Watch the students making a strong statement:

Check out the article at:

http://www.wiscnews.com/wde/news/471424

http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123192255

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!

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.

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.

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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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