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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWbedKjl0vY Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! This Holiday season I have just been reminded of the power of wanting something really bad, and truly believing that you can have anything you want if you want it bad enough. Now I’m not claiming to be smart enough …
A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFThvb_fD98 Don’t be afraid of money, and don’t be afraid of success “What?” I hear you saying. “I ain’t afraid of anything, and I’m certainly not afraid of money or success!” Listen closely… We are constantly surrounded by the wrong types of messages. We are unconsciously being …
A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOwTMiV81oo Is is your thoughts or is it your words that matter the most? In my last two blogs of, “Watch Your Mouth” and “Control Your Thoughts” I gave you two different paths to living a successful life. The first one was to be careful, thoughtful, and …
A Teen Leadership and Mentoring Blog WATCH DAN’S VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWGudC9fjig Have you ever heard your mom say, “If you ain’t got anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all.” I’m willing to bet that you have. Now why do you think that your mom would say that to you? Probably because your mom is …
