What is Setting the Bar?
Hello and welcome! I’m Shane Trotter—father, husband, writer, educator, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator, and author of the recently released book, Setting the Bar: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction, Dependency, and Entitlement. A review here.
My time in education has led me to the not-so-novel conclusion that the norms of our world are setting children and parents up for failure. It takes a village to raise a child, or so the saying goes. But our villages and village norms have witnessed a rapid deterioration over the past decades.
Amid an environment littered with hyper-addictive stimuli, brilliant marketer manipulation, and hollow materialism, schools have failed to be the authority in human development that parents desperately need—the community pillar that stands against human devolution and dedicates itself to the promotion of human flourishing.
Setting the Bar is my attempt to help. Make no mistake, there are certain practices, studies, and foundational principles that every parent would want to know. Setting the Bar is a place to explore the tools, skills, and dispositions that matter, and to give parents the information they need to help kids thrive in a novel world!
What to expect
Subscribers will get a free weekly newsletter with simple, yet powerful insights about raising better humans.
Want More?
Check out the book:
Setting the Bar: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction, Dependency, and Entitlement.
Also, I’ve been featured on many podcasts, written for Quillette and other outlets, and I’ve built an extensive resources page filled with my past presentations, a free audio chapter of Setting the Bar, and the most vital resources related to youth development. For all that and more, head to my website:
Lastly, I’m the co-founder, along with Justin Lind, of Inspired Human Development (IHD), where you can find:
Hundreds of past articles and newsletters.
Making Changes that Stick: A Short Guide to the Principles that Guide Human Behavior. This is our free ebook on habit formation and the psychology behind how to make sustainable lifestyle changes.
A free introductory day to the 30x30 Challenge. Our 30 minute/day, 30-day program built around a daily movement practice, lesson, and gratitude/meditation.
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Be part of a community intent upon creating a better path.
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Email me through this link: https://trottershane.com/contact
Life is too short to be normal,
Shane
