a very good morning to everyone I’m a 28 year old teacher and my job is about
year old teacher and my job is about
year old teacher and my job is about keeping great children great children
keeping great children great children
keeping great children great children but my story is a little different when
but my story is a little different when
but my story is a little different when I was a young boy my mom came once to
I was a young boy my mom came once to
I was a young boy my mom came once to the house she saw me in the kitchen with
the house she saw me in the kitchen with
the house she saw me in the kitchen with the ton of broken crockery in anger she
the ton of broken crockery in anger she
the ton of broken crockery in anger she asked me a case a wall which means how
asked me a case a wall which means how
asked me a case a wall which means how did it happen and I known Jalen he got
did it happen and I known Jalen he got
did it happen and I known Jalen he got up I took another plate and I broke it
up I took another plate and I broke it
up I took another plate and I broke it ESA well as you know all months she was
ESA well as you know all months she was
ESA well as you know all months she was red with rage she looked at me she gave
red with rage she looked at me she gave
red with rage she looked at me she gave me one tight slap and she said I’ve been
me one tight slap and she said I’ve been
me one tight slap and she said I’ve been trying to teach you all my life I’ve
trying to teach you all my life I’ve
trying to teach you all my life I’ve been telling you all my life and still
been telling you all my life and still
been telling you all my life and still you don’t understand and my father was
you don’t understand and my father was
you don’t understand and my father was looking at this from a distance and he
looking at this from a distance and he
looking at this from a distance and he stopped my mommy said I think we are
stopped my mommy said I think we are
stopped my mommy said I think we are asking the wrong question I think
asking the wrong question I think
asking the wrong question I think there’s another way that week my father
there’s another way that week my father
there’s another way that week my father took me to my first I camp he’s an eye
took me to my first I camp he’s an eye
took me to my first I camp he’s an eye surgeon and he does a lot of things for
surgeon and he does a lot of things for
surgeon and he does a lot of things for poor people and being a young boy I
poor people and being a young boy I
poor people and being a young boy I don’t have much to do so I used to love
don’t have much to do so I used to love
don’t have much to do so I used to love sitting next to him and listening to the
sitting next to him and listening to the
sitting next to him and listening to the conversations he used to have with his
conversations he used to have with his
conversations he used to have with his patients one of those conversations
patients one of those conversations
patients one of those conversations changed my life forever and perhaps
changed my life forever and perhaps
changed my life forever and perhaps that’s the reason why I’m standing here
that’s the reason why I’m standing here
that’s the reason why I’m standing here today it was about this old lady who’s
today it was about this old lady who’s
today it was about this old lady who’s refusing to get urgent immediate
refusing to get urgent immediate
refusing to get urgent immediate cataract surgery done and when my dad
cataract surgery done and when my dad
cataract surgery done and when my dad asked why she said I heard your people
asked why she said I heard your people
asked why she said I heard your people say I need to rest for one or two weeks
say I need to rest for one or two weeks
say I need to rest for one or two weeks but I wouldn’t last one or two weeks
but I wouldn’t last one or two weeks
but I wouldn’t last one or two weeks my father said why I’m sure you must
my father said why I’m sure you must
my father said why I’m sure you must have some family he said wow what a
have some family he said wow what a
have some family he said wow what a question you asked because I spent my
question you asked because I spent my
question you asked because I spent my time
time
time I spent my entire life taking care of my
I spent my entire life taking care of my
I spent my entire life taking care of my children giving them an education
children giving them an education
children giving them an education raising them up and they are successful
raising them up and they are successful
raising them up and they are successful today but guess what I’m a burden for
today but guess what I’m a burden for
today but guess what I’m a burden for them and they abandon me I am left with
them and they abandon me I am left with
them and they abandon me I am left with no food no money and above all no
no food no money and above all no
no food no money and above all no dignity for me has a 12 year old child
dignity for me has a 12 year old child
dignity for me has a 12 year old child as a wait confusing story and I’m sure
as a wait confusing story and I’m sure
as a wait confusing story and I’m sure it’s for you too because still 12
it’s for you too because still 12
it’s for you too because still 12 the only stories I heard was the ones
the only stories I heard was the ones
the only stories I heard was the ones with the happy ending this one didn’t
with the happy ending this one didn’t
with the happy ending this one didn’t have one
have one
have one why was the innocent woman suffering in
why was the innocent woman suffering in
why was the innocent woman suffering in the end my dad after that incident took
the end my dad after that incident took
the end my dad after that incident took me out and he said how was your I count
me out and he said how was your I count
me out and he said how was your I count the first thing I said I’m sad for that
the first thing I said I’m sad for that
the first thing I said I’m sad for that lady why is she suffering and he says my
lady why is she suffering and he says my
lady why is she suffering and he says my dear child for some people life’s
dear child for some people life’s
dear child for some people life’s challenges are a burden but for others
challenges are a burden but for others
challenges are a burden but for others they are an opportunity to show what
they are an opportunity to show what
they are an opportunity to show what they’re made of for me that was the
they’re made of for me that was the
they’re made of for me that was the first definition of character straight
first definition of character straight
first definition of character straight from the heart but I still groan at
from the heart but I still groan at
from the heart but I still groan at sleep at night why did she suffer and
sleep at night why did she suffer and
sleep at night why did she suffer and today after 18 years as an educator I
today after 18 years as an educator I
today after 18 years as an educator I realized in a pursuit to build
realized in a pursuit to build
realized in a pursuit to build competence to earn a living and children
competence to earn a living and children
competence to earn a living and children we forgot to build character in children
we forgot to build character in children
we forgot to build character in children and that’s what I do today I help build
and that’s what I do today I help build
and that’s what I do today I help build character and it’s not just me alone
character and it’s not just me alone
character and it’s not just me alone it’s an entire team but how do you build
it’s an entire team but how do you build
it’s an entire team but how do you build character without understanding correct
character without understanding correct
character without understanding correct we go scatter means a lot of things for
we go scatter means a lot of things for
we go scatter means a lot of things for me character is the truth beyond our
me character is the truth beyond our
me character is the truth beyond our flesh our true nature but there are two
flesh our true nature but there are two
flesh our true nature but there are two things we need to know before we start
things we need to know before we start
things we need to know before we start building it the first one no one is born
building it the first one no one is born
building it the first one no one is born with a good or a bad character everyone
with a good or a bad character everyone
with a good or a bad character everyone takes responsibility and builds it up
takes responsibility and builds it up
takes responsibility and builds it up even if you don’t take responsibility
even if you don’t take responsibility
even if you don’t take responsibility you’re still building one up and the
you’re still building one up and the
you’re still building one up and the second thing is that character isn’t
second thing is that character isn’t
second thing is that character isn’t just about being a good human because
just about being a good human because
just about being a good human because character was also what Galileo had when
character was also what Galileo had when
character was also what Galileo had when he had to prove to the world that the
he had to prove to the world that the
he had to prove to the world that the earth is round
earth is round
earth is round it was character which Manoj Kumar
it was character which Manoj Kumar
it was character which Manoj Kumar Pandey the major in the Indian Army had
Pandey the major in the Indian Army had
Pandey the major in the Indian Army had when he said to his general I will fight
when he said to his general I will fight
when he said to his general I will fight against the order one is 200 but I will
against the order one is 200 but I will
against the order one is 200 but I will win the Jew bar top which was at the end
win the Jew bar top which was at the end
win the Jew bar top which was at the end the pivotal point of India’s goggle
the pivotal point of India’s goggle
the pivotal point of India’s goggle routine it is to have an undying spirit
routine it is to have an undying spirit
routine it is to have an undying spirit of completing what you started and an
of completing what you started and an
of completing what you started and an undying spirit you have an inquiry how
undying spirit you have an inquiry how
undying spirit you have an inquiry how do we build children who are both good
do we build children who are both good
do we build children who are both good at heart and successful in life isn’t
at heart and successful in life isn’t
at heart and successful in life isn’t that all of us want well that’s an
that all of us want well that’s an
that all of us want well that’s an interesting question
interesting question
interesting question and let me show the first one to you the
and let me show the first one to you the
and let me show the first one to you the first step is something which all of us
first step is something which all of us
first step is something which all of us know
know
know but all of us forget and I want to show
but all of us forget and I want to show
but all of us forget and I want to show it to you by making you do something so
it to you by making you do something so
it to you by making you do something so in the next 30 seconds see what happens
in the next 30 seconds see what happens
in the next 30 seconds see what happens I want all of you to raise your hands
I want all of you to raise your hands
I want all of you to raise your hands out like this okay now it’s an activity
out like this okay now it’s an activity
out like this okay now it’s an activity of focus so look at me and listen to me
of focus so look at me and listen to me
of focus so look at me and listen to me well you will have to give one single
well you will have to give one single
well you will have to give one single clap at the count of three
clap at the count of three
clap at the count of three one two three fantastic let’s do this
one two three fantastic let’s do this
one two three fantastic let’s do this faster one two
why did you plant because you saw me
why did you plant because you saw me clap and that’s the thing what children
clap and that’s the thing what children
clap and that’s the thing what children see in us is much more stronger than
see in us is much more stronger than
see in us is much more stronger than what they hear from us
what they hear from us
what they hear from us if you want to build character we’d have
if you want to build character we’d have
if you want to build character we’d have to build our own first think about it
to build our own first think about it
to build our own first think about it haven’t you heard parents screaming at
haven’t you heard parents screaming at
haven’t you heard parents screaming at children don’t scream whatever you do we
children don’t scream whatever you do we
children don’t scream whatever you do we want our children to be super positive
want our children to be super positive
want our children to be super positive but we are negative about the government
but we are negative about the government
but we are negative about the government about the society about a spouse you got
about the society about a spouse you got
about the society about a spouse you got them about our inverse indirectly goblet
them about our inverse indirectly goblet
them about our inverse indirectly goblet it’s all about us every child wants to
it’s all about us every child wants to
it’s all about us every child wants to be like their parent because Herbert
be like their parent because Herbert
be like their parent because Herbert Ziegler who scheme about he subsidiary
Ziegler who scheme about he subsidiary
Ziegler who scheme about he subsidiary hero them
hero them
hero them but the question is are you the hero you
but the question is are you the hero you
but the question is are you the hero you want your child to be
want your child to be
want your child to be are you the hero your child wants to
are you the hero your child wants to
are you the hero your child wants to step to
step to
step to giving experience before wisdom
giving experience before wisdom
giving experience before wisdom let me ask you another question how many
let me ask you another question how many
let me ask you another question how many of you have ever taken a swimming course
of you have ever taken a swimming course
of you have ever taken a swimming course in your life raise your hands
in your life raise your hands
in your life raise your hands very interesting out of all of you how
very interesting out of all of you how
very interesting out of all of you how many of you took a correspondence course
many of you took a correspondence course
many of you took a correspondence course in swimming
can you imagine okay the book says one
can you imagine okay the book says one find a superbly beautiful tight costume
find a superbly beautiful tight costume
find a superbly beautiful tight costume step two go near the water step 3 jump
step two go near the water step 3 jump
step two go near the water step 3 jump into the water
into the water
into the water step 4 left-hand hop right leg back and
step 4 left-hand hop right leg back and
step 4 left-hand hop right leg back and paddle if you feel rounding keep trying
paddle if you feel rounding keep trying
paddle if you feel rounding keep trying it wouldn’t work let me let me relate it
it wouldn’t work let me let me relate it
it wouldn’t work let me let me relate it to an analogy if diamond is this
to an analogy if diamond is this
to an analogy if diamond is this beautiful character which we want in our
beautiful character which we want in our
beautiful character which we want in our children don’t give it to them in a box
children don’t give it to them in a box
children don’t give it to them in a box let them dig it out because the sweat
let them dig it out because the sweat
let them dig it out because the sweat and the tears the cuts and the process
and the tears the cuts and the process
and the tears the cuts and the process the Givens and the give ups that is what
the Givens and the give ups that is what
the Givens and the give ups that is what is going to make that character that
is going to make that character that
is going to make that character that diamond much more working
diamond much more working
diamond much more working but the temptation all furs have is to
but the temptation all furs have is to
but the temptation all furs have is to tell children this is right this is
tell children this is right this is
tell children this is right this is wrong to do this you will be successful
wrong to do this you will be successful
wrong to do this you will be successful if we had the humility to understand
if we had the humility to understand
if we had the humility to understand that life each is much better than an
that life each is much better than an
that life each is much better than an individual we wouldn’t have half the
individual we wouldn’t have half the
individual we wouldn’t have half the problem let me give you an example I am
problem let me give you an example I am
problem let me give you an example I am born in a Jain family and in Jain
born in a Jain family and in Jain
born in a Jain family and in Jain families there’s a tradition of fasting
families there’s a tradition of fasting
families there’s a tradition of fasting and this fasting turns out to be one of
and this fasting turns out to be one of
and this fasting turns out to be one of the most amazing character building
the most amazing character building
the most amazing character building exercises because in the first level of
exercises because in the first level of
exercises because in the first level of fasting which is abstinence children are
fasting which is abstinence children are
fasting which is abstinence children are taught as young as six to seven year
taught as young as six to seven year
taught as young as six to seven year olds do not eat during certain times
olds do not eat during certain times
olds do not eat during certain times after sunset and before sunrise the
after sunset and before sunrise the
after sunset and before sunrise the second level yet old note when certain
second level yet old note when certain
second level yet old note when certain types of food the third level
types of food the third level
types of food the third level can you come down from three meals to
can you come down from three meals to
can you come down from three meals to two meats the fourth level
two meats the fourth level
two meats the fourth level can you come down from two weeks to one
can you come down from two weeks to one
can you come down from two weeks to one need can you live one entire day without
need can you live one entire day without
need can you live one entire day without the desire to eat food and focusing on
the desire to eat food and focusing on
the desire to eat food and focusing on what you want to do the most amazing
what you want to do the most amazing
what you want to do the most amazing thing children as young as seven eight
thing children as young as seven eight
thing children as young as seven eight year olds have lasted for 15 days with
year olds have lasted for 15 days with
year olds have lasted for 15 days with complete energy
complete energy
complete energy but how does this build character
but how does this build character
but how does this build character because it teaches children the mentals
because it teaches children the mentals
because it teaches children the mentals tend to not give into temptation
tend to not give into temptation
tend to not give into temptation think about the last time you gave into
think about the last time you gave into
think about the last time you gave into temptation it builds a certain amount of
temptation it builds a certain amount of
temptation it builds a certain amount of qualities which says that I can do it
qualities which says that I can do it
qualities which says that I can do it gives them how you can run behind
gives them how you can run behind
gives them how you can run behind purpose and you can achieve it
purpose and you can achieve it
purpose and you can achieve it let me give you another example the most
let me give you another example the most
let me give you another example the most easiest way for me to actually relate to
easiest way for me to actually relate to
easiest way for me to actually relate to this is actually when I had to wash West
this is actually when I had to wash West
this is actually when I had to wash West one day I miss my flight and I read back
one day I miss my flight and I read back
one day I miss my flight and I read back home with my friend and we had to make
home with my friend and we had to make
home with my friend and we had to make dinner for us and after the dinner they
dinner for us and after the dinner they
dinner for us and after the dinner they were veces it’s the first time I was
were veces it’s the first time I was
were veces it’s the first time I was actually cleaning vessels so I walk in
actually cleaning vessels so I walk in
actually cleaning vessels so I walk in to my kitchen I take the vessel I take a
to my kitchen I take the vessel I take a
to my kitchen I take the vessel I take a soap bar and as hard rubbing on and then
soap bar and as hard rubbing on and then
soap bar and as hard rubbing on and then my friend taps on my shoulder and says
my friend taps on my shoulder and says
my friend taps on my shoulder and says my uncle I think you need a scrub I’ve
my uncle I think you need a scrub I’ve
my uncle I think you need a scrub I’ve seen it on TV
seen it on TV
seen it on TV I said oh yes so after 10 minutes of the
I said oh yes so after 10 minutes of the
I said oh yes so after 10 minutes of the Odeon my hands are paining my legs are
Odeon my hands are paining my legs are
Odeon my hands are paining my legs are burning with Wi-Fi back is feeling he
burning with Wi-Fi back is feeling he
burning with Wi-Fi back is feeling he actually went back and I said and I said
actually went back and I said and I said
actually went back and I said and I said I am so grateful I have a mall and as I
I am so grateful I have a mall and as I
I am so grateful I have a mall and as I sat down reflecting I realized now I
sat down reflecting I realized now I
sat down reflecting I realized now I know why my mom keeps complaining about
know why my mom keeps complaining about
know why my mom keeps complaining about the fact that her hands keep going numb
the fact that her hands keep going numb
the fact that her hands keep going numb for 35 years she did to me I didn’t
for 35 years she did to me I didn’t
for 35 years she did to me I didn’t understand in 10 minutes
understand in 10 minutes
understand in 10 minutes I understood empathy an experience
I understood empathy an experience
I understood empathy an experience teaches much better but is experienced
teaches much better but is experienced
teaches much better but is experienced enough no an experience without
enough no an experience without
enough no an experience without reflection is entertainment
reflection is entertainment
reflection is entertainment with reflection and what does reflection
with reflection and what does reflection
with reflection and what does reflection mean asking the right kind of questions
mean asking the right kind of questions
mean asking the right kind of questions and asking the right amount of questions
and asking the right amount of questions
and asking the right amount of questions when my father asked me how was my
when my father asked me how was my
when my father asked me how was my campaign he asked me how do I feel
campaign he asked me how do I feel
campaign he asked me how do I feel that’s when I understood what for the
that’s when I understood what for the
that’s when I understood what for the first lesson of empathy of compassion of
first lesson of empathy of compassion of
first lesson of empathy of compassion of faith was is reflection enough know have
faith was is reflection enough know have
faith was is reflection enough know have you realized children say they had a
you realized children say they had a
you realized children say they had a fantastic class what did you learn
because reflection unless and until our
because reflection unless and until our crystallized they’ll only do anything
crystallized they’ll only do anything
crystallized they’ll only do anything and the third and my favorite
and the third and my favorite
and the third and my favorite encouraging action think about it
encouraging action think about it
encouraging action think about it do we become good do we become morally
do we become good do we become morally
do we become good do we become morally right by thinking good that’s the first
right by thinking good that’s the first
right by thinking good that’s the first step and this is there are a hundred
step and this is there are a hundred
step and this is there are a hundred ways of doing it but to put it into
ways of doing it but to put it into
ways of doing it but to put it into action is the most amazing one and this
action is the most amazing one and this
action is the most amazing one and this is one way you could do it
you can call it a value real or
you can call it a value real or character wheel but the objective is not
character wheel but the objective is not
character wheel but the objective is not to make quick changes my guru always
to make quick changes my guru always
to make quick changes my guru always told me our character is not built by
told me our character is not built by
told me our character is not built by drastic changes overnight it’s built by
drastic changes overnight it’s built by
drastic changes overnight it’s built by small changes everything
small changes everything
small changes everything so imagine if you and your family was
so imagine if you and your family was
so imagine if you and your family was sitting on the tech the stable and you
sitting on the tech the stable and you
sitting on the tech the stable and you gave this a swirl and it’s stopped at
do not blame anyone or anything for 24
do not blame anyone or anything for 24 hours can you live a life without
hours can you live a life without
hours can you live a life without blaming life or without blaming someone
blaming life or without blaming someone
blaming life or without blaming someone else if you can you have taken the first
else if you can you have taken the first
else if you can you have taken the first step of building character if you can’t
step of building character if you can’t
step of building character if you can’t you have still taken the first steps
you have still taken the first steps
you have still taken the first steps because failure leads to success
because failure leads to success
because failure leads to success the question is are you ready to take
the question is are you ready to take
the question is are you ready to take small steps every day no second day a
small steps every day no second day a
small steps every day no second day a new value say for example I will truly
new value say for example I will truly
new value say for example I will truly be unsure in every single thing I know a
be unsure in every single thing I know a
be unsure in every single thing I know a lot of us came in late today but can we
lot of us came in late today but can we
lot of us came in late today but can we follow for 24 hours what is I teachers
follow for 24 hours what is I teachers
follow for 24 hours what is I teachers to manage our time that is also
to manage our time that is also
to manage our time that is also character
character
character in the next month this is actually also
in the next month this is actually also
in the next month this is actually also going to be digital
going to be digital
going to be digital so families across ever inspector
so families across ever inspector
so families across ever inspector whether they are next to each other they
whether they are next to each other they
whether they are next to each other they could do together
could do together
could do together imagine commitment at breakfast
imagine commitment at breakfast
imagine commitment at breakfast following the action through the
following the action through the
following the action through the afternoon and reflection at dinner of
afternoon and reflection at dinner of
afternoon and reflection at dinner of how the day was that’s how you build
how the day was that’s how you build
how the day was that’s how you build character so all these four steps do
character so all these four steps do
character so all these four steps do they work well we took all these ideas
they work well we took all these ideas
they work well we took all these ideas we we bought the role model we got her
we we bought the role model we got her
we we bought the role model we got her inside of inside of school we use the
inside of inside of school we use the
inside of inside of school we use the experiential learning and we used
experiential learning and we used
experiential learning and we used character focused actioning reflection
character focused actioning reflection
character focused actioning reflection realization with action and this is what
realization with action and this is what
realization with action and this is what happened
happened
happened when we ask a thousand children who
when we ask a thousand children who
when we ask a thousand children who underwent our program over a month over
underwent our program over a month over
underwent our program over a month over six months their confidence levels went
six months their confidence levels went
six months their confidence levels went up by 90% when we asked them were you
up by 90% when we asked them were you
up by 90% when we asked them were you able to handle failure better
able to handle failure better
able to handle failure better they said 80% of them responded saying
they said 80% of them responded saying
they said 80% of them responded saying that yes we believe we can handle
that yes we believe we can handle
that yes we believe we can handle failure better and if you ask them are
failure better and if you ask them are
failure better and if you ask them are you becoming better human beings 87%
you becoming better human beings 87%
you becoming better human beings 87% said yes but it’s not just the children
said yes but it’s not just the children
said yes but it’s not just the children because children always want to say we
because children always want to say we
because children always want to say we are the best we ask teachers the same
are the best we ask teachers the same
are the best we ask teachers the same question and this is the Moneyball the
question and this is the Moneyball the
question and this is the Moneyball the teachers response correlated with every
teachers response correlated with every
teachers response correlated with every single one of these numbers they were
single one of these numbers they were
single one of these numbers they were seeing it in their behavior and children
seeing it in their behavior and children
seeing it in their behavior and children were feeling it in themselves
were feeling it in themselves
were feeling it in themselves and this is what I want to leave you
and this is what I want to leave you
and this is what I want to leave you with think about it how long can we
with think about it how long can we
with think about it how long can we teach our children to build devices of
teach our children to build devices of
teach our children to build devices of the future without building
the future without building
the future without building relationships in the present and in a up
relationships in the present and in a up
relationships in the present and in a up to all that’s happening today we need a
to all that’s happening today we need a
to all that’s happening today we need a superhero but it’s not the Spider Man
superhero but it’s not the Spider Man
superhero but it’s not the Spider Man it’s not the Superman all we need is the
it’s not the Superman all we need is the
it’s not the Superman all we need is the righteous man can you be the righteous
righteous man can you be the righteous
righteous man can you be the righteous man for this world because character is
man for this world because character is
man for this world because character is not a teacher’s concern it’s everybody’s
not a teacher’s concern it’s everybody’s
not a teacher’s concern it’s everybody’s concern
concern
concern think about that thank you
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