FREE TIPS From Top School Speakers

COACHING Learn the PLAYBOOK. In 1st to 3rd grade a group of us that got to school before the other students would play outside. We would stand on the edge of the concrete and race each other to the fence. I am proud to say that in 1st grade I was the fastest. But by 2nd grade I was not anymore. By the time I am in 9th grade I am down to about the middle of the pack. Seemed like everyone around me was getting faster and I was staying the same. 

Have you ever felt like everyone is improving and y...

CHOOSE to attend, join, and be a part of the club, organization, team, etc. The first step is always the hardest. Student Leadership is a choice. I can remember starting middle school and seeing signs/flyers on the walls. Come to this meeting. Join our club. Be a part of our organization. 

I would look at those signs in the hallways and think to myself I want to attend the meeting. I would be handed a flyer and asked to join the club but the voice in my head  would start to tell me that I would...

Jonathan Medina- "Where your engagement goes, your success follows."

Have you ever noticed that whatever activities you invest or spend the most time in your success goes? As a Student Leader you often have to make a decision on what activities and what organizations you can be truly engaged in. If you are engaged in one organization more than the other you will experience more success. 

There is an old parable of 2 wolves. Usually the story is told with one wolf representing Anger and the o...

Jonathan Medina "Student Leaders Measure Success and Cleary see success" 

Muhammad Ali "The Greatest" - "I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting because they're the only ones that count. That's what makes you a champion."

I love that quote from Muhammad Ali because so many of the things in student leadership are going to hurt. You will have to sacrifice personal goals. You will have to put in lots of hours. You will have to gain new skills. You will have to w...

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Bonus Tip Before getting started. Bring the Energy from the moment they log on. 

1. Pump up the Music. 

Instead of simply waiting for the students to log on and sit waiting board. Do not simply just say we are waiting for a few more to get on. We are waiting for a specific person. Hype up the meeting and use some fun music. 

2. Engage in the Chat.

Make sure that you are using the chat to constantly be interactive. For example. at the end...

Jonathan Medina - "There is always a way to Win! Invest in yourself to find the way to Victory. Invest in your Leadership!"

Investing vs Spending

Investing is to put something in to get something even better out later. Spending is to use up without getting something better. If I give you $20 and you give me back $30 that was a good investment of the $20. If I give you $20 and you give me back $10 that was a bad investment. That works so many other things besides money. When we put money in ban...

Jonathan Medina -"You can only get so far alone. The right Teammates will take you to the top and keep you at the top."

Michael Jordan, "Talent wins games, but TEAMWORK and intelligence wins championships."

 8 TEAMMATES WE NEED TO CONSTANTLY ENLIST

1. Experienced
2. Excited
3. Energized
4. Engaged
5. Encourager
6. Eager
7. Executer
8. Empathetic

 8 Teammates you need to find, recruit, add, enlist!

1. EXPERIENCED

Student Leaders need to find mentors. We all do even if you are not a "Student Leader". F...

Jonathan Medina "As a leader you should BE, DO, and THINK. As a Leader you must EMBODY Leadership" 

I love the level of importance Tom Brady puts on Embodying being a leader. 

Tom Brady "When you're one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off."

He says you must BE every single day. As a student leader you must realize that you have great influence. Those that are looking up to you are watching you. Some want to be just like you. Sometimes that can feel like a lot of pressure but I...

 I recently did a survey on Facebook. I asked my Facebook friends: What is the hardest thing about working with kids these days? I knew that many of my friends are student leadership advisors, sponsors, parents, educators, teachers, aunts, uncles, coaches.

 The #1 response was “ATTITUDE” 

In high school i was captain of a highly successful basketball team. We went 3 rounds into the playoffs each year and were usually ranked top 3 in the area out of over 100 schools. Every-time we left on th...

Jonathan Medina “Winners never lose because they have a Winner’s Mindset”

After one of my school assemblies a student came up to me and asked me, "Can I still go to college even if I failed one of my exams?" She was only in middle school. Of course she could overcome one failed exam in middle school, but she did make me think about how winners have a different mindset than losers. Harsh words maybe, but there is a big difference between the way people THINK. 

Student Athletes often ask me if t...