The Do Not Do List

The Do Not Do List

A Revolutionary Concept to Kickstart the New Year As the new year unfolds, we find ourselves immersed in the timeless tradition of seeking a fresh start—a cultural practice that has spanned over 200 years...

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Teen Leadership Tip #10: Train Daily

Teen Leadership Tip #10: Train Daily

Do you plan on leading your life or following everybody else? Everyone I encounter, plans on leading his or her life; yet most do not see themselves as a leader. Would developing your leadership...

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Thought Habits

Thought Habits

What quote motivates you the most? We as humans are aspirational by nature and many quotes appeal directly to our nature, helping us see something in ourselves we want to change. Quotes serve as...

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Red Ribbon Week 2021

Red Ribbon Week 2021

AZ Drug Demand Reduction Outreach spoke to students at John S. McCain III Elementary School during their lunch time today, and at Buckeye Elementary School, they spoke to students in the classroom about being...

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The Habit of the Check

The Habit of the Check

NBC’s Michele Tafoya interviewed Katie Ledecky immediately following her Olympic and World Record 400m women’s freestyle victory at the Rio Olympics on Sunday, August 7, 2016. During the interview she acknowledged that she fully...

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How to Make Life Fair

How to Make Life Fair

I read an “I’m frustrated rant” on Facebook that focused on fairness and life. Unknown to the person ranting, it contained many principals of success; hard work, failures along the way, responsibilities before fun and...

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Leadership Tip #17: Invest Attention Units Wisely

Leadership Tip #17: Invest Attention Units Wisely

On any given day there are countless people and activities trying to get our time and attention. We are bombarded by information from smartphones, social media, text messages, television, tablets, emails and more. What...

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5 Reasons to Read and Follow the Y4Y Blog

5 Reasons to Read and Follow the Y4Y Blog

Youth4Youth leadership training’s always begin with two of my favorite quotes; “Think you can or think you can’t, either way you will be right,” by Henry Ford and “Success leaves clues” by Tony Robins....

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