Breakthrough Collaborative

This is an awesome program:

At 33 locations across the nation and abroad, Breakthrough Collaborative launches motivated middle-school students on the path to college and prepares older students for careers in education. The core of all Breakthrough programs is a proven students teaching students model.

1. Helps middle school students thrive in the top college preparatory high schools in their communities.

2. Creates teaching opportunities for outstanding high school and college students.

3. Prepares over 700 student teachers and 5,400 college-bound students annually.

4. Ranked as a Princeton Review Top 10 Internship.

5. In its 32-year history, Breakthrough has helped more than 20,000 students prepare for college.

[VIDEO] Duncan Nugget® #206: Change and Improvement

Change is inevitable. Improvement is a choice. 

Think about it. Improvement can only happen with change, but change doesn’t guarantee improvement. Improvement starts with having the diligence and wisdom to put forth the right effort at the right time.

By the way, if you think things will improve on the outside without making some improvements on the inside, you are confused.

SELF-improvement is a vital component of life improvement.

People say things like, “It’s time for a change.”

No.

It’s time for some improvement.

Changing jobs or going to a new school; moving to a new city or starting a new relationship might might seem like great ideas, but not if you continue to be the same old person with the same old bad habits, negative emotions, and limiting beliefs.

Million-Dollar Question: 
As things continue to change,
how do you plan to improve?

Create a National Youth Council?

This is a great idea for helping to empower young people. It’s harder to help them if we don’t hear from them on all levels…including the White House. Action alert from SparkAction: Create a National Youth Council

Duncan Nugget® #178: They Say It, But They Don’t Live It

They say “I want financial independence” but, they don’t live financial responsibility. 

They say “I’m a christian” or “I’m a Muslim” or whatever religion but, they don’t live the true principles.

They say “I want a good man or woman” but, a lot of times they don’t live the life of a good man or woman.

They say “I want to be successful” but, they don’t live a life based on success principles and service. They don’t grind.

A lot of people say it, but…most don’t live it.

Million-Dollar Question: 
Do you live what you say?

Millennial women are getting paid in Atlanta

Article from the Atlanta Business Journal:

Atlanta top city for Gen Y women earners

National Education Association – National Teacher Day

On National Teacher Day, thousands of communities take time to honor their local educators and acknowledge the crucial role teachers play in making sure every student receives a quality education. This year’s event takes place on May 4, 2010.

NEA – National Teacher Day

Global Youth Service Day April 23-25 2010

Tomorrow millions of children and youth around the the world will celebrate and honor the young people who improve their communities through service and service-learning. 

Global Youth Service Day | Youth Changing The World – April 23-25 2010