danblanchard

Parent, Educator, Author Dan Blanchard the Award Winning Author and Speaker, two-time Junior Olympian Wrestler, and two-time Junior Olympian Wrestling Coach who grew up as a student-athlete. Dan admits that as a youth he was more of an athlete than a student. Since then, Dan has successfully completed twelve years of college and has earned seven degrees. He teaches Social Studies in Connecticut’s largest inner-city high school. In addition, Dan is a Teacher Consultant for the University of Connecticut’s Connecticut Writing Project. He was chosen by the American Federation of Teachers as their face and voice of educational reform. Dan has authored the two dynamic teen leadership books, Feeling Lucky? and Feeling Good. His third book of the Granddaddy’s Secrets series, Feeling Strong! will be out next winter. As an educator, coach, author, and speaker Dan feels that it is his duty to positively influence our youth every chance that he gets! He lives with his wife, Jennifer, their five children, and family dog, Daisy.

He is not Strong and Powerful Who Throweth People Down!

Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHP5MKgK0o8 “He is not strong and powerful who throweth people down, but he is strong and powerful who holdeth himself from anger,” said an old wise man many years ago named Mohammed the Prophet. Sometimes anger has a way of getting the best of us, doesn’t it? Can […]

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Presenteeism!

Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYMUb4uQZoo Presenteeism! What the heck is that? Did I mean absenteeism? No, not exactly… We all know what absenteeism is. And we know how it can be very detrimental to our success if we are absent a lot. But, do we know what presenteeism is and how detrimental

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Dream Big but Start Small!

Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ial714wZg_0 There is an old African proverb that goes something like this, Never test the depth of the water with both feet. You can picture this, can’t you? Yeah, dreaming BIG is a little scary. And we probably shouldn’t just dive head into something that is huge, or

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Enjoy the Rainstorms!

Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSUEN9FvtqU   Face it, folks. There is no way of getting around life’s rainstorms. Our battle scars from these storms make us who we are. We should wear these battle scars with pride like they were a luxurious coat of armor from King Arthur himself. Our battle scars

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Start With “Why”!

Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb8KpHqU5tg This morning I was feeling really tired when my alarm clock went off at 4:00 A.M. I rolled over, turned it off, and then put my feet on the ground. I stood in the middle of a dark room wondering what the heck would possess me to

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We Learn By Doing!

Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog We learn by doing! Oh, that is so true! I can’t even think of how many times I have been overwhelmed and confused by someone trying to explain to me. Many times in life I have thought that the task-at-hand was just too tough, too complicated, and too much for

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