The Power of Youth Engagement

  Beyond the research, statistics and reports, there’s a simple truth about youth engagement: When young people experience sustained connections to the worlds within and around them, their lives become better, and the lives of those around them improve, too.   For a long time, I forgot to say that. Instead, I focused on theContinue reading “The Power of Youth Engagement”

10 Ways Motivators Stay Motivated

What drives the people who encourage people to stay motivated? Recently, I’ve been considering what keeps motivating people motivated. Whether you are workplace supervisors, social workers, professional speakers, parents or classroom teachers, if you are a motivator you have to stay motivated. How do you do that? I have spent a career working with people who motivateContinue reading “10 Ways Motivators Stay Motivated”

How to Recruit Youth Today

Youth have many choices to make today. Let’s say that you’re 18 years old. You left school before graduating, and your friend’s mom is letting you stay in their garage. You have many choices, and they’re stacked like this: Apply for jobs Break into a car to steal something See if your old girlfriend wantsContinue reading “How to Recruit Youth Today”