Carlin Isles US Olympian Rugby Player has placed a chart in his home where he recorded all the comments made to him telling him why he would never be successful. The statements on the chart included: He will never be a world Class Player He’s too small He won’t make it He’s not good enough… Read more »
Be hard to add up the number of promises and invitations one receives in their lifetime that you can receive or achieve with little or no effort. Inflated Promises need to be carefully scrutinized for not only who is making the promise but who ultimately pays for the promise. Like conditional love we’ve… Read more »
Article in “O” Magazine September 2015 “Saying you’re lonely can be embarrassing,” says Scott Bedley, a fifth grade teacher at Plaza Vista School in Irvine, California. “Our Just Say Hello club members came up with a way to help kids who say they have no one to talk to. They turned an old voting… Read more »
Prudential Life asked 100s of people to select from different options of the things that happened in their past and list the good things that might happen in their future. They selected the things from the past that were printed on blue cards and the things from the future were posted on yellow cards. … Read more »
Ambassadors of Compassion’s (AOC) journey focuses on character and leadership development including Core Ethical Values is *building capacity and creativity by inviting teens to over 40 “call to action” applications. A Team Coach (Mentor) along with 8-10 teens begins by building trust, creating a safe place to learn, extending invitation to join the 12 week… Read more »
Value Driven vs Activity Driven -“Most of Americas kids are Activity Driven, they live for the moment and engage in activities that occupy the majority of their time. Hanging out at the mall, talking on their mobile device or playing the latest electronic game takes precedence over setting goals and the steps required to achieve… Read more »
Everyone has a story and almost everyone listens when a story is being told about our life’s journey. One of the Character Lessons for Life that engages your students is to have them participate in an activity where they script and share their story. Invite your students to complete My 3 Minute Story by… Read more »
The transition from elementary to middle school encompasses new areas of independence and accountability. Are we preparing our young people in areas of responsibility, initiative and service in student focused endeavors or do they lack the skill set in helping them meet new obstacles and challenges? I’ve learned over the years unless we are… Read more »
When you have to wait in life write down the lessons your learning. Journal your Journey! Chart and Stay the course! Gene Bedley … Read more »
“Oh No” Another Mistake! Lets help kids learn about the importance of understanding the role of and importance of mistakes in their life. All too often kids are left with the “Another Mistake comment!” If we were to ever talk with a film editor or scientist you’ d have an entirely different perspective… Read more »