Comments on: Cream Puffs and Confidence

By: stacey

stacey — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:47:16 +0000

I love your story and your mom sounds like a remarkable woman.

You gave me a sense of accomplishment as a single mother who often worries about what I am doing “right” and “wrong”. I see myself and my children in your story, right down to encouraging my children to open a cookbook, follow the instructions and create a delicious masterpiece. They are now successful, independent, confident teenagers who know how to cook and know how to handle the challenges that life throws at them!

Thank you for sharing your life experience and for the inspiration!

By: Tim Harrell

Tim Harrell — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:17:51 +0000

This is a great read. This is why teachers teach. To help our students to be independent and to answer the age old question my Educational Philosophy professor Dr. Paul Bitting shared with a young mind, “What do you do when you do not know what to do?”.

I give thanks to all those individuals who helped me answer that question.

By: Dan Gilland

Dan Gilland — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:56:39 +0000

This has probably been my favorite article. Very inspiring. Thanks.

By: Elaine Hander

Elaine Hander — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 01:16:30 +0000

In addition to all the wonderful growth mindset skills you’ve touched on, you also touched my heart & my funny bone! Best blog entry I’ve read in years!

B^))

By: Kerry Patterson

Kerry Patterson — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 21:22:47 +0000

In reply to Maura. My mom felt strongly that her two boys needed to independent--calling for them to develop skills in non-traditional domains. I'm forever grateful for her enlightened view.

By: Darrell H

Darrell H — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:37:17 +0000

What a brilliant illustration of what Carol Dweck has termed a “growth mindset.” Thanks for this latest installment in your corpus of life lessons for personal and interpersonal success. I’m so glad that among the many skills you’ve developed (and generously share with a broad audience) is analytical thinking and writing. Thanks, Kerry!

By: Maura

Maura — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:40:04 +0000

Kerry,
What a great and inspiring story. You are very fortunate to have a mom who encouraged you to do things on your own, especially cooking which should be learned by all, not just women. Its a skill necessary to our survival. I really enjoy how you use your childhood experiences to teach us all lessons as adults. Kudos to you and your mom.

By: J Harris

J Harris — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:11:56 +0000

How does it feel to have followed in Betty Crocker’s footsteps? Training program, cookbook, chemistry instructions–all executable and leading to successful results…from scratch.

By: Kerry Patterson

Kerry Patterson — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:31:05 +0000

In reply to Susan. Thanks for taking the time to put a smile on my face.

By: Kerry Patterson

Kerry Patterson — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:29:28 +0000

In reply to Anne Cordeiro. I suspect most of us have faced sink-or-swim challenges at work and have found ways to keep our heads above water. And I suppose most of us have parents and mentors who prepared us for just such circumstances.