" A Lesson in Freedom"
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a Social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock, AR did something not to be forgotten.On the first day of school, with permission of the school Superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she took all of the desks Out of The classroom.The kids came into first period, they walked in, there were no desks. They obviously looked around and said, "Ms. Cothren, where's our desk?" And she said, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn them."They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades.""No," she said."Maybe it's our behavior."

Stay Focused on Your Core Genius
by Jack CanfieldFocus on your core geniusI believe you have inside of you a core genius... some one thing that you love to do, and do so well, that you hardly feel like doing anything else. It’s effortless for you and a whole lot of fun. And if you could make money doing it, you’d make it your lifetime’s work.In most cases, your Core Genius is directly tied to your passions and life-purpose.Successful people believe this, too. That's why they put their core genius first. They focus on it—and delegate everything else to other people on their team.For me, my core genius lies in the area of teaching, training, coaching and motivating. Ano

Success Story
Hello, my name is Vicky Lopez. I am 48 years old and I teach grade one at a public school. In order to keep active during my work day, I have been walking during my lunch hour. When the lunch bell rings, I lace up my running shoes and head out my classroom door. While most of the teaching staff head to the staff room to eat their lunches, I head down the hall and start my rounds. I walk all around the school and up and down the stairs for about 25-30 minutes. Sometimes I am joined by my very fit 62-yr-old good friend Geni. Believe it or not, I have to run to keep up with her! She is an amazing walker. I recently bought myself a pedometer to count my steps, and by the end of my work day I h

Meeting with Jack Canfield in Toronto
Jack Canfield of auth

Advice for Youth: Slay or Sleep with your “Giant”
The "Giant" is an event/activity that we know we MUST perform frequently, in order to create our desired future, yet because we feel uncomfortable doing it, we constantly look for reasons to resist it at that moment in time. We procrastinate mainly because we know there is no immediate reward for doing it now and there is no immediate painful consequence for NOT doing it now. There's no instant gratification and it won't hurt if we leave it until later. However, every time we procrastinate, our guilt over not doing it grows and we feel even worse. This in turn decreases our motivation and drive to do the other things we also need to do. It's a