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Dream, Plan, Do!
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When dealing with at-risk youth it is imperative to develop balance and harmony between choosing activities which are liked and why they are liked. Understanding why a particular activity is liked should be pursued and connected to what you do and why you do it. Living by choice then is the knowledge of ones needs and desires; being able to take responsibility for ones actions; and through future visioning create an action plan for achieving the goals of choice.

Troubled teens generally do not set realistic goals or have dreams for a planned future. Quite often dreams are snuffed out by negative conditioning or what’s being repeated in their lives through peer pressure or negative family situations. Dreams end up being living by chance. How often do you hear a teen saying “I’ll take care of that when it happens”? When it happens is too late! Youth should be taught living today for the rewards of tomorrow and the decisions that are made today can determine what the future holds for tomorrow.

From my experience I hear troubled teens all the time saying that they will become “rappers, football or basketball players and make more money in a day then what I make in a year”. “My response to them is that this might be true, but the competition for these positions is great and it’s limited. There’s only room for so many rappers, football or basketball players. What are you doing now to stand out and make this a reality?” If living by chance, reality will always fall far short of the dream.

DREAM your dreams. PLAN your future. DO it now!

May 21, 2010 | 7:10 AM Comments  0 comments



Mentoring Troubled Teens in 12 Simple Steps!
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By Therlon Harris
When Mentoring Troubled Teens you have to remain steadfast in your pursuit of positive reinforcement. Have you considered the amount of negativity in these teens lives? In many cases, the moment they wake until the moment they sleep these children are drowning in caustic friendships, music and television shows. Break the "normal" routine and inject positive outlooks into the troubled lives.
Strategies for Successfully Mentoring Troubled Teens
1) You must have a plan and put your plan into action.
2) Create and encourage opportunities for positive self-expression in your mentee through art, music, dance, etc. Make them feel good about themselves. Focus on the good. If you feel good about yourself you will more than likely feel good about others.
3) Encourage your mentees to help themselves. Limit the amount of help that you provide." I'll help you so much, but then you have to help yourself."
4) Be accepting of what the mentee gives, but always guide them into giving more. Challenge your mentee to learn and instill higher expectations, constantly stretching their self confidence.
5) Mentoring Troubled Teens Strategies for tapping into the students’ potential through self-esteem building. Sell them on their individual talents and potentials.
6) Enter the mentees' world and create projects that relate to them. If your mentee is into rapping for instance, have him or her create raps that teach a new subject." A good rapper can rap about anything!" For example, have them create a rap on some event in history or any academic subject. We have created "Rap Contests" where mentees performed original raps that taught CPR with great success.
7) Find ways to turn every "happening" (trend) into positive learning experiences.
8) Allow and encourage mentee involvement in the decision making process. Learning is greater and more accepted when the mentees have some "say" in the process.
9) Assess your skills and abilities so that you can do the things that you do best with the mentee. Your enthusiasm for a hobby or project is attracting.
10) When you are with a mentee, give your full-undivided attention to the mentee. You should be looking for ways to trigger their "hot buttons" to tap into potential. Be ready to support positive problem solving skills.
11) Talk through strategies with your mentees for recognizing, handling and overcoming barriers. Turn negative experiences into positive productive learning situations.
12) Winning should be associated with their future career connections.
Focus on incorporating these 12 steps into your daily routine when mentoring troubled teens. And, soon you will find yourself at the center of a new positive world for many, many former troubled teens.
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About the Author
Therlon Harris developed Motivational Mentoring 101, a brand new, highly specialized workbook that forces mentors into being highly effective role models when mentoring troubled teens. Therlon is a former teacher of incarcerated adolescent male offenders. His leadership and 30 years of experience has community.allowed him to "stay on the cutting edge" of practices in education, business and

May 4, 2010 | 8:21 AM Comments  0 comments

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Dream, Plan, Do!
Related to country: United States

Translations available in: English (original) | Spanish

Dream, Plan, Do!
Factors for teaching at-risk youth living by choice not by chance.

by Motivational Mentoring 101.com

When dealing with at-risk youth it is imperative to develop balance and harmony between choosing activities which are liked and why they are liked. Understanding why a particular activity is liked should be pursued and connected to what you do and why you do it. Living by choice then is the knowledge of ones needs and desires; being able to take responsibility for ones actions; and through future visioning create an action plan for achieving the goals of choice.

Troubled teens generally do not set realistic goals or have dreams for a planned future. Quite often dreams are snuffed out by negative conditioning or what’s being repeated in their lives through peer pressure or negative family situations. Dreams end up being living by chance. How often do you hear a teen saying “I’ll take care of that when it happens”? When it happens is too late! Youth should be taught living today for the rewards of tomorrow and the decisions that are made today can determine what the future holds for tomorrow.

From my experience I hear troubled teens all the time saying that they will become “rappers, football or basketball players and make more money in a day then what I make in a year”. “My response to them is that this might be true, but the competition for these positions is great and it’s limited. There’s only room for so many rappers, football or basketball players. What are you doing now to stand out and make this a reality?” If living by chance, reality will always fall far short of the dream.

DREAM your dreams. PLAN your future. DO it now!


May 4, 2010 | 8:02 AM Comments  1 comments



An Evaluation of Motivational Mentoring 101
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Howdy. I had an unexpected back problem this weekend, so I had plenty of down time to read the eworkbook you wrote. I enjoyed your insights quite a lot. Your experiences with the young people are similar to those of a man in Omaha, so I could relate to your viewpoint. And I think it is exactly what you said it was – inspiring, helpful and thought-provoking.



Because of the kind of person I am, or the way I read, it would have helped me to divide up the great thoughts into smaller subsets. For example, maybe one section is called “communication”, and then a number of pages or worksheets are included there. It seems like you have one such section “strategies”, but you could have more J. One final comment is that I would also ponder a ‘flow’ to your book. In my mentoring resources, I usually start with - what will the beginning of the relationship look like, and how will it develop; and then I work along a progression to what it might look like in a year, or two. My experience is that most adults never think about the process or how to get to a point or concept. You have all the “right” ideas – but I’ve found that prospective mentors need more help.



Great stuff, which I can tell is born from long, difficult circumstances. The beauty is being able to tell others about your experiences and hopefully give them the help they need. Thanks for allowing me “in” the conversation. Blessings,



John Parsons

March 23, 2010 | 7:23 AM Comments  0 comments



National Youth At-Risk Conference (NYARC)

If I had to pick which workshop I enjoyed the most at the NYARC it would be the one by Dr. Stephen Sroka, "The Power of One". When the session ended he hugged just about everyone who attended. He even hugged me twice! "Heart to heart"! What a way to inspire!

The Urban Leadership Institute's (Baltimore, MD) co-founders David Miller and LaMarr Darnell Shields were extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastic and in harmony while presenting their workshop titled " Keeping Our Eyes On The Prize: Engaging Boys of Color". Their enthusiasm grabbed your attention immediately and kept it throughout the entirety of the presentation. They clearly suceeded in in reaching their goal of Focusing Youth Service Providers how to engaged and understand the many difficulties that Black and Latino Youth face everyday.

March 16, 2010 | 11:51 AM Comments  0 comments



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