Rhodes College Sororities FILL THE HOUSE
The Sororities at Rhodes Colllege in Memphis, TN did a fantastic job of creating a “Standing Room” only for the “Can I Kiss You?” show tonight. Liz and Whitney did a fantastic job promoting the event.
Watch the students making a strong statement:
Congrats to Hope House of South Central Wisconsin
A big “WOW!” and CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Hope House of South Central Wisconsin. This past week, I was honored to be the keynote speaker for their annual fund-raiser which brought in the most money they’ve ever raised at an event – over $21,000. Their running of this event was amazing – from start to finish. Other crisis centers around the country know how DIFFICULT fund-raising success is, especially in the country’s current economic struggles.
Check out the article at:
http://www.wiscnews.com/wde/news/471424
GREAT example of writing to draw intrigue
One of the best articles I’ve seen a person write about getting students and parents to want to attend a program addressing sexual assault was sent to me today. Read the article below and then share here what the writer did WELL. How do you share? “Leave a Comment” on this post. Here is the article:
http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123192255
Thank you to Good Men Project featuring Mike Domitrz
A big THANKS goes out to the http://www.goodmenproject.org/ for recognizing our founder and Executive Director, Mike Domitrz. Check out the article at http://www.goodmenproject.org/
Halifax Brings Powerful Statement
Speaking in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) tonight for Dalhousie University was an unique opportunity this evening. Half of the audience was parents and their teenagers – with the remaining half being college/university students. As I noticed this diversity of audience members prior to starting, I had to make a decision: WHO do I focus this presentation on and for? The answer is BOTH. I combined the “Can I Kiss You?” program with the “HELP! My Teen Is Dating. Real Solutions to Tough Conversations” presentation.
The crowd was fantastic and the feedback afterward was greatly appreciated. Thanks, everyone, for a truly one-of-a-kind evening. Watch the video below to see their response.
Earlier in the afternoon, we had a “Train the Trainer” workshop with Peer Educators, Resident Assistants, and some professional staff. An interesting question arose. A staff member asked (paraphrase), “While what you are teaching is ideal, we can’t really expect it, can we?“ The answer is, “Absolutely YES we can. The moment we don’t expect people to ‘do the right thing’, we have given up on the humanity side of human beings. Our job is to teach them HOW to do the right thing and make it so logical that they WANT to do the right thing. By the way, most people WANT to do the right thing already. They simply don’t think they have the tools and/or skills to do so.“
Overwhelming, the students agreed. After the session, they told me how students do what to make the best choice. They usually don’t make the best choice because of someone illogical fear they possess. If we take away the fear, we empower them to make better choices. Who can you help give the right skills to today?
Never give up on your mission to create positive change!
University of Alabama Rolls w/ Tide of Change by “Asking First”
Tonight, the sorority sisters at the University of Alabama made a commitment to Asking First, Being a Friend, and Opening a Door. They were a passionate group of students who shared their viewpoints and made a verbal agreement to make a difference on their campus. While we had 2 shows (one at 6pm and one at 8pm), each group agreed with the changes that need to occur.
The campus has a close relationship between Greek Life and the Women’s Resource Center (not a relationship you see at every campus). The staff of the Women’s Resource Center was out in full support of the program tonight. Getting to meet all of these passionate individuals and the head of the BACCHUS GAMMA group on campus (in addition to being the head of Peer Education) was greatly appreciated.
Watch their high energy and fun video below.
Ah the power of a Birthday
Ah, the age old celebration of a birthday. Recently, I had one of those landmark birthdays people often celebrate or dread in a big way. Looking back over the few days surrounding the birthday, the interesting part was people’s reactions. In one group of parents, I was clearly one of the youngest people in the room. They all looked at me and made comments about, “How young you are“; “You still have a long way to go“; and a few comments about how old they were. Another group I was with was asking a lot about “What it was like to be xx years old? How does today feel different?“
When I woke up on the day of my birthday, nothing felt different (and never did I expect it to). After all, a day only feels bad when you’ve let yourself down or experienced loss. A day feels FANTASTIC when
- You’ve made a positive impact or put in effort to do so.
- Watched your loved ones experience joy or success.
- Know you helped improve another person’s day (puts you back at “made a positive impact“).
When you get to make a positive impact by helping your loved ones experience joy, that day feels especially wonderful. Thus, the magic of parenting and/or mentoring. For me, I wake up expecting a fantastic day each day.
What will you do today to give reason to celebrate? Who will you impact in the greatest of ways? Will you do so through the work you do for a living or through time you will put in outside of work? Will you do so by the time you spend with your children or through time spent with someone you mentor? After all, every day is a birthday (whether it is 14,600 days since your birth or 27,375 days since your birth). This year, you have 365 more days to create amazing experiences. How will you create a plan each day to have a moment before bedtime to reflect and know you’ll be able to say, “Today, I had a fantastic day because . . .?“
If you have a system, share with us by “Leaving a Comment” on this post. In our efforts to create change through Asking First, Being a Friend, and Opening a Door, we LOVE to hear life approaches others have found to be productive and rewarding. By sharing with us today, you will have insured you have an “Aha” moment to reflect on at the end of today – because you will have helped others.
P.S. A “Shout Out” goes to my family who threw a nice, intimate, and really fun “Surprise Party” for me. The joy of the party came in spending time with people I love and knowing we were all having fun together. For my wife and sons who spent some “ice cream” time with me yesterday before I had to fly out, THANKS. You are the best! 
Yes, which birthday I had is not revealed in this post on purpose. After all, does it change anything? Now, the day I have TODAY (and beyond) could and SHOULD produce change.
WOW to TOWSON!
Towson University made me say, “WOW!” throughout the day today. The students desire and passion to create positive change was obvious from the start of our “Train the Trainer” session with the RAs (Resident Assistants) and the Peer Educators on campus. Everyone asked great questions and dived deeply into the discussion. You could tell this group of student LEADERS was going to help bring a large audience out to the evening “Can I Kiss You?” show.
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Right before the “Train the Trainer” session, we had an in-depth conversation with staff on being innovative and cutting-edge with teaching the many principles we discuss in the “Can I Kiss You?” program. We shared concepts using technology and HOW to approach sensitive issues with student populations.
At dinner, we discussed various views on certain kinds of educational/awareness events hosted on campuses. Next was the “Can I Kiss You?” program. As we approached the room about 30 minutes early, a long line had already gathered to get inside. Towson promoted getting FREE BOOKS & SHIRTS to the first 50 people. The promotion worked. The school was originally hoping to fill the room with 500 students. They easily topped their GOAL when additional chairs were needed and others ended up sitting on the floor to fit in the room. The energy was wonderful. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone throughout the day.
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Jacob, 18 yr old high school senior, speaks out
After watching the sexual assault and healthy dating general assembly at his high school titled “Can I Kiss You?“, 18 year old Jacob shares his thoughts. Often students dread attending programs on serious and sensitive topics such as sexual assault. Jacob reveals this concern early on and then shares what happened as the program advanced.
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Teenage Dating: 18 year old asks a question
Ron, a high school senior in South Dakota, is asking you the following question in the video. WHAT do you think Ron is referring to? After WATCHING the video, see the possible answers and then find out the TRUTH.
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