Often, (more often than I care to admit), I find myself overcome by those thoughts you don’t want anyone to know you’re thinking: Will we be ok? Do people like me? Did I do a good job? Are my kids...
When Fran Fierson was in the third grade, she had a teacher who insisted that every child do his or her personal best. Ms. Fierson took his advice to heart, and she still lives by those words today.
Judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson has presided over civil trial courtrooms for nearly twenty years, and she has instructed her juries to reach a verdict only after careful and thorough deliberation. Recently, she realized that she should follow the same advice in deliberating over her future.
“Tick-tock tick-tock Booom”! Another person just blew up in anger. I believe that everyone including myself are ticking time bombs. No of course not literally, but you know what I mean. Every human being has a point in their life...
In order to succeed you have to fail. I’ve failed many times before and I wanted to give up. I’m almost certain that all people who’ve made something of themselves failed multiple times. In this essay I want to explain...
Since I was four years old, my parents have taught me what are respect, generosity, kindness and faith in God. In my family respect for the elders is an important thing and that is why this word always associated for...
Jacksonville, Illinois, is where I was born and raised. When I was 11 I moved to a small town in the mountains of Colorado. A brand new school, brand new start, and a brand new life as my dad would...
I believe that each one of us as individuals, makes a difference, and that we should hold tight to who we are at our core. I believe that values and self-worth are bred and not born. That we are influenced...
Are you a leader? Most people when asked that question say “no” and I understand why. In America, we have very specific ideas of who leaders are. They are the CEOs, Directors and Presidents of our country. Leaders, we believe,...
