WEIGHT LOSS: 3 Ways to a BETTER You!

Original Air Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2017

WFSB Channel 3 – Hartford, Connecticut

 The following information is in reference to Michael Miller’s appearance on Better Connecticut. Visit wsfb.com to view  interview highlights.

Capture attention: I lost 100 pounds and 14 inches around my waist!

1. Focus on a Small Change
  • Eliminate or ½ ONE high calorie food, just one to start.
2. Seek a Program 
  • Once you get going, get support for the longer term
3. Bespeak a Number
  • Small, achievable, and comfortable

Motivational Departure: You’ve conquered other difficult things in life – you can do this too!

 

College Choice & Selection:
3 Ways to a BETTER future!

Original Air Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2017

WFSB Channel 3 – Hartford, Connecticut

 The following information is in reference to Michael Miller’s appearance on Better Connecticut. Visit wsfb.com to view  interview highlights.

For High School Seniors

  1. Filter The Noise
    • Put aside peer voices, opinions, College Ratings for the moment
  2. See the Place
    • Can you see professors who care/might excite you about learning/serve as a mentor, where extra-curricular opportunities interested you?
  3. Brave the Truth
    • Speak up to parents/friends: don’t let everyone else’s expectations silence you

For Their Parents

  1. Free Them Up
    • Remove your feelings so they can tell you what they think. Key to remember: It’s not your experience, it’s theirs . . . The information you get will help.
  2. Suggest, Don’t “State”
    • Asking questions in earnest, making suggestions for things they’ve missed e.g. “What did you think about that Professor’s presentation?” “Can you see yourself living there?”
  3. Bar “Status:” Bring “Success”
    • The college ratings don’t account for “fit” or future success.
    • Reference Gallup Big 6 “Thriving” research: Seek evidence of students having jobs/internships where they applied what they were learning.
    • Seek out information on possibilities of students working on long term projects or opportunities to be extremely involved in extra-curricular activities

 

This is an exciting time for the student and the family. Focusing on these topics will help create a “better” future filled with success and happiness!