If you find your mind wanders when there’s work to be done, Or your thinking’s mighty dark when you’re out in the sun, If you’re thinking that your life is soon about to fail, You are probably on the wrong end of the “Gotta Have Hope Scale”. Oh, the “Gotta Have Hope Scale” is the… Read more »
“He who, having lost one ideal, refuses to give his heart and soul to another and nobler, is like a man who declines to build a house on rock because the wind and rain ruined his house on the sand.” – Constance Naden
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon–instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. – Dale Carnegie
“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci
The Penny Drill One of the activities I use with teens in our Teen Respect Seminar is the Penny Drill below. The implementation procedure includes the following. 1- Invite the students to form a circle for the activity. 2- Pass out one penny to each participant. 3- Explain that you are going to read a… Read more »
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. – Theodore Roosevelt
Meaning of Responsibility * Responsibility is taking care of your duties. * Responsibility is answering for your actions. * Responsibility is accountability. * Responsibility is trustworthiness. Why Being Responsible is Important * Responsibility is a core value for living honorably. * Responsibility is being accountable for your behavior. * Responsibility is being dependable when you… Read more »
1. “To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world.” 2. “Real friends are those who, when you feel you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.” 3. “Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.”… Read more »
ROle Model David Robinson will be retiring from the NBA San Antonio Spurs this year. He and his wife have given over 9 million dollars to found a school for urban children. “Life is not all about making as much money as you can and being as famous as you can; it’s about service,” he… Read more »
I talk and talk and talk, and I haven’t taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week. – Mario Cuomo
