Daily Thought

Teachers in Schools

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 [...]

2020-04-27T15:45:21+00:00By |Daily Thought|

My Gratitude List

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 [...]

2020-06-19T22:37:32+00:00By |Daily Thought|

Corona Virus and Connecting With Others

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 [...]

2020-06-19T22:37:33+00:00By |Daily Thought|

School Visits

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 [...]

2020-06-26T01:17:17+00:00By |Daily Thought|