Roosevelt Institute – Summer Academy

The Roosevelt Summer Academy combines a full-time internship with a training curriculum and weekly networking events as part of an integrated program of leadership development. Our objective is to bring new, diverse, and progressive voices into the political process. The program runs for ten weeks, from June 3rd to August 12th, 2010.

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FEBRUARY 26th, 2010.

Summer Academy | Roosevelt Institute

Girls Going Places® – $30,000 In Prizes for Teen Girl Entrepreneurs

Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announces Final Call for 2010 Nominations for Girls Going Places® Program

“This annual Guardian initiative is designed to reward the enterprising spirits of girls ages 12 to 18. Guardian awards prizes to 15 girls who demonstrate budding entrepreneurship; are taking the first steps toward financial independence; and are making a difference in their schools and communities. Every year, prizes totaling $30,000 are granted to three top winners and 12 finalists to further their entrepreneurial pursuits or save for college.”

Program details and nomination forms for the competition can be found at www.girlsgoingplaces.com and online at YouTube, MySpace and Facebook (Keyword: GirlsGoingPlaces).

Duncan Nugget® #54: Mentally Bankrupt

There is a high price to pay for achievement and fulfillment. Unfortunately, most individuals are mentally bankrupt or too cheap to pay it.

Million-Dollar Question: 
How is your mental bank account looking these days?

The Anatomy of a Threat

Did you know that your body responds to an attack on your character, beliefs, or anything you perceive to be valuable, in the same manner it does to physical threats?

Duncan Nugget® #156: They Never Listen

Don’t they get on your nerves? They never listen. You try to say things in a different way. You try to explain yourself clearly. You try to have patience, but none of that seems to work because they just don’t listen.

Who are “they”?

If you’re a parent, they are you kids.

If you’re teen, they are your parents.

If you’re a student, they are your teachers and professors.

If you’re an educator, they are your students.

If you’re the boss, they are your employees.

If you’re an employee, they are your managers, supervisors, and your boss.

If you’re a woman, they are men.

If you’re a man, they are women.

If you’re smart, they are idiots.

According to those nine statements, NOBODY listens. And it’s always “their” fault. Interesting.

Million-Dollar Question: 
Do YOU really listen or are you one of “them”?

Duncan Nugget® #91: An Ongoing Process

I once heard Earl Nightingale—known as the “Dean of Personal Development”—say that people act like education is a vaccination.

“I’ve been educated.”

Oh, really? And that’s it?! That’s the end? No.

The Unstoppable 5%

Statistics show that 95% of the people who make New Year’s Resolutions give up on them by January 15th? Not cool.

Million-Dollar Question: 
Are you part of the 95% or the unstoppable 5%?