As some of you know I'm working on a handbook for at-risk youth. I've put together a 5 part series complete homework. These lessons are geared to help build up their mindset. I would like your honest opinion on each lesson. Let me know if you see something that is missing or things that I should add. I want these lessons to be the best that they can be because I want the youth to be the best that they can possibly be. Thank you. Transform Adversity into Opportunity Lesson 1 Reading Lesson Life is not easy—and it was never meant to be. Everyone faces challenges: failing a test, getting cut from a team, family problems, stress, fear, or feeling like you’re not good enough. Most people think these moments mean something is wrong with them. But what if that’s not true? Think about going to the gym. When you lift weights, it feels hard. Your muscles burn. But that struggle is what makes you stronger. If the weight were easy, nothing would change. Life works the same way. Challenges are not there to stop you. They are there to train you. Every hard moment asks a question: Will this break me—or build me? Quotes to Remember “Pressure doesn’t break you—it reveals you.” “Fire doesn’t destroy steel. It forges it.” “Every challenge is training for something greater.” The Storm and the Trees (parable) Two trees grew in the same field. Both faced the same wind, rain, and storms. One tree had never been challenged before. When a strong storm came, it snapped. The other tree had faced storms many times. Its roots grew deeper. Its trunk grew stronger. When the storm hit, it bent—but it did not fall. Same storm, but there were different results because one was prepared and the other wasn't. Think About This Challenges doesn’t choose favorites. The difference is how you respond. You don’t control what happens to you. You do control what you become because of it. Reflection Questions (Answer in Complete Sentences) What is a challenge you are facing right now? How do you usually react when things get hard?

Sometimes life is not about learning new things, it's gonna teach you again what you already knew. Re-valuing the simple. Get back up when you fall. Come back to take care of you, to respect you, to demand you. Because no one lost your way. You were leaving him, little by little, between hurry, noise and excuses. And nothing happens. The important thing is to realize and start again. Remind yourself of who you are. Remind yourself of your worth. And teach you again not to settle. Look at you. And if you don't like what you see... switch it up.