I was speaking with a principal friend of mine the other day. He has been a high school administrator for many years. Our conversations over the past several weeks have been mainly about how kids are being affected by the home isolation. They will continue to need support when we come out of this. But [...]
I hope this list gives you pause. I am light years from perfect, thousands of light years. I still struggle with my human character defects. But when I practice gratitude it propels me forward and brings me closer to God. Not closer than anyone else, just closer than I used to be. My gratitude list [...]
It has been awhile since I wrote something for those of you who work with kids. Being a youth motivational speaker who has visited over 600 schools across the country has taught me many things about our children. As most of you know students have become addicted to social media and screen time. This has [...]
A principal friend of mine told me that his school has had their third suicide in 6 months. His school has approximately 1200 students. I will be speaking there in the fall. What do you say to a group of teens who have lost three of their classmates since January? My speaking topics cover a wide [...]
As I finished up the school year of speaking I wanted to share some thoughts about what I learned this year. I knew this already but it was strongly reinforced after every school assembly that I delivered. My speaking topics were dignity, respect, and compassion. I also speak about addiction and mental health issues in [...]
How much personal information should we share with others? Just enough to show that we are human...just like them.
When you have lunch with someone its not about the conversation, its about the company.
In order to be a Good speaker, I need to be a Great listener.
I sit in judgment of no one...NO ONE.
A great deal of what I say to others are things I am also saying for myself. I need to hear myself say things to help me remember why I am here.
