A Teen Leadership Blog! Watch Dan’s Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI2lGxp3YAs Just because something is written down, it doesn’t mean that it is true. Nor does it mean it is relevant to each of our own unique needs. It took me many years of reading before I realized that I wasn’t just reading. But, what I was really doing […]
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A Teen Leadership Blog Watch Dan’s Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiiPZeZLGWY Today, a friend of mine, expressed how sore her legs were after a recent workout. As a joke, I asked her if she wanted me to help her walk up the stairs. She replied with a painful laugh that climbing up the stairs wasn’t the problem. It was
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A Teen Leadership Blog Watch Dan’s Vlog on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNbOB248_QA Some people tend to remember the past as the good old days, others remember the past as anything but good. In considering our future progress, neither way of remembering the past is ideal because, our past doesn’t equal our future. Our past should not be forgotten,
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A Teen Leadership Blog Check out Dan’s Vlog about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrVAxZYAGGQ Lately, I’ve been reminded of how easy it is to feel a little worn down or used up. Sometimes it’s just hard to feel good about ourselves because this world so rarely goes the way we want it to. But, if we are wise, I
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Daniel Blanchard’s Granddaddy’s Secrets Teen Leadership Blog Interview with Robert Wargo Mr. Robert Wargo there are some fabulous things that you’re doing as the Director of Volunteer Services over there at the Sterling House Community Center in Stratford, Connecticut! You run a fabulous teen leadership annual conference every spring, as well as a myriad
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A Teen Leadership Blog Check out Dan’s Vlog on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF_QSoiVHcY Some people have a way of making us feel angry and even insecure. Sometimes we feel like we can’t take another minute of that person. Regardless of how we initially feel about this person, we must never allow this person to belittle our souls by
Don’t Allow Anyone to Belittle Your Soul By Hating Them! Read More »
A Teen Leadership Blog Watch Dan’s Vlog on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdKndGgqzZg Have you ever been told that you can’t do something because of your age? Yeah… Me too. It’s sad that some people don’t take the time to try to really understand each other. When we talk about other human beings, we have to try
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A Teen Leadership Blog Watch Dan’s Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lUx6yYR82U Can we all agree that it seems like life has gotten tougher and there is less room today for complacency? Have you heard the famous Dr. Stephen Covey saying, “Sharpen the Saw” from his best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People? So what does ‘Sharpen the
A Teen Leadership Blog! Watch Dan’s Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYrI7132YQo It may be considered a little weird or at least a little different to be told that we are a little bit luckier now that we’ve had a big storm pass through our lives. One of the reasons that we are luckier is that we didn’t just have
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A Teen Leadership Blog Watch Dan’s Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFlE0KVJci0 Life is a journey! I’m sure we’ve all heard that one before, right? Sadly, though, sometimes this journey has some disappointments and sometimes doors slam in our face. I’m sure we’ve all experienced disappointments in our lives from time to time, right? But don’t sweat it because just
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