Weekend Favs August 19

Weekend Favs August 19 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but I encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an […]

The Power Of Mattering written by Felipe Orrego read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Jennifer Wallace

Jennifer Wallace, a guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Jennifer Wallace. She is a freelance print and television journalist who began her career at 60 Minutes. She’s a frequent contributor to the WSJ and the Washington Post.

Her upcoming book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It, explores the deep roots of toxic achievement culture, and finds out what we must do to fight back.

Key Takeaway:

Mattering is the idea of feeling valued for who we are at our core by our families, by our friends, by our community, and also being dependent on to add meaningful value back to parents, to friends, to the community. Jennifer highlights that many parents today inadvertently place excessive emphasis on their children’s achievements, associating their value primarily with academic performance, extracurricular accomplishments, and external recognition. This approach, while intended to motivate and prepare children for a competitive world, often leads to unintended consequences such as heightened anxiety, stress, and a distorted self-concept.

It’s important that parents adopt a more balanced and holistic approach by fostering a sense of mattering within the family dynamic. By prioritizing mattering, parents help children develop healthy self-esteem and self-worth that transcends external achievements. Children who feel valued for who they are tend to exhibit greater resilience in the face of setbacks, fostering a