Feb
6

Our First Birthday

written by jasmine

It is our birthday. The Teen Esteem Council podcast has been broadcasting for 1 year. Thanks for all of the support that you have given us. Thanks to all of those who have been following us from the beginning.
With that in mind, Summer and I thought it would be a good idea to talk about [...]

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Jan
2

New Years Resolutions… Bah! Goals For The New Year… Yeah!

written by Mat Edvik

First and foremost we want to congratulate Summer and her husband. Summer had triplets on the 30th of December! Wow, three kids all at once,, life will never be the same.
With Summer at the hospital, I am alone in studio for this episode of the podcast.
The topic is New Years resolutions and goals.

“Aimlessness is a [...]

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Oct
7

2 Tips To Help The Procrastinating Student

written by Mat Edvik

Do any of these sayings sound familiar?

This year I am going to keep up on all of my homework.
This year I am going to stop procrastinating.
I am going to turn in every assignment

It is the middle of the first quarter of school. If you are like me when I was in school, then [...]

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Aug
24

Junior High is Coming - are you ready?

written by Mat Edvik

In our podcast 2 weeks ago, we talked with a good friend of mine, Jessica who is going to be a senior this year and we asked her about her experiences as a sophomore, junior and now soon-to-be senior and getting ready for it and how it is different each year.
Because we didn’t hit too [...]

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Jul
28

Think-Feel-Do

written by summeramorris

This last week at work, I’ve been talking a lot to both teens and adults about the importance of our perceptions or the way we think.  Mat and I have done a few pod-casts on this topic as well so I encourage you to go and listen to those as well.   But today, I just [...]

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Jun
15

You and Them - who is the example?

written by Mat Edvik

I just spent the weekend with a huge group of teens, both boys and girls and we spent time doing a ton of different activities and competitive stuff.  The one thing that I noticed the most is the difference between those that were happy and those that weren’t right from the very beginning.  Some thought [...]

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May
14

Acceptance of Self

written by summeramorris

So lately I have been talking with a lot of people in my office about the concept of acceptance.  There are a lot of things that are black and white in this world, right and wrong, productive or unhealthy.  Acceptance, I also believe is black and white.  We can’t kind of accept something or someone; [...]

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Apr
4

The Garden of Your Mind

written by Mat Edvik

In this episode Mat and Summer discuss the ways your mind is like a garden. If you plant what you want in a garden and if you take care of that garden, it will produce the fruits, vegitables, or flowers that you desire. But if you don’t take care of the garden it will produce [...]

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Mar
28

Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions

written by Mat Edvik

In today’s episode, Mat and Summer discuss the connection between the thoughts we have, the feelings they create, and the behaviors that are a result of both. If you have ever wondered why you do the things you do or why you feel the way you feel… this podcast may begin to answer some of [...]

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Mar
19

Change

written by Mat Edvik

I once read a book by a guy named Larry Winget. The Book was titled Shut Up Stop Whining and Get a Life. In that book he tells us how to change.
“I’m going to tell you how to change and I promise you won’t like it… YOU JUST CHANGE.”
Many times we think that making changes [...]

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