A Glimpse into the Classroom with the Success Principles

Click on the picture to go into the classroom with Trish and a group of eighth graders to get a glimpse of the power of the Pathways to Success work in action. After working on turning dreams into action, reframing self limiting beliefs and embracing possibilities for the future, students were invited to a Come As You'll Be as an Adult Party. The results were shocking ... and powerful!

Even though Trish has been using the success principles for 5 years in her work with both youth and adults, she is always amazed at the transformation she witnesses in her classrooms, workshops and one on one coaching sessions. This story was published in Jack Canfield's 10th Anniversary edition of the Success Principles and reminds us of the potential impact this work will have on improving school culture, connection and academic engagement.

At a recent training event, Jack pulled Trish aside and told her that he's shared her story a lot lately. He said that every time it makes him tear up. Jack's career began as a high school history teacher in inner city Chicago. Disconnected, unengaged students were the inspiration for him to begin using stories in his classroom. As his students began to share their own stories, self esteem increased and students became engaged in learning. He eventually was asked to work with teachers; training them how to better connect with students and enhance self esteem in the classroom. He broke into the business world when a teaching colleague asked him to bring some of what he was teaching to teachers to her husband's company. And America's Number 1 Success Coach was born, which ultimately led him to publishing the Success Principles; a culmination of 30 years of work in the human potential field.

Our kids, teachers, schools and communities need what this work has to offer. Learn more about how you can help us take the next steps to expand our training team and work towards getting this work into schools across the country. To learn more about what we're up to and find out the many ways you can support the Pathways to Success for Youth Project click here.

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