A Teen Leadership Blog! Listen to Dan’s podcast on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbcdgHJEeNE Those who have been following my Granddaddy’s Secrets are probably already aware of the progression of growth that the subtitles of my Granddaddy’s Secrets book series suggests. The first book’s subtitle of “Feeling Lucky?” means that the teen is still hoping to be successful someday. …
A Teen Leadership Blog! Our forefathers understood the importance of choice. Choice really is the underlying theme in our country’s revered Declaration of Independence. Its author, Thomas Jefferson, boldly proclaimed in this document to King George III of England that all of us humans have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. …
A Teen Leadership Blog Watch Dan’s Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6krYL_314NA Becoming a successful leader is a balancing act. To become a successful leader, we must believe in ourselves and balance that belief by getting off of our butts and doing the necessary work to be a successful leader. Recently, I read a poll that compared children’s beliefs …
A Teen Leadership Blog! Watch Dan’s Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFq4Uqb2__k It’s the bottom of the 9th. Bases are loaded. Two outs. Up by one, and the pitcher looks worn out. The manager signals the bullpen. The door swings opens and a pitcher trots out towards the mound to the chant of, “Here comes old reliable.” We know exactly …
A Teen Leadership Blog! Watch Dan’s Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6Cn-UmmDc We don’t have to check our piggy banks to know that we are already wealthy. Sadly, though, many of us have trouble understanding this reality because the numbers in some of our piggy banks don’t seem to add up to the true richness in our lives. Let’s not …
A Teen Leadership Blog! Watch Dan’s blog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWlywritTiU Can we imagine over-heating on a hot summer day, and rushing to the water faucet to fill up our cup with cool, refreshing water? Can we picture the water overflowing the lip of the cup and spilling down the sides onto our hot, sweaty hand and wrist? …
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A Teen Leadership Blog! Watch Dan’s Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwl1MVzPo2A We wouldn’t leave our summer vacation getaway to chance, would we? Nobody ever leaves their home one summer morning, hops into their car, and says, “Okay. Let’s go on vacation.” without at least planning where to go, right? It just makes sense to be informed about our …
A Teen Leadership Blog! Watch Dan’s Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34mh2UKi7MI I’m sure everyone has heard of that old saying that the early bird gets the worm, right? It sounds simple enough… Get up early and we will get whatever we want, right? Well, the early bird thing might not be that simple… In thinking about this, here is …
A unique teen leadership blog! Watch Dan’s vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHmm7_sIwKk Rush, rush, rush! That’s what we all seem to do these days. We’re always rushing and worrying about getting stuff done. And unfortunately, sometimes we get more caught up in our ‘to do list’ than the actual people that we share our lives with. Sadly, in the …
A Unique Teen Leadership Blog! Watch Dan’s Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSrAWUNEiEY Why does the grass on the other side of the fence always look greener than ours? Why does it seem like others are getting more breaks and are happier than us? Have you ever found yourself wondering these exact thoughts? Well, you are not alone. It’s just …
