June is all about living an enlightened life- experience yoga, forgive a foe, smile more often, and mind the environment. Dare to do something that's on your mind, but you don't have the nerve to follow through with. Help do your part to end world hunger. For your own personal health and well being, or for the health of your family, dive deep into these June causes! Celebrate the Month: Dare Day - June 1, today is a call to action. It is not a day for procrastinators or for hesitation. A day to to accomplish a challenge, or a personal action, this is the day to make the dare. World … [Read more...]
10 Tips for Aspiring Writers for Encourage a Young Writer Day
This Sunday, April 10, is Encourage a Young Writer Day. Take the day to inspire the writers in your life, or get motivated to start writing. Becoming a writer is easier said than done. Growing up, all I wanted to do was create stories and write. I would have loved to have such great tips from these two great outliers, one who writes for a living and the other who has been a writer, editor, and teacher. As a young writer myself, I have put together 10 tips from Clark Sturges, who was featured in Outliers in Education as an English professor, and bestselling author of A Map of the World and … [Read more...]
14 Inspiring Quotes for International Women’s Day
Today is the day to celebrate women around the world, it's International Women's Day! Honor and support inspiring, empowering, strong, smart, capable, dedicated, and amazing females. Take a look at these motivational quotes from actresses, politicians, advocates, activists, entrepreneurs, and innovators from all over the world. Acknowledge and recognize the importance of the women game changers in your midst, you being one of them! Zainab Salbi - author, women's rights activist, entrepreneur, humanitarian 1."Stronger women build stronger nations." 2. "The single thing all women need … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Inspire Young Minds to Indulge in a Book
Read across America Day was founded by the National Education Association (NEA) as a day to celebrate and motivate children and teens to read. The day commences March 2 every year, the birthday of the cherished children’s author, the late Dr. Seuss. On this day in cities around the Unitied States, teachers, librarians, parents, grandparents, politicians, athletes – you name it – are encouraged to develop activities that excite and inspire young readers. Reading is a major part of how we learn, grow, and view the world around us. Why is reading so important you ask? Here are just a couple … [Read more...]
March Causes to Celebrate: Mark your calendar with worthy social causes
Known for the beginning of spring, March can be a time of new beginnings! Check out this social cause calendar to find out how you can align your activities with important causes. Spend the month of March in a number of meaningful ways. By motivating a nation of readers for example, taking the time to appreciate and praise your employees, and by inspiring young women to achieve their dreams. Don't forget to celebrate kindness, thank your doctor, and shop local. You won't be mad at yourself for any of these options- you may however be annoyed if you failed to take advantage of the … [Read more...]
Is the Creative Gap Holding you Back? Master your craft and minimize your doubt with these tips.
Written by student outlier, Nicole Steiner Nicole Steiner is a junior at Legend High School in Parker, Colorado. Her dream is to write novels that captivate and inspire her readers. Nicole's other passions include running, writing songs, singing and playing her guitar. She also enjoys delivering games to those in need through her community service project A Game For You. Nicole is the recipient of multiple awards, including five CCIRA Writing Awards, In addition, she received the distinct honor, of joining 100 other teens, chosen from 10,000 applicants to attend the 2015 Disney … [Read more...]