No speaker has ever held the attention of our students like you did today. I was concerned that it would be difficult to hold the attention of so many students, but you had them spellbound with the honest way in which you told your story.
No matter how gifted, smart, wise, or careful we are, we will all make mistakes. Life will beat us down. So much so sometimes, it seems unfair. Failure is inevitable. But what we do with failure is a choice. The strongest learn to bounce to someplace higher than before.
No matter what you’ve been told, your dreams matter. Pursuing them is the key to unlocking your passion and purpose in life. It is also the key to taking responsibility for your choices and becoming successful in the other areas of your life.
In the Digital Age, bullying is no longer merely the bigger, popular student picking on the smaller, timid student. It’s also less frequently tangible to the naked eye. The face of bullying has changed and it shows itself as much online as offline, and as often in the popular crowds as in the outlying ones. Here’s how to spot it and stop it before more damage can be done.
• Why Dreams Are the Key to Students Success
• Leadership: Why You Matter Now More than Ever
• Bullying, Teacher’s Edition: What It Really Looks Like and the Very Real Consequences
• Meeting Students at the Point of Their Greatest Challenges