don’t have superpowers. Heroes are ordinary people who do extraordinary things… Read More

Long before we ever started doing 360 Surveys (also called Three Stars and a Wish… Read More

When Jeff and I started Acton Academy, we spent a lot of time pondering how… Read More

My conversation this morning with my 16-year-old son went like this: Me: Can you remember… Read More

I’ve been asked to release a tidbit of my book, Learning to Grow – How Acton… Read More