Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtNYxbHbT_A Taking the time needed to get to know yourself is one of the most important things you can do for yourself, your family, and your community! According to Socrates, one of our greatest thinkers of all-time, getting to know yourself is truly the most important thing you …
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 …
Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkH-O1NfJ-0 Although I do admit this is probably one of my Granddaddy’s simpler secrets of success, I also have to admit though that this simple secret of success is hard for me. Why do I consistently struggle with such a simple thing like calling people by their names? …
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 …
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 have …
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 …
Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog I think I’m a good person, so I think I deserve some good luck, don’t you? I know we all want to be good people and to be lucky, but sadly being a good person usually has very little to do with good luck. Extraordinary people know something that ordinary …
Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=winvwJlCo30 Most people will think you’re successful just because you got lucky. Don’t let that stop you! Success makes you happy! Don’t worry about other people’s jealousy or what they might say about you. In the end, none of their chatter matters anyway. I can remember my Granddaddy …
Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi3LW5riHfc Now I’m sure that you’ve either skipped flat small rocks in a pond or have at least seen someone skip rocks in a large body of water like a pond or an ocean. But, have you ever personally thrown a little pebble into a large pond? If …
Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYcb19aBSg4 Some of us may have heard this famous Norwegian expression before and some of us may not have. What does The North Wind Made the Vikings really mean? Well, after hopefully reading a bunch of my blogs you probably have my style figured out by now. And …
