Beating the Odds Now!

What odds are you up against in these crazy times?

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Young people beating the odds with bold imagination!

Inner Landscapes in an Oakland, CA abandoned lot, made by Upward Bound students at Holy Names University, July, 2010.

You’ve come to the place where we turn odds into advantages through the power of creativity and community.

You will hear practical, confirming ideas in Beating the Odds Now! - Ten Simple Steps to meet the challenges we are facing. They are rooted in neuroscience, the wisdom of Rudolf Steiner and the Dalai Lama, project-based learning, 21st century skills and arts integration. You’ll find powerful stories, cutting-edge information and inspiring images of what’s working and what’s possible. Click here to order your copy. There’s an Audio CD version now available, too.

Share your stories on the blog!!

In these times of natural disasters, financial contraction, media overload, global division, family challenges and environmental degradation, please write your stories of the odds you’re up against and/or stories of your success on the blog. Now more than ever, we need to focus on what’s possible with the incredible ingenuity and heart of our creativity and collective wisdom. Let’s ignite the spark and start a fire.

When I read Beating the Odds Now, I felt empowered. I loved the way Laurie said that "The standards are there to fertilize your imagination." Wow! Talk about looking at something through different glasses. That almost made me gasp! That is nothing like I feel about them! I liked the visualization of the teacher as hero. We, as teachers, feel so far from that anymore. It is nice to be reminded of our importance.
~ Jacquelyn Wagner, Penn’s Valley High School, Pennsylvania