Did an exercise in our class yesterday. I asked, "Who's smart?" Only a couple children fully raised their hands, some half heartedly, and most, for whatever reason, chose to keep their hands down. This bothers me. Not only are these "smart" kids, but WHO is going to tell them that they aren't smart in the first place, or to give them the reason to doubt their intelligence. I sense that most people are not intentional or malicious, but what influences cause this? Is it peer

Amy Purdy is a Motivational Speaker, Philanthropist, and a Para-Olympic Snowboarder with Gold and Bronze Medals. She does all of this while missing her legs beneath the knees. Her inspirational story teaches us to be empowered instead of being a victim to our circumstances. When she was 21, her dad donated her kidney so that she could live. There wasn't a prosthesis that would allow someone to snowboard. So, she built her own. 7 months later, she returned to the slopes for t

Being an Everyday Leader means that we serve those around us. Leadership doesn't mean that we have to take BIG action. Often times, we get discouraged thinking that we don't know how to lead, or that we are not capable, but you can start small by exercising your leadership muscles in everyday life. I was Inspired by the Ted Talk by Drew Dudley: https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership?language=en #leader #everyday #kids #community #inspire #inspiration

We’ve all experienced it. Everything just seems to fall into place. You are so focused and INSIDE of what you are doing that minutes pass like seconds. There is no fear…no hunger. You don’t think about why you’re doing it. It’s just YOU... fully engaged in a PROCESS for its own sake. You aren’t discouraged or bored, but in a heightened state of being that psychologists refer to as FLOW. The brain can only consciously process up to around 110 bits of information each second. L

There exists an incredible story of an awe inspiring human being who was forced to drop out of school due to lack of funding. His dilema could have been solved for a mere $80! Living in a family of 20 people, William Kamkwamba from the South-East African country of Malawi, farmed during the daylight hours and studied at night. William would read books on windmills from his LOCAL library. William felt that his village could benefit from the windy conditions in his town, if onl