Student Leadership Podcast

Ashley and I have 5 tips for you to start a successful semester and you can take action on each of them RIGHT NOW! That’s what it is about leaders. Listen to these tips and see what it looks like for you to take action on each day. Tip #1 – Set the Tone with Your Teachers After your first day of class, or at your very next one, take a minute after it ends to walk up and say hi to your teacher. If you haven’t yet, introduce yourself, and then explain that you are excited for the class and are excited to learn. Tell them they can count on you to be ready to learn and that you are grateful for their time. End with a “see you next time!” and off you go. Boom. Less than 15 seconds later you have given your teacher an incredible impression of you. This helps them get to know you and helps you set the tone for yourself in how you will show up to class each day. More on that later. Tip #2 – Be Brave So in class who are you? Are you the one who always has an answer or are you the one that never says a word? Identi

HOW TO SET GOALS FOR 2019 - EP. 12 STUDENT LEADERSHIP PODCAST by Scott Mathie & Ashley Brinton

Today Scott and Ashley talked about Habits! We talked about why habits are important and the seven steps in making your habits stick! The cool thing about habits, there is not a one size fits all. You get to pick the habits that will best help you reach your dream in life and help you reach your level of success. Here is how you do that: 03:00 – Step #1: Start Simple – If you don’t start small, you never will start at all. Remember that 1 is greater than 0. 04:38 – Step #2: Identify Time – You, we, everyone is doing something all 24 hours of the day. Listen as Ashley and Scott both share how you can identify when you will do whatever habit it is you are working on. 09:08 – Step #3: Plan for the Obstacles – Scott teaches us how to not let old habits sneak back into our life. 13:50 – Step #4: Thirty Day Daily – Ashley talks about doing your habits for thirty days in a row, to make them last forever. 15:17 – Step #5: Remind Yourself - When you’re first starting out to make your new habit a habit, don’t for

3 KEY POINTS: 1- Success isn't about what you were given, it is about what you make happen through taking action on the right things! 2- Find a team, club, or organization that focuses on student leadership growth. 3- You have to just keep taking action. You'll feel fear, you'll feel the stress, but DO IT ANYWAY! SHOWNOTES: 02:16 - Ashley shares how her own teachers told her she would never succeed, but how she accomplished her goals anyway. 03:40 - Ashley shares how she has a learning disability and how an experience motivated her to not let anyone squash her dreams! 5:42 - We all have SOMETHING that holds us back. Something we all must overcome and reach beyond. 6:25 - People see the glory, but few know the story! Remember that everyone who has success got there through hard work and struggle. 9:00 - It is SO important to find an opportunity to join a student leadership-minded team or organization. 13:12 - Don't blink, just take action! Go for your dreams! Try! 14:54 - It is OK to feal fear! That emotion w

EP. 09 - STAYING FOCUSED AND GETTING OUT OF SLUMPS by Scott Mathie & Ashley Brinton

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EP. 06 THE POWER OF OPTIMISM AND GRATITUDE by Scott Mathie & Ashley Brinton

You will be able to do so much more in your life if you learn how to stop limiting yourself. The biggest limits are 1) Excuses and 2) Negativity. In this episode, we talk about how to suffocate excuses. Excuses thrive on time. Spend less time thinking about an excuse and it will go away. Excuses are born when you try to give up your power and deflect responsibility to someone or something else. Your future doesn't have time for that! In this episode you'll learn: -> How to suffocate excuses -> How to navigate negativity Action Items: -> Never give up control or push off responsibility to someone or something else. -> Always ask yourself, "Did I do my best?"

How do you overcome the moments when you feel like you are drowning? Today's episode is all about handling the stress that we all experience as we act on our ambition to accomplish our goals. It is ok to feel overwhelmed every once in a while, but it is important to know how to react to those moments. In this episode you will learn: -> Experiencing stress is a result of your ambitious action. -> Why understanding where you get your energy from is important. -> How to overcome moments of feeling overwhelmed. -> How to overcome analysis of paralysis. Action Steps: -> Next time you feel overwhelmed, get your thoughts out of your head and take action!

EP. 03 STAYING FOCUSED ON YOUR GOALS by Scott Mathie & Ashley Brinton

Life is all people. Want to achieve incredible things in your life? Learn to build strong relationships with people. You can do a lot on your own, but be humble enough to know that there are people out there that can introduce you to opportunities that would take you much longer to come across. People matter. Learn to create positive relationships with them. In this episode you'll learn: -> The impact positive relationships can have on your career -> How students can start developing the habit of developing strong relationships today Action Items: -> Focus on building a good relationship with each of your teachers, coaches, advisors, and others -> Start by making sure they know your name and that you can be counted on to do your best and always contribute. Don't forget to follow @NixYourLimits on Instagram and Snapchat.

Welcome to the Student Leadership Podcast, sponsored by Nix Your Limits. This podcast is created to provide students with the training they need to be better students, leaders, and people. Taking action on what you learn here will help catapult your career.

1. BEFORE YOU START TAKING ACTION TOWARDS 2018, EVALUATE 2017 1. GOALS 2. HABITS 3. ACTION 2. VISUALIZE AN AVERAGE YEAR 3. ANTICIPATE THE BREAKDOWNS 4. SET GOALS THAT IMPROVE FROM 2017, ASSURE AN ABOVE AVERAGE 2018, AND AVOID BREAKDOWNS 5. TRUST IN THE SYSTEMS. TRUST IN THE ACTION.