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Dr. Jason Selk has been married 25 years, has 3 wonderful children (21, 19, 17) and adores his goldendoodle, Sam.
He also happens to be a five-time bestselling author and is considered one of the top mental performance coaches in the United States. From hall-of-fame professional and Olympic athletes to Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 executives and organizations, Dr. Selk coaches individuals, teams and entire organizations for high-level success via speaking engagements and private coaching.
After 20 years of working with self-improvement-minded clients — often parents — Jason created the Level Up app after recognizing that parents have unique and specific mental wellness needs to best deal with stress, worries and ultimately build a successful family life.
Dr. Ellen Reed, co-founder of Level Up, has extensive experieince in mental training for consistency, accountability, and execution in business, athletics, academics, and the performing arts, having worked side by side with Dr. Selk for over 10 years. Dr. Reed's book Relentless Solution Focus, written with Dr. Selk, was released in January 2021 and has since hit the bestseller list several times.
How Can Parents Build a Self-Care Routine That Works
Parents can build a practical self-care routine by focusing on small daily habits such as physical activity, mindfulness, and prioritizing rest. Incorporating emotional and social support, along with setting healthy boundaries, helps reduce stress and prevent burnout. These strategies improve both mental health and parenting effectiveness, creating a positive impact for both parents and their children.
8 Ways To Manage Parental Anxiety
This article outlines the eight best ways to manage parental anxiety, focusing on practical strategies such as open communication with a co-parent, limiting online searches, and practicing mindfulness. It also highlights the importance of self-care, setting realistic expectations, and building a support network. For parents with more severe anxiety, professional help like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and personalized coaching from Level Up Game Plan are recommended to regain control and reduce anxiety.
Think Time Maximization Not Management as a Busy Parent
Time management is crucial for overwhelmed parents, but channel capacity limits how much we can handle at once. Writing to-do lists instead of mentally juggling tasks helps reduce family stress and enhances focus. Time maximization is a concept for working parents that goes beyond managing time by creating extra time through smart prioritization, focusing on smaller time units, and using pockets of free time productively. By attacking "open spaces" and trimming inefficiencies, busy parents can achieve more without sacrificing mental health.
Effective Ways to Battle Low Motivation in Parenting and Your Family
Dr. Ellen Reed advises that proven activities like proper goal setting, process mindset, positive reinforcement with constant evaluation and fun rewards among others are the recipe for creating motivation in parenting for your mental wellbeing and overall health.
10 Tips for Parents To Balance Work And Family Life
Balancing work and family life can be challenging, but it’s achievable with effective strategies. Prioritizing tasks, setting boundaries, delegating responsibilities, and using a planner can help create harmony between work and home. Additionally, self-care and relying on a support system are essential for maintaining mental well-being.
The Best Way to Implement a To-Do List to Improve Productivity, Self-Confidence, and Success
Implementing a structured to-do list enhances productivity, self-confidence, and success by providing clarity, prioritization, and time management. This system helps reduce stress, increase accountability, and improve goal achievement, leading to consistent progress and personal growth.
The Power of Using a Written and Prompted Journal or Bullet Planner for Goal Setting and Tracking
Using written and prompted journals or bullet planners to set and track SMART goals enhances clarity, organization, and accountability, leading to increased motivation and achievement. These tools support self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience, making them effective for personal and professional growth.
The Benefits of Using a Planner and Bullet Journals for Students: Enhancing Academic Performance and Mental Health
Using planners and bullet journals can significantly enhance students' academic performance and mental health by improving organization, time management, and self-reflection, while also reducing stress and fostering emotional well-being. These tools promote goal setting, gratitude, and mindfulness, providing structured support for personal growth and resilience.
The Power of Prompted Planners and Bullet Journaling by Boosting Confidence and Executive Function
Prompted and bullet planning journaling, championed by Jason Selk, are effective methods for enhancing confidence and executive function by promoting self-awareness, reducing stress, and supporting goal achievement. These journaling practices are backed by research in psychology and cognitive science, demonstrating their benefits in improving emotional well-being, cognitive function, and personal resilience.
Benefits of Prompted Journaling for Mental Health and Performance
Prompted and bullet journaling, as advocated by performance coach Jason Selk, offers structured reflection to enhance mental health, high performance and ultimately success in life by fostering self-awareness, reducing stress, and supporting goal achievement. Supported by extensive research, this practice can improve mood, cognitive function, creativity, and emotional resilience, making it a valuable tool for day-to-day personal growth and resilience.
The Confidence Code for Parents: Raising Self-Assured Kids
True self-confidence in children is built through developing three core pillars - confidence in abilities, effort, and attitude - which parents can cultivate over time using a cyclical training process of motivation, deliberate practice, reinforcement, and performance testing. With commitment and the right mental training strategies, parents can instill unshakable self-assurance in their kids, empowering them to chase their dreams and live fulfilled lives.
Embracing Progress: The Power of Growth Mindset in Personal and Professional Excellence
We delve into the transformative impact of adopting a growth mindset, emphasizing progress over perfection. With practical insights and examples, readers learn to navigate challenges, embrace failures, and cultivate resilience for success in all aspects of life.
Igniting Motivation: Strategies to Empower Teenagers, Especially Boys
Unlocking teenage motivation, particularly in boys, requires understanding their challenges and implementing tailored strategies. By fostering a growth mindset, setting clear goals, and providing mentorship and support, parents and educators can empower teenagers to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
The Happiness Connection: How Home Happiness Catalyzes Professional Success
We explore the deep-rooted connection between home happiness and professional success, drawing on scientific research to unveil the psychological mechanisms and practical strategies at play. By prioritizing happiness in the home environment, individuals can enhance their well-being, productivity, and career achievements, fostering a positive ripple effect across all areas of life.
Motivating Your Teenager: Jason Selk's Proven Parenting Strategies for Success
Learn how to motivate your teenager effectively with Jason Selk's practical strategies, emphasizing goal-setting, building self-efficacy, fostering a growth mindset, and creating a supportive environment. By implementing these techniques, parents can empower their teenagers to overcome challenges, develop resilience, and achieve long-term success.
Competing Hard: Jason Selk's Guide to Nurturing Youth Athletes without Becoming Crazy Sports Parents
In this comprehensive guide by Dr. Jason Selk, parents learn specific strategies to support youth athletes without becoming "overbearing sports parents." Through effective goal-setting, fostering mental toughness, promoting balance, and modeling positive behavior, parents can help their children compete hard while maintaining a healthy perspective on sports and life.
Thriving Amid Uncertainty: Dr. Ellen Reed's Guide to Coping with Constant Worries about the Future for Parents
Discover Dr. Ellen Reed's expert strategies for parents to overcome constant and suffocating future worries and thrive amid uncertainty through mindfulness, a growth mindset, goal-setting, support networks, and self-care practices. With actionable guidance, parents can cultivate good mental health, resilience and navigate the challenges of parenting with confidence and strength.
Mastering Anger Management: Practical Strategies for Parenting Success
Jason Selk provides practical strategies for parents to cope with anger effectively and parent with patience and resilience. Through mindfulness, positive self-talk, setting boundaries, and seeking support, parents can create a nurturing environment where both they and their children can thrive emotionally and psychologically.
Embracing Humor in Parenting: Finding Joy in the Chaos
Parenting can be a rollercoaster ride of ups, downs, and unexpected twists! But amidst the chaos, there's one thing that never fails to lighten the mood: laughter! Take a cue from the master of parenting humor, Jim Gaffigan, whose witty observations and hilarious quotes remind us to find the funny side of even the most challenging situations.
Living with Integrity: The Importance of Honesty and Authenticity in Parenting
In a world filled with complexity and uncertainty, the simplicity of honesty shines like a beacon of light. Randy Pausch's words from his moving memoir, The Last Lecture, remind us of the importance of integrity and authenticity in all aspects of our lives. As parents, it's especially crucial to set an example for our children. By embracing honesty and integrity, we teach them valuable lessons about trust, respect, and integrity.
Transform Short Attention Span into Your Superpower
Ever feel like your attention span is shorter than a goldfish's? You're not alone. In today's fast-paced world, distractions are everywhere and it's easy to get caught up in the chaos. But here's the thing: short attention spans can hold us back from reaching our full potential.
Embracing Imperfection: Navigating Parenthood with Resilience and Love
In the beautiful chaos of parenthood, remember: it's not about being perfect, but about embracing our imperfections and loving fiercely. Every stumble, every laugh, every tear - they're all part of the journey. So let's embrace the messiness, celebrate the milestones, and cherish every moment together. Because in the end, it's not about getting it right, but about loving with all our hearts.
The Power of Integrity: Parenting with Authenticity and Character
True integrity shines brightest when no one is looking. Remember, it's not about the applause or recognition; it's about staying true to your values and doing what's right, even when no one is watching. And this is never more true than the daily tests we face as parents.
The Art of Healthy Marriage: Embracing the 60/40 Principle
We explore the concept of the 60/40 principle in marriage, emphasizing empathy, flexibility, and communication between partners — where each partner is striving to be the 60% knowing that life inevitably will require you to at times be the 40%. By prioritizing your relationship and supporting each other through thick and thin, couples create a stable and nurturing home environment that fosters children's emotional, social, and psychological well-being, laying the foundation for their success and happiness in life.
How Dogs Enrich Family Life and Benefit Children's Development
Is it possible that the path to family bliss, even more cherished memories and a healthier development of children can be aided by ADDING a family member? Research shows it may be the right decision to most families if the family member you add is four-legged.
The Power of Constant Recognition of Wins in Building Parental Confidence
Parenting often throws us into uncharted waters, where every decision and action feels like a leap of faith. It's in these moments of uncertainty that our confidence as parents can falter, leaving us feeling unsure of ourselves and our abilities. Thus, by constantly recognizing 'Done Wells,' no matter how small, we reinforce our belief in ourselves and our capabilities as parents.
The Power of Completing Priorities and Constant Self-Evaluation for Accountability
The idea of grand family goals sounds appealing but the day-to-day stress, overloaded schedules and distractions often lead to conflict and counterproductive outcomes. Today we dive deeper into the idea of prioritizing and the accountability that must be driven through constant self-evaluation in order for the priority list to actually be effective.
The Importance of Prioritizing and Accountability in Parenting
Your actions define who you are, not your words — in fact, your words simply indicate who you want to be and not who you are if your day-to-day actions do not reflect them. Learn the valuable skills to set proper priorities and the accountability tool you need to stay consistent and flourishing.
Thriving Parents, Thriving Kids: The Power of Parental Mental Health
"Parents who prioritize their own well-being and happiness tend to create a more positive and supportive environment for their children... ultimately fostering their children’s happiness and success." — Tal Ben-Shahar
Nurturing Mental Wellness: The Importance of Day-to-Day Care for Working and Single Parents
Prioritizing mental wellness, everyday joy and fulfillment that comes from non-parenting activities too often is ignored and seemingly an impossibility, especially to single moms, dads and busy, working parents.
How Visualizing Consistently Can Positively Impact Short-Term and Long-Term Performance
Visualization may be the most powerful tool for preparation — whether you have an upcoming, important presentation at work to ensuring that you are modeling confident behavior to your children.
Parenting Dilemma—Is Your Happiness Hostage to Your Kids’ Smiles?
Give yourself permission to experience joy and happiness outside of your kids. Everyone is responsible for his or her own happiness.
