“Riddle Me This! What exactly doastronauts and street gang members have in common? Both groups are highly motivated. Both had role models, at an early age, of the personthey thought about being. Both attached an aspirationto their example. The astronaut's dreams lead them into the world of aviation. The street gang members dreams lead to imprisonment.”, this bold statement comes from, Nationally recognized Motivational Youth Speaker Indianapolis Jamahl Keyes.
Exactly why do some at-risk students ambitions lead toself-destruction when the same skills can be used todevelop amotivating career and productive lifestyle?
It is very importantnote here that all of us follow our dreams. Many student shave weak dreams that offer limited motivation others have powerful dreams that arehighly motivating. For most of us, our dreams are positive, for others, their dreams are self-destructive.
Street gangs and students in street life have very powerful, self-destructive ambitions, usually associated with criminal activity. Our mind is a powerhouse that searches for ways to fulfill our dreams, whether they are right or wrong.
“As teachers, parents and mentors we've got tomake a conscience effort to show students what could happen to them if they have leadership skills and character development by having school assembly, eventsand more,” states Nationally recognized Motivational Youth Speaker Indianapolis Jamahl Keyes, “Many students on a daily basis through TV, social media and movies see self-destructive choices that can be made. That’s why it is vital to show them what happens to them if they are not self-destructive this could make the difference to them becoming a gang member taking from society or a astronaut adding to society.”
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