How High School Students Can Build a Portfolio of Proof

🧩 Proof Stacking for Students — A New Idea I’m Excited About

Hey everyone — I want to show you something really interesting I’ve been working on.

Yesterday I got a call from one of the top real estate guys on the planet. He asked if I could help his daughter — she’s a junior in high school — use the Success Story / Proof Stacking model to stand out for a specific internship and college admissions.

That conversation completely opened my eyes. I’ve used Proof Stacking across real estate, marketing, local businesses — but I’d never thought about applying it to students. Suddenly I realized: this isn’t just another niche… it’s an entirely new market.

🎯 The Concept: Proof Stacking for High School Students

I started experimenting in ChatGPT with my prompts and frameworks and created something I’m calling:

“Proof Stacking for Students: Documenting Your Defining Moments to Get the Internship and College of Your Dreams.”

Every student — athlete or not — has small, defining moments that show who they really are under pressure.Those aren’t just memories. They’re proof of intelligence, adaptability, and composure when it matters most.

This framework teaches students how to capture those moments as micro-success stories — hyper-specific snapshots of applied intelligence.Not a season, not a semester — a single defining moment.

When you stack enough of those, you don’t just tell people who you are — you show them through evidence.

🧱 The Framework

I built it around eight parts:

Headline – Name your moment of proof.
Situation – Set the stage.
Insight – What you noticed that others didn’t.
Action – What you did next.
Result – The measurable proof.
Reflection – What you learned about yourself.
Stepping Stone – How you’ll use it in the future.
Proof Stack – Visual evidence (photo, quote, award, stat).

It’s not storytelling fluff — it’s structured Trust Building. It's built on the Trust Equation:

Credibility + Reliability + Intimacy ÷ Self-Orientation

That’s what turns simple experiences into trust-driven opportunities.

🏒 The Hockey Example

Here’s one of my favorite examples from the worksheet:

Headline:How I Read the Goalie’s Weakness and Scored the Game-Winning Goal with 1:48 Left on the Clock

Situation:

We were tied 3–3 in the regional semifinals. I’d been shut down twice already.

Insight:

I noticed the goalie dropped early every time I faked high, leaving a narrow gap above his stick side.

Action:

Next rush, I faked high, pulled left, and snapped a low shot under the glove.

Result:

That goal clinched the win and sent us to the finals.

Reflection:

It taught me that attention beats aggression. It’s about patterns, timing, and composure.

That’s what we’re pulling out of students — moments of self-awareness that reveal character and intelligence under pressure.

🧭 Why It Works

We don’t “write” success stories — we assemble them.Each story uncovers traits students don’t always realize they have: observation, preparation, persistence, and composure.Those become the foundation of their applications, interviews, and personal confidence.

It’s not about showing off — it’s about learning who you are through proof.

📄 Inside the Member Area

I’m adding this new Proof Stacking for Students framework to the Mastermind Member area. You'll get access to the worksheet, cheat sheet, and examples.

If you’re not in the group yet — it’s $47/month — and it’s easily one of the most valuable investments you can make if you want to master communication and credibility.

Whether you’re writing for clients, your website, social media, or teaching your own kids how to stand out — this framework will completely change how you think about proof.

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