Five Ways Leaders Can Show Gratitude
It’s Thanksgiving again: a time each year where we’re reminded to stop and express gratitude for the good, the positive, and the uplifting blessings we enjoy in our lives. As it turns out, that thankfulness has incredible benefits for our health. Robert Emmons, a leading scientific expert on gratitude, has shown through research that people who demonstrate consistent gratitude experience: Stronger immune
How to Keep Winning… After Winning Everything: An Interview With SF Giants Derin McMains
I am excited to share with you a conversation I recently had with the San Francisco Giants' Mental Strength Specialist, Derin McMains. It was a timely discussion as the Giants just won the World Series and we talked about how to stay resilient after a success. I hope you have time to listen to the podcast and read the summary notes below. Derin
Why Facebook Is a Better Class Model
We've just released our speaker lineup for National Leadership Forum 2015! Check them out here Did you see the movie The Social Network when it came out in October of 2010? It was all about how Facebook was launched from a university dorm room by a couple of Harvard students. While Mark Zuckerberg claims there’s a bunch of fiction in the story—it remains
The Subtle Ways Today’s Culture Has Transformed Students
Follow @TimElmore The following story would be funny if it weren’t true. Once again, it revolves around cell phones. A British teenager attempted to commit suicide after he failed to take the perfect “selfie.” Danny Bowman became so obsessed with capturing the perfect shot that he spent 10 hours a day taking up to 200 selfies. The 19-year-old lost nearly 30
9 Ways Students Can Handle Criticism Well
Follow @TimElmore Two years ago, Atlanta endured an extremely harsh thunderstorm. It was like we were in the movies. Lightning flashed and thunder crashed, trees fell down, some rooftops were ruptured, and power lines were out for days. It took over a week to get the city cleaned up and running again. Everyone saw the power of Mother Nature and, specifically,
The Real Cost of a College Education
Follow @TimElmore Not long ago, America reached a new milestone. We now endure a $1 trillion debt in student loans. Think about it: one trillion dollars. That’s bigger than our credit card or auto loan debt. Each student graduates with approximately $25,000 in debt. What’s worse, nearly half of these graduates were unemployed in 2013, while about one in eight default
How Athletes Hide Behind Their Talent
Follow @TimElmore During this time of year, professional sports teams say they care deeply about a draft prospect’s character. They tell us it matters to them if a player has a history of arrests, suspensions or violations, like smoking pot or abusing a girlfriend. But soon, all this talk evaporates as teams in the NBA, MLB and NFL search for players
Students Defaulting on Loans: What Message Are They Sending?
The latest report was released on the number of college students (either graduates or otherwise) who’ve stopped attending a university—and have decided to default on their loans. The number stands at about one in every eight students who stop making payments. Default rates are based on those who default on at least one loan three years after leaving college. It
Six Lessons From a 17-Year-Old Nobel Prize Winner
Follow @TimElmore It’s incredible to think that Malala Yousafzai is a kid from Generation iY, but she qualifies. What’s more, she is a teenager who just won the Nobel Peace Prize. You remember the story from two years ago, don’t you? At fifteen years old, Malala was on her way to school when gunmen from the Pakistani Taliban stopped the van, asked
Four Ways to Challenge Millennial Stereotypes
The non-profit organization I lead, Growing Leaders, is a relatively small team of sixteen staff members, made up largely of twenty-somethings. Everyone who joins our team knows our mission well—we are attempting to develop a generation of young leaders and get Generation iY (those born since 1990) ready for their careers. Each year, we meet thousands of high school and
What to Do About a Stressed-Out Teen
Follow @TimElmore A new report was just released, unveiling a study of adolescents and stress. It's eye-opening. I realize I've written on this topic already, but I continue to be stunned by the number of high school and college students I meet who are paralyzed by stress. I asked myself, Is it just me? Am I the only one meeting kids full