Texas A & M – Al Duncan GLEE – Gaining Leadership and Excelling in Entrepreneurship

On April 11, Texas A&M will welcome Mr. Al Duncan to campus as part of MSC ALOT’s Leadership Speaker Program. Mr. Duncan is well regarded around the country as one of the best motivational speakers concerning at risk youth. Mr. Duncan is a man who experienced many hardships early in his life, but through his strong will was able to overcome them. MSC ALOT believes Mr. Duncan’s talk will encourage Aggies and the B/CS community to become stronger leaders and further foster good character. We will also have the privilege of having an exclusive dinner with Mr. Duncan where student leaders will be able to interact directly with such an inspirational man. If you are interested in attending the dinner, please contact MSC ALOT.
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[VIDEO] Duncan Nugget® #40: For the Haters and the Doubters

Here are a hater…there a hater…everywhere a hater, hater…

Grrr…

They are everywhere aren’t they?!

Yes, they are.

I’m fired up because a good friend of mine on Facebook is all distraught right now. He feels like everybody is hating on him. This is what I explained to him:

For some reason the more successful you become, the more haters you have. I don’t know why it works like that, but it does.

Even though you already know that people’s opinions shouldn’t really matter, when someone is constantly shooting down your dreams and hating on you, that can be painful and challenging but…

Regardless of what anyone—especially haters and doubters—thinks about you, realize that…

A person’s definition of you does not define you.

HINT: You shouldn’t!

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(Adapted from My Success Journal for Young People)

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District 212 Safe Celebration week March 21-25/11

Al Duncan keynote speaker at East and West Leyden High Schools.

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Power Over Prejudice Day – St. Martin’s Episcopal School

St. Martin’s held the 3rd annual Power Over Prejudice Day on March 23. Middle School POP ambassadors hosted the day, leading a morning assembly and various activities in classrooms. Motivational speaker and author Al Duncan spoke at the assembly, reminding students that “even if someone says something bad about you, you still have value.” He encouraged students to see the value in others.

At the end of the day, Middle School students watched the film “Paper Clips,” which documents the four-year project of Whitwell Middle School in Tennessee to teach a lesson about tolerance and collect 6 million paper clips representing all those killed during the Holocaust.

St. Martin’s Episcopal School ~POP

[VIDEO] Duncan Nugget® #303: Impact

My son, Mekhi, is fascinated with dinosaurs. Recently, he and I were watching a documentary on the possible causes for the extinction of the dinosaurs. The show talked the devastating impact of the meteor that created the Chicxulub (CHEEK-sha-loob) crater. Which is 110mi. (180ki.) in diameter. The impact was 2 million times greater than the most explosive man made device. That’s mind boggling.

This made me wonder: Can a human generate that type of impact? Of course not. Nevertheless, your ideas and actions can still have a timeless impact on the world.

The impact you have on the lives of others is the true measuring stick for what you do with your life. It could be positive impact, a negative impact, or no impact.

14 colleges with the best overall dorms | USA TODAY College

There’s an article on the  USA TODAY College website that lists the colleges with the best dorms.

1. Georgia State University

2. University of Missouri-Columbia

3. Winona State University

Go here to see the rest of the list:14 colleges with the best overall dorms | USA TODAY College