Cutting Edge - Educational Excellence Part 4

Here is another example of excellence in education and people trying to make a positive difference.

http://www.teachforamerica.org/

http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/k-12/2008/03/05/what-is-teach-for-america-really-like.html

Thought for the Day - Never Too Late

"It's never too late to rewrite the story of your life"
Man in the Chair

Personal Ramblings - You Can't Do What?

Think about this next time you argue for your limitations and what you can't do...

Thought for the Day - No Excuses

"I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse."
Florence Nightingale

Sunday's Eclectic Music Videos 2009 # 2- We Weren't Crazy

Or maybe I was.......

Sundays Eclectic Music Video - 2009 # 1 - Big Mama Thorton

Thanks to Paul Jackson

Saturday's Motivational Video - Motivation in Tough Times

Personal Ramblings - Put it in Perspective

You have to watch this. it is hilarious and so true....

Thought for the Day - Don't Try, Just Do it

"Trying is lying. There is no such thing as trying. You do
it or you don't. You get results in life or you have
excuses why you didn't. When people say,
'I'll try,' they usually mean, 'I'm not
going to do it now.'"
— Dick Sutphen:

Personal Ramblings - Red Carpet Premiere "American Identity"

My family was invited to a red carpet screening of "American Identity" by a good friend Martha at Entertainment Post. Her husband and his friends who are active duty Marines attended as well. My family enjoyed the film and the people we met there.

The Premiere of "American Identity" was to Honor Our Troops & Support Families Of Fallen Soldiers

The evening included a special message from President Barack Obama:
“We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment—a moment that will define a generation—it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.” ~ President Barack Obama

Melissa Gilbert, Jon Voight and other Hollywood notables joined the American Identity stars Todd Allen, Jesse Garcia, Ileana Oliver, Allen Nabors, Marshall Teague and Jon Paul for an evening that honored the men and women of the United States military, and the families who support them.

American Identity, was written and directed by Stephen Rollins. American Identity follows the lives of two soldiers, best friends, who are sent to Afghanistan following the attacks of September 11th and portrays the impact on their families as these events unfold.

The evening benefited the Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund, a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization that provides college grants and financial assistance to surviving children and spouses of our U.S. military service members who have lost their lives in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. http://www.cfsrf.org/

Thought for the Day - Use your Gifts

"We never lose our gifts - only our opportunity to open them"
From film "Man in the Chair"

Thought for the Day - I'm Gonna Work Harder

"I'm a Survivor
I'm Not Gonna Give Up
I'm not gon' stop
I'm gonna work harder
I'm a survivor
I'm gonna make it
I will survive
Keep on Surviving"
Beyonce

Cutting Edge - Education Excellence Part 3

Here are some interesting websites about examples of educational excellence.

The first one I read about in the book "A Whole New Mind" by Daniel Pink

Charter High School for Architecture and Design - Philadelphia

http://www.chadphila.org/

The second I read about in the book "Make the Impossible Possible" by Bill Strickland

http://www.bill-strickland.org/

The third I read about in the book " I Choose to Stay" by Salome Thomas-EL

http://www.ichoosetostay.com/

And the final teacher Sam Calavitta I read about in the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/orange/la-me-calculus8-2009mar08,0,3992127.story

All of these represent excellent institutions and teachers that make a difference and demonstrate what is possible. We can learn a lot from them....

Thought for the Day - Do It Right

"Do One Thing and Do It the Best You Can"
Harry Snyder - In-Out Burger

Personal Ramblings - Success Magazine

A personal recommendation: If your not a subscriber you should subscribe to Success Magazine.

Also check out the Success Symposium is March 28th in Dallas.

Click http://www.successmagazine.com/symposium and watch the video.

Tell them I sent you.

Thought for the Day - Commit to Better Tomorrow

"How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to?"

--Tony Robbins

Sundays Eclectic Music Video - 2009 # 2 - You're the Only One

Sunday's Eclectic Music Videos 2009 # 1 The Heat is On

Another Blast from the Past....

Saturday's Motivational Video - Adversity

Personal Ramblings - Ch...Ch...Changes.... China

My life hasn't followed a direct path, it's been a life of walking through open doors and turning corners. I have recreated myself many times. This picture was me (I"m in black with cap in middle) from a much earlier period in my life when I was a 26 year old high school drop out leading a delegation of youth to the People's Republic of China.

I have recreated my life a few times since then but looking back it's been a fascinating journey from the South Bronx to China to Hollywood to.......

And I'm still running against the wind...... And my greatest days are still ahead of me.