Free Suicide Prevention Lesson in This Blog

Free Suicide Prevention Lesson in This Blog

Free Suicide Prevention Lesson in This Blog There are nearly 45,000 suicide completions each year here in America. It is the second leading cause of death for our high school students. Imagine if one passenger jet crashed EVERY SINGLE DAY, killing everyone on board....

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3 Simple Ways to Stop Teen Suicide

3 Simple Ways to Stop Teen Suicide

3 Simple Ways to Stop Teen Suicide There’s no easy way to broach the sensitive topic of teen suicide. So I will just get to the staggering statistics that clearly show the severity of the situation regarding our youth today. In 2016, according to the CDC-Centers for...

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The Top 4 Ways to Build Value on Campus

The Top 4 Ways to Build Value on Campus

The Value of Being Valued A teacher will never, ever, know the impact they have on the lives of the students in their classroom. At times, a student will come back into your life and show you, but for all of the students who have reached out, there could be many more...

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An Easy Way To Connect Students On Your Campus

An Easy Way To Connect Students On Your Campus

An Easy Way To Connect Students On Your Campus Is every student on your campus connected? If they aren’t, let’s fix that issue right now! One of the concepts that I wrote about in my book, Building Resilient Students From the Inside Out, is the idea of how ONE...

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The Best Ways to Create Student Resilience

The Best Ways to Create Student Resilience

The Best Ways to Create Student Resilience Student resilience often feels like that elusive white whale we’re all chasing. We want students to handle adversity and overcome hardship, but it seems like the seas are always choppy as we work to coach them towards this...

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3 Easy Concepts to Boost Resiliency on Campus

3 Easy Concepts to Boost Resiliency on Campus

3 Easy Concepts to Boost Resiliency on Campus Remember when you tried out for the cheerleading squad and didn’t make the cut or when you got your report card and although you wanted to make it on the honor roll you missed it because of that 77 in Chemistry? How about...

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6 Ways to Foster Resilient Students

6 Ways to Foster Resilient Students

6 Ways to Foster Resilient Students “Get Back Up Again” Hey!I'm not giving up todayThere's nothing getting in my wayAnd if you knock knock me overI will get back up again, ohIf something goes a little wrongWell you can go ahead and bring it on'Cause if you knock knock...

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3 Easy Ways to Win Grant Money for Your School

3 Easy Ways to Win Grant Money for Your School

3 Easy Ways to Win Grant Money for Your School Your budgets are tight and your bosses are asking you to do more with less. Financial struggles continue to hold your students and your school back. How can you solve these issues? There’s a simple answer that most...

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What’s Your One Word for 2019? 

What’s Your One Word for 2019? 

What's Your One Word for 2019?  If you’ve read my book, Building School Culture From the Inside Out, you know that I believe messaging is the surest, fastest, cheapest way to build school culture. The schools that do it well are alive with activity. The ones that...

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A New Year’s Resolution Every Educator Should Make

A New Year’s Resolution Every Educator Should Make

A New Year's Resolution Every Educator Should Make  The New Year is a time for new beginnings, setting goals and bettering yourself. My New Year’s Resolutions usually center around healthy habits, eliminating negative relationships, etc. etc. I usually do not have New...

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A Big Lesson I Learned From Sitting With a Lonely Student

A Big Lesson I Learned From Sitting With a Lonely Student

A Big Lesson I Learned From Sitting With a Lonely Student I’ve spoken at over 1,000 schools, reached millions of students around the world, and have obtained a masters in professional counseling. But just when I thought I had it all figured out, I learned a truly...

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How To Build Empathy In Students

How To Build Empathy In Students

How To Build Empathy In Students Picture a crowded high school cafeteria on a Friday. As an educator, the image probably sends a shiver of anxiety down your spine. As you monitor the cafeteria, you notice a group of girls laughing and whispering juicy gossip to each...

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I Hope You Fail This Year – Here’s Why…

I Hope You Fail This Year – Here’s Why…

I Hope You Fail This Year. Here's Why... You read that right. I hope you fail this year. And no, all the time up in the air on planes hasn’t finally gotten to me. I’ve got a good reason. The reason I hope you fail is because as leaders that is how we become better. By...

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How To Raise Awareness On Key Issues In Your School

How To Raise Awareness On Key Issues In Your School

How To Raise Awareness On Key Issues In Your School If you ask a school counselor what comes to mind when we think about the month of October, you’ll probably hear about Red Ribbon Week, anti-bullying, financial aid, ASVAB, and PSAT. The common denominator for all of...

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