“Failing to plan is planning to fail.” – Alan Lakein Having a plan increases your chance of success dramatically. Many students have fantastic goals and well-intentioned desires, but no plan to be able to follow through on. Success is calculated and constantly worked towards. If you don’t have a plan, you can’t expect to be…
There are many reasons why it is difficult to achieve high levels of success. One of the most challenging issues to face is the feeling of being overwhelmed by the size and complexity of your goals. As you set bigger and bigger goals, you WILL have the feeling that your goal is impossible to reach.…
For many, Monday is the most difficult day of the week. After a relaxing weekend, you are suddenly back into the grind of your school week. You feel more tired and groggy, perhaps even cranky. What’s worse is that Monday sets the tone for the rest of your week. If you have a bad day…
Vaping has dominated school talk in recent years. While drugs and nicotine use are not new concepts in school, vaping has been a tidal wave sweeping up as many students as possible in schools around the country. Most schools focus entirely on laws, security, and policies to try to deflect this trend. It leads to…
Mental toughness benefits you in any role you participate in, whether you are a student, teacher, administrator, or a parent! Like any type of physical ability, mental toughness is a trait that must be trained and practiced regularly to improve. It would take an entire book series to list the benefits of increasing mental toughness,…
Mental toughness is one of the greatest determiners of your success as a student. It’s very rare that you will have a perfect learning condition. Something always seems to be in the way. It could be a family problem, a recent breakup, a demanding student/athlete schedule, an unhelpful teacher, or a whole host of other…