The next 45 minutes is The next 45 minutes is going to change your life going to change your life

forever…forever…

You are all You are all “one of a “one of a kind.”kind.”

““Uniqueness”Uniqueness”

We We NEEDNEED uniqueness… uniqueness…Artists, lawyers, carpenters, Artists, lawyers, carpenters,

doctors, circus clowns…doctors, circus clowns…

““Uncertainty.” Uncertainty.” Let’s Let’s define it…define it…

UncertaintyUncertainty is the is the spicespice of of life. Uncertainty is what life. Uncertainty is what makes life makes life interestinginteresting……

UncertaintyUncertainty is not is not ““fearfear”.”. Fear is a totally different Fear is a totally different category of emotion… category of emotion… more about fear later.more about fear later.

Would you Would you LOVELOVE your your new Ferrari?new Ferrari?

Would you keep your Would you keep your Ferrari Ferrari safesafe??

We should We should alwaysalways keep keep valuable things safe! valuable things safe!

YOUYOU are our Ferrari’s! are our Ferrari’s!

But But YOUYOU are so much more are so much more valuable than any car that valuable than any car that

was ever built! was ever built! YOUYOU are a human being! are a human being!

Your school Your school lovesloves you, you, holds you holds you safesafe, and , and valuesvalues

you so very, very much!you so very, very much!

This next piece is for the This next piece is for the adults in the room that feel adults in the room that feel

comfortable displaying comfortable displaying affection publicly. This isn’t affection publicly. This isn’t

for some individuals, though for some individuals, though we all know you do care!!!we all know you do care!!!

Adults in the room, if you Adults in the room, if you are comfortable doing so, are comfortable doing so,

will you please stand up for will you please stand up for this display ? this display ?

I have a question for you.I have a question for you.

Will you raise your hands Will you raise your hands up high, if you, up high, if you, with all your with all your

heartheart, , truly truly lovelove these these young people?young people?

Are these young people Are these young people valuable?valuable?

Do you agree to hold Do you agree to hold and keep them safe ?and keep them safe ?

Yo, if we discipline you, it’s Yo, if we discipline you, it’s because we have to because we have to maintain a teachable maintain a teachable

environment…environment…

But, we still But, we still lovelove you! you!

There’s a whole lotta love in There’s a whole lotta love in this room… can you feel it?this room… can you feel it?

Now, on to the big Now, on to the big picture… picture…

““What”What” you are… Let’s you are… Let’s define this…define this…

Because Because whatwhat you are is you are is not not whowho you are! you are!

So, So, WHOWHO are you? are you?

WhoWho you are, are the you are, are the “values” you commit to “values” you commit to

owning within your heart.owning within your heart.

““Big whoopie”… So what, Big whoopie”… So what, and why should I care?and why should I care?

How you gonna get How you gonna get somewhere if you don’t somewhere if you don’t

know where you’re going?know where you’re going?

You need a roadmap…You need a roadmap…

Wouldn’t it be nice if you Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a had a frameworkframework to help to help you understand your life, you understand your life,

and and WHOWHO you are? you are?

Now, let’s talk about Now, let’s talk about FEARFEAR, , and how it affects your life.and how it affects your life.

FEARFEAR is an incredible is an incredible thing…thing…

FEARFEAR causes causes ANGERANGER!!!!!!

Wouldn’t it be great to fear Wouldn’t it be great to fear nothingnothing??

The only way for that to The only way for that to happen is to adopt happen is to adopt

valuesvalues……

This This positive framework positive framework of valuesof values will remove fear. will remove fear. If you remove fear, life is If you remove fear, life is

fantastic…fantastic…

So, here’s the solution So, here’s the solution for you…for you…

These values give you These values give you reference points to love and reference points to love and

live your life by!live your life by!

This solution has a positive This solution has a positive frameworkframework of values to of values to

think within…think within…

Wouldn’t it be great if you Wouldn’t it be great if you always knew how you would always knew how you would reactreact… to have your … to have your actionsactions consistent and dependable?consistent and dependable?

The world is made of cloth The world is made of cloth – woven together… – woven together…

YOU ARE INVITED TO BE YOU ARE INVITED TO BE PART OF THIS CLOTH!PART OF THIS CLOTH!

But you have to make the But you have to make the CHOICECHOICE to become part of to become part of

this cloth…this cloth…

TAKE A DEEP BREATHTAKE A DEEP BREATH

NOW…NOW…

Here comes the positive Here comes the positive FRAMEWORK OF FRAMEWORK OF

VALUES!VALUES!

Can you see the Can you see the importance of having a importance of having a sharedshared framework of framework of

positive values?positive values?

Different campus groups… Different campus groups… This is the same outside of This is the same outside of

school as well. school as well.

You have to make the You have to make the CHOICECHOICE to live within the to live within the cloth of society, or on the cloth of society, or on the

outside of the cloth.outside of the cloth.

Now, you get the Now, you get the BIGBIG

picture?picture?

Now, a slight change of Now, a slight change of subject…subject…

If someone were If someone were challenging your little sister, challenging your little sister,

you’d step up to help, …you’d step up to help, …right?right?

Your school loves you and Your school loves you and keeps you safe… keeps you safe…

But, now we need But, now we need youryour help!!!help!!!

Standardized tests are a Standardized tests are a drag, and we drag, and we allall know it… know it… but the but the lawlaw requires them. requires them.

We have no choice.We have no choice.

These tests are OUR These tests are OUR report cardreport card to the to the

government!government!

Your school is being Your school is being challenged this time. Time challenged this time. Time to step up for your school, to step up for your school, just like you would for your just like you would for your

little sister…little sister…

PleasePlease, don’t bubble in , don’t bubble in answers without thinking answers without thinking the questions through…the questions through…

Take your best guess if you Take your best guess if you need to, but only as a last need to, but only as a last

resort…resort…

Promise to get enough rest Promise to get enough rest and to eat well during this and to eat well during this

time… your school time… your school NEEDSNEEDS you to be sharp!you to be sharp!

We love you and hold you We love you and hold you safe. Please, love and hold safe. Please, love and hold

USUS safe, too! safe, too!

We’ve made our promises We’ve made our promises to you. Now, will you to you. Now, will you PLEASEPLEASE make your make your

promise to us? promise to us?

And And alwaysalways remember…remember…

YOUYOU are are OUROUR Ferrari’s…Ferrari’s…