1. PBIS JANUARY WORDS OF WISDOM “ STUMBLING BLOCKS OR STEPPING STONES “

2. PERSEVERANCE Determination “Persistance is part of being grown up, persistance to reach a goal in the face of difficulties.” Edward A. Stecker Tuesday/Jan. 5

3. POSITIVE ATTITUDE Overcoming Obstacles “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.” Helen Keller Wednesday/Jan. 6

4. RESPONSIBILITY Overcoming Obstacles “In the middle of difficulties lies opportunity.” Albert Einstein Thursday/Jan. 7

5. DETERMINATION Overcoming Failure “There is no failure except in no longer trying.” Elbert Hubbard Friday/Jan. 8

6. RESPONSIBILITY Overcoming Obstacles “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so nice. If we did not have bad times, we would not be so glad when good times came.” Poet, Anne Bradstreet Monday/Jan. 11

7. POSITIVE ATTITUDE Laughter “We don’t laugh because we’re happy—we’re happy because we laugh.” William James Tuesday/Jan. 12

8. DETERMINATION Overcoming Mistakes “If you have made mistakes, even bad ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.” Mary Pickford, American movie star Wednesday/Jan. 13

9. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S BIRTHDAY……Nonviolence “ I pledge : To strive to be a builder of peace. To get rid of violence in my thoughts, my words, and my behavior. To walk in peace with others from this day, evermore.” 1995-hundreds of students at a peace conference……..Friday/January 15

10. FACING CHALLENGES “Don’t shy away from a big challenge, you may surprise yourself.” Rabbi Israel Goldstein, founder of Brandeis University Thursday/Jan. 14

11. RESPONSIBILITY Overcoming Obstacles “Strong people are made by opposition like kites that go up against the wind.” Frank Harris, American writer Tuesday/Jan. 19

12. RESPONSIBILITY Overcoming Obstacles “I learned there are troubles Of more than one kind. Some come from ahead And some come from behind.” Dr. Seuss in book:I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew Wednesday/Jan. 20

13. RESPONSIBILITY Facing Consequences “In our day, when a pitcher got into trouble in a game, instead of taking him out, our manager would leave him in and tell him to pitch his way out of trouble.” Cy Young, American baseball player Thursday/Jan. 21

14. RESPONSIBILITY Overcoming Obstacles “When Fate hands us a lemon, let us try to make lemonade.” Dale Carnegie, public speaker Friday/Jan. 22

15. DEALING WITH ANGER “I wanted to make a statement…and put all my anger and frustration on film.” Matty Rich, African-American film director Monday/Jan. 25

16. FAIRNESS Positive Thinking “You lose a lot of time hating people.” Marian Anderson, U.S. delegate to the United nations-1955 Tuesday/Jan 26

17. ATTITUDE Overcoming Obstacles Something to remember….. A positive and “ I can do it “ way of thinking can help you turn failure into success. Wednesday/Jan 27

18. SUCCESS Confidence and Overcoming Obstacles So, TODAY and everyday remember this: you must believe in yourself because……. You are an unrepeatable human being with a unique gift only YOU can give the world. Thursday/Jan 28

19. BEING PRODUCTIVE “I never thought in my life that my only goal was to be happy. I think my goal was to be productive—and along the way, being productive has made me happy.” Stephanie Kwolek, scientist Friday/Jan. 29