Socrates says "Know thyself" and Shakespeare states "To thine own self be true."
Lesson number one enlightens students as to how they became who they are and more importantly how they can reinvent or become the best version of themselves.

The average baby falls 400 times before they learn to walk. Everyone fails. Always remember failure is an event, never a person! We learn our greatest lessons from failure.​

What plays on your mental stage will ultimately play on your life stage. Success and failure, victory and defeat are mindsets. James Allen informs us that "You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you."​

There is strength, power, wisdom, love, compassion in all of us, but many times a great challenge, obstacle, problem, is needed to bring out the best in us. "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

- Christopher Reeve

Winston Churchill makes it clear that "Continuous efforts--not strength or intelligence--is the key to unlocking potential." Confucius adds, "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop."

 The next chapter in your life is your most important chapter. The past is water under the bridge. Move on. Mary Pickford summarizes it best "The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

How does one live a significant life? A meaningful life? A happy life? Mother Teresa suggests " A day lived without doing something good for others is a day not worth living." And Albert Einstein admits "Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."​

It's a simple recipe- always do your best! George Bernard Shaw said, "Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness." And Charles Simmons reveals "True greatness consists in being great in little things."​