Podcasts about laymon hicks

A Kids Book About Failure (view book)Full Book Description:It's not only likely that kids will experience failure at some time in their life, but it's a 100% certainty. Grownups, it's up to you to teach them how to embrace it. This book doesn't paint a pretty face on failure. It rethinks what it means and how to help kids live their lives not trying to avoid it.About the Author:From troubled youth to graduating high school with a 4.0 grade point average and obtaining a doctorate by the age of 29. Dr. Laymon Hicks' story is moving, his words are empowering, and his message is practical.*If you want to be on a future episode of A Kids Book About: The Podcast or if you have a question you'd like us to consider, have a grownup email us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com and we'll send you the details.

Jelani Memory and company share titles from A KIDS BOOK ABOUT. Jelani is the founder of A KIDS BOOK ABOUT, an innovative company bringing difficult conversations to readers through lived experiences and #ownvoices. Taking on such topics as racism, divorce, failure, and belonging, A KIDS BOOK ABOUT is doing something different in the children’s book market and the impact these books are making on readers and reading communities, as I’ve experienced firsthand, is powerful. Today you’ll hear ten different voices representing ten different topics addressed in the A KIDS BOOK ABOUT series, why each author wrote their book, and what advice they would share to their childhood selves if given the chance. We’ll hear about RACISM from Jelani Memory, DIVORCE from Ashley Simpo, BELONGING from Kevin Carroll, EMOTIONS from Nakita Simpson, ADVENTURE from Ben Tertin, FAILURE from Dr. Laymon Hicks, FEMINISM from Emma Mcilroy, DISABILITIES from Kristine Napper, SHAME from Jamie Letourneau, and EMPATHY from Daron K. Roberts. You can browse these and even more titles by visiting A KIDS BOOK ABOUT.    You can access even more information about this book and its author by visiting www.matthewcwinner.com/blog.   Get a copy of this book and support independent bookstores (and this podcast) by visiting our BookShop Store.   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/matthewcwinner   Thank you to this week's sponsors: TeachingBooks.net Professor Bookworm (offer code CHILDRENS20) Libro.fm (offer code WINNER) Consider starting a 3-, 6-, or 12-month Libro.fm membership And to the generous support from our Patrons.

Dr. Laymon Hicks is one of the most highly sought after youth motivational speakers in middle schools and high schools all around the country. He sits down with Dr. M the value of teaching kids how to overcome failure, the importance of being an authentic adult with children, and the challenges of remaining optimistic when observing racism in America today. His book, A Kid’s Book About Failure, can be found on www.akidsbookabout.com and he can be invited to speak at your school at www.laymonhicks.com. 

#TellYourStory With Laymon Hicks

#TellYourStory With Laymon Hicks

In this episode, we reflect on our conversation with Dr. Laymon Hicks; youth motivational speaker and author. A theme that stood out to us from that conversation was how our experiences, upbringing, and community culture shape our view of what is possible for ourselves and our lives. It’s that theme that we’re diving more into today. Enjoy! What you’ll hear in this episode: Blake’s main takeaway from the interview with Laymon What living in Ireland as a child taught Blake about privilege Why we all should perform radical acts that take us out of our comfort zones The power of taking it just one step at a time Why compassion for ourselves and our journey is an absolute must The importance of celebrating our accomplishments How evolution factors into our need for approval Follow Us On: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

Dr. Laymon Hicks is a youth motivational speaker and author. He's offered keynote addresses and workshops at more than 150 schools and student conferences in 45 states for over 350,000 young people. Laymon obtained his bachelor’s and master's degrees from Florida State University where he served as Student Body President; managing a ten-point, three-million-dollar budget. At the age of 29, Laymon graduated with his doctorate degree from Northeastern University. In this episode, we hear about Laymon’s powerful story of self-doubt and self-limiting beliefs that he was able to turn into a deeper understanding of his self-worth, why Laymon feels so compelled to help young people do the same, how others can transfer their self-limiting beliefs to us, what we can do to break from that, and so much more. Enjoy! What you’ll hear in this episode: The two main topics Laymon covers when speak to young people What Laymon means when he says we need to neutralize the “weapons of mass destruction” How an email Laymon sent as an 8th grader changed the course of his entire life Why Laymon experienced self-doubt even after receiving his doctorate degree The struggle of not feeling worthy until you accomplish your goals but needing to feel worthy to accomplish them What a tough collegiate political campaign taught Laymon about building relationships Why there is no reason for young people not be successful if they truly want to be How others can transfer their self-limiting beliefs to us The importance of letting young people know their past doesn’t dictate their future Follow Us On: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube

As Real Talk closes out its Men's Month celebration, we highlight Men Making Moves To Inspire The Next Generation. Author & Motivational speaker Laymon Hicks will be our featured guest. He will the status of youth today, opportunities and obstacles that you face as well as what he is doing as a twenty-something young man to insprie the next generation to greatness. Also, Joy Harris will be discuss her book "Authentic Joy" in our Boast About Your Book, Business, Event segment. So join us as we close out ur celebration of Men’s Month. We want to hear your point of view. Call (347) 215-6446 with your questions and comments.

Oprah, Tyra, Madonna, Michael Jackson and President Obama….before these people became outstanding in their respective crafts, they had to decide to be comfortable with standing out in the crowd. And if you truly want to move from being just okay to becoming outstanding, you will have to do the same. Tune in Thursday, October 8 to Real Talk With Tanya White radio show, one of the most talked about shows on blog talk radio, as we talk to these STAND OUT guests who are simply OUTSTANDING at what they do. Emerging motivational superstar and Florida State University Graduate student, 22 year old Laymon Hicks (www.laymonhicks.com ), will share his jewels of wisdom with young adults and their parents. From designing a master plan to neutralizing the weapons of “mass distractions”, Laymon Hicks will provide young adults with a personal roadmap for success in his insightful book, A Treasure Chest of Motivation: 8 Jewels of Wisdom for a Young Adult’s Success on how young people can achieve life success at any age. And the Incredible One herself is back, Darnyelle Jervey (www.darnyellejervey.com )to teach men and women how to stand out in any crowd with tips from her new book “Maximizing The Incredible You”. Call 347-215-6446 with questions, comments or to receive on air coaching beginning at 7 PM EST or join us in chat This show is going to be simply OUTSTANDING!

Tired of not walking in your power that you know you have been endowed with from heaven? Want to discover what is really holding you back from unleashing your dreams and visions? Need some weekly wisdom for sticking to your goals? Then join Tanya and her co-host Cherilyn Vonn for this power pact show. Tanya has a fantastic panel of motivational speakers and coaches which includes Tanya's former life coach Valorie Burton-(www.valorieburton.com) author of national bestselling books such as What's Really Holding You Back, Why Not You, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards, Personal Branding Expert Michael D. Brown of www.themichaeldbrown.com, one of the nation's risinn stars youth motivator Laymon Hicks as they give you some secrets as to how you can rise and truly shine in 2009! It's a New Year! This new show will help you to set new goals so that you can become a brand new you! Tune in at a very special time at 5 P.M. EST, 4 CST, 3 MST, 2 PST. BE ONE OF LISTENERS TO RATE THE SHOW & RECEIVE A FRE