1. Lesson 1
Top 20 TLC

2. At Willow River Area School We will:

3. Potential
A power within us that waits to get activated so it can come through to make a positive difference
in our lives.

4. Stages of Potential

5. Why do some people. develop their potential. to a higher level than
Why do some people develop their potential to a higher level than others?

6. Discovering what’s in your tool box.
The purpose of this class
is to help you become
more aware of the TLC tools
(Thinking, Learning, and Communicating)
in your tool box
and how to use them
in a Top 20 way
to create something wonderful.

7. You have been wired to TLC as a Top 20.
Think
Learn
Communicate

8. Thinking…Learning…Communicating
Top 20  Effective TLC
The BEST version of ourselves!
Bottom 80  Ineffective TLC
NOT the BEST version of ourselves.

9. What to know about the Top 20:
1. Top 20s Think, Learn, and Communicate differently than the Bottom 80.
2. We are all wired to be a Top 20.
3. Being a Top 20 is about becoming better at being you.
4. The Top 20 is not an exclusive club or limited to a certain number of members. There’s room for everybody in the Top 20.
5. Each of us can Think, Learn, and Communicate as a Top 20 and as a Bottom 80.

10. We are all Top 20s. We are all Bottom 80s.

11. Star Qualities are personal strengths. that transform your character
Star Qualities are personal strengths that transform your character for the better and express themselves in your experiences and relationships.

12. Star Qualities Creative: inventive, full of ideas
Self-confident: believing in myself, my abilities
Organized: able to keep your life in order
Responsible: willing to be accountable
Outgoing: friendly, sociable
Self-Motivated: self-starting
Persistent: sticking with the job until it is finished
Enthusiastic: having eager interest
Emotionally Aware: in touch with feelings and thoughts
Self-Disciplined: having self control
Focus: keeping my attention on the task or goal
Optimistic: hopeful, seeing the positive
Proactive: Doing what needs to be done before a problem develops
Courageous: responding in spite of fear
Spiritual: connected with your true self and values
Risk-taking: taking the difficult road to expand my Comfort Zone
Flexibility: adapting to change and the stress created by it
Toughness: dealing with adversity when things aren’t going my way
Commitment: putting forth my full effort
Patience: realizing that success often doesn’t come easily

13. Negative Mental Habits are Roadblocks to Success and Potential
The “Anti-Star Qualities”
Self-doubt
Apathetic
Judgmental
Angry
Sarcastic
Boredom
Procrastination
Irresponsible
Unreliable
Hopeless
Pessimistic
Worried
Anxious
Jealous

14. Star Qualities
NMHs

15. What are your take-aways from this lesson?

16. Time for Action
Identify five people who you think are Top 20s. What qualities or characteristics do they have that make them a Top 20?
Choose three or more Star Qualities that you would like to develop more fully in yourself.
How can you demonstrate the willingness to work on these Star Qualities?
Which NMHs do you most want to avoid?