Responsibility

Helping kids make positive choices

April 19, 2011 Mentoring

Should I wait for dinner like Mom said or just eat this cupcake now? Kids are faced with choices every day. As kids mature, their choices increase in number and complexity. Instead of deciding what to wear today, some kids are choosing whether to engage in drugs or sexual behavior. [...]

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Lessons in personal responsibility (for children)

December 29, 2010 Responsibility

A hard lesson for many adults to learn is learning personal responsibility. It’s become commonplace for us to blame people or circumstances for problems that arise in our lives. We forget that despite the most adverse circumstances, we have a choice. We can choose our next step. And in making [...]

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Freedom in personal responsibility

December 21, 2010 Responsibility

My greatest desire is to see you, and the community at large, step up to become a mentor to a young person. But, my passion may have caused me to skip a step. That step involves developing you to be an effective mentor, a person who not only encourages and [...]

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Three Rings of Responsibility

June 23, 2010 Responsibility

Today’s global economy hungers for fresh leadership. Leaders today must focus beyond their immediate sphere of influence, but must recognize how one’s action (or inaction) can affect people on the other side of the world. We need leaders who are willing to make things better for everyone. This kind of [...]

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Let’s talk personal responsibility

June 9, 2010 News & Announcements

Welcome to the official blog of Danita Johnson Hughes. If you knew me long ago, you might not have envisioned much for my future. I didn’t either. That is until I chose to turn it around. You can read more about that turnaround on my About page. It was during [...]

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