Seven Myths about Leadership

Seven Myths about Leadership

[blockquote author=”R. Buckminster Fuller”]The things to do are: the things that need doing, that you see need to be done, and no one else seems to see need to be done.[/blockquote] There are countless myths many young people have about the mysterious...
Character Traits of Student Leaders

Character Traits of Student Leaders

[blockquote author=”Lao-Tzu” ]A leader is best when people barely know he exists, Not so good when people obey and acclaim him, Worse when they despise him. Fail to honor people, they will fail to honor you; Of a good leader, who talks little: When his...
Personal Values of Student Leaders

Personal Values of Student Leaders

[blockquote author=”Charles Dudley Warner” ]It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. [/blockquote] When asked who would like to serve in a leadership role in the classroom...
A Curriculum for Success

A Curriculum for Success

[blockquote author=”” ]If you blame others for your failures, do you credit them with your success?[/blockquote] Our traditional grading system suggests that getting straight A’s is the ultimate goal of the successful student. We have all played the game...
The Real Key to True Leadership

The Real Key to True Leadership

[blockquote author=”Ralph Waldo Emerson” ]Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.[/blockquote] How many times have we all heard the helpless statement, “I just can’t seem to motivate my students?” That is absolutely the truth!...
From Research to Reality

From Research to Reality

[blockquote author=”Will Rogers” ]Even if you’re on the right track, you won’t get anywhere if you’re standing still. [/blockquote] Personal development is a way of life for students of human potential. Much like practicing a musical instrument to attain...
A Template for Building Successful Leaders

A Template for Building Successful Leaders

[blockquote author=”” pull=”normal”]Amateurs practice until they get it right; professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.[/blockquote] As we examine today’s most successful leaders, there are some obvious key characteristics that...
A Paradigm Shift for Today’s Leaders

A Paradigm Shift for Today’s Leaders

[blockquote author=”Elizabeth Bibesco” pull=”normal”]Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.[/blockquote] The entire realm of leadership training has taken a dramatic shift over the past three decades or...
The Secret Ingredient of Master Teachers

The Secret Ingredient of Master Teachers

[blockquote author=”Joseph Fort Newton” ]We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us, how we can take it, what we can do with it––and that is what really counts in the end. How to take the raw...
Criticize in Private, Praise in Public

Criticize in Private, Praise in Public

[blockquote author=”James Whitcomb Riley” ]The most essential factor is persistence, the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.[/blockquote] We all want attention....