A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnmjncIVU50 A few summers ago my daughter and I were swimming in our pool. This day had been like most others, so I had no way of knowing that this one would go down in our family history as a memory we still talk about from time […]
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A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XFLTDQ4JMk Is your “Thinking”, “Stinking”? Hmm… “What an odd question?” You may be asking right about now. True… But it’s true… Most of us are our own victims to stinking thinking. Come on, admit it! Every one of us knows that our minds are racing all day
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A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGkkKLM2HVE My Granddaddy once told me that the park was a great place to learn. I didn’t understand it at the time, but as I progressed through my teen years, I eventually noticed that most students who depended just on the classroom for their education rarely accomplished
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A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM0wFIFcysM Scenario One: “Good morning. How are you?” asked Billy. “Okay, I guess.” answered Mary. Scenario Two: “Hello. How are you?’ asked Manny. “Good.” replied Kiara. Scenario Three: “Hi. How are you?” asked Jimmy. “Fine.” replied Curtrell. This is a typical human transaction or greeting that I
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A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juq38bCHgvg Sometimes my hectic life just runs away from me; days, and even sometimes weeks, can seem just like a blur to me. However, once in a while I remember some of my Granddaddy’s Secrets of Success. The Secrets of Success that I am thinking about right
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A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXxb_-DlTmU It’s about a “7” is what I usually tell myself on any typical day. And it usually doesn’t matter what my schedule is, or who I’m with, it’s still about a “7”. Some times it may slide just a little under “7” or just a little
A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBYb79Coi3M *I post this at the door of every classroom I teach in and have my students touch it on the way in and out every day. Never think like a victim. Don’t waste energy casting blame. Focus on the goal and work day by day to
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A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-qGIp2NqKY What would you do if you knew that you couldn’t FAIL? This might be a little awkward for you to take time out of your busy day to think about, but please take a moment to think about this. What would you do if you knew
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A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NC4j92AprQ My Granddaddy once told me that everything good that I want lies just on the other side of FEAR! As a young boy, I didn’t quite understand what he was talking about. I was certain that I wasn’t afraid of anything. And anybody who was afraid
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A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_LeoXKNffQ Great leaders have a way of knowing what to do next… Some may call it a gut instinct, others may call it something else… Although, may not all agree on what to call this special ability in our great leaders; we all know it when we
