kids

There is plenty of things we can learn from our kids. There is also plenty of things we can do with and for our kids. We are there together as we progress in our University of Life :-)

The Pancake DELEGATE principle – Flipping Delegation Into Empowerment

Piotr Zagorowski
March 7, 2025March 7, 2025
Intentional life, Podcast

Recently, we celebrated Pancake Day, and in our family, we also celebrate Fat Thursday—which means we had more than enough reasons to make a ton of pancakes. This year, my son asked if he could make pancakes himself. My first thought? No way. I imagined flour everywhere, eggshells in the batter, and maybe even a burnt pan or two. But then I stopped myself. Is this a good time for me to practice what I preach and implement the delegate principle?

You see, this is a lot like what happens at work. Someone on your team says they want to take on a new responsibility or try something outside their comfort zone. And your gut reaction might be to say no because it feels risky. But here’s the thing: if we don’t let people crack a few eggs, they’ll never learn how to make an omelette—or in this case, pancakes.

May the fourth be with you!

Piotr Zagorowski
May 4, 2020May 4, 2023
Lifestyle

It was a long, long time ago, when I saw it for the first time. I had never seen anything like this before. It was terrific, and it left a mark on me. It also shaped my taste and sincere interest in sci-fi movies. But it was a different world back then. There were not many toys I could play to recreate the scenes from my new favourite movie. There were not many magazines that had pictures of my favourite characters to collect them. Every coverage in any journals or paper was a treat. In the rare case of appearance, we informed one another with my friends, so everyone could buy, carefully cut and enjoy it. The Star Wars saga movies. May the fourth be with you!

3D Augmented Reality – a snake in my shower and a bear in my garden

Piotr Zagorowski
March 29, 2020December 6, 2023
Technology

In the previous post, I presented a list of on-line resources that may help when we need to work from home and also manage with homeschooling, education and also entertain our kids. It looks like it is a popular topic these days, so I would like to present another way to keep the whole family entertained. Google 3D Augmented Reality. Thanks to this technology you can experience real size animals like tiger in your living room, a snake in your shower, or a bear in your garden. Thanks to Google collaboration with NASA, you can also generate some planets, including the Earth 🌏 load into your bedroom and have a vertical journey with your little astronauts before you go to sleep.

On-line resources for working from home with kids

Working from home with kids and your partner at home is challenging. We need to create a new routine. We need to be flexible. Work needs to be synchronised with your team and spouse, especially if they can also work from home. But how about kids? They need to carry on education. Children need to be entertained and taken care of. First of all – take it easy – try to agree with your partner when you can take care of children and when your spouse can spend time with them as you need to take this call or do something on your list for today. And secondly, make sure you get creative and prepare a routine for your kids and yourself. Below is the list of some online resources that can help to compile some activity lists for our little ones.

How to conquer your fears - are kids completely fearless?

How to be brave and conquer your own fears?

Piotr Zagorowski
February 6, 2020February 21, 2022
Leadership

Do you know what the opposite of love is? Most people’s answer would be “hate” or “dislike”. The truth, however, is that the opposite of love is fear. If we fear someone, we will not be able to love this person. If we are afraid of something, it will consume all our energy and drain our thoughts towards the subject of our fears. In extreme cases, it will prevent us from thinking about anything else. It will paralyse our ability to move forward, loving other people or, in severe cases, live our lives to the full. Can we learn how to conquer our fears?

Leadership lessons we can learn from children

Piotr Zagorowski
January 30, 2020July 5, 2024
Leadership

My younger daughter, who was “just” born, will start school this calendar year. I’ve been recently pondering on the fact that our kids grow fast. They don’t only grow but also learn a lot. However, we – parents – also grow with them. Every member of the family, despite the age, level of growth and development, they always give something to others. What parents and leaders can learn from children?