1. Lesson 1-00 How to Make Your Year Count

2. W ARM U P Excerpt from “Dead Poets Society” What do you think Mr. Keating is trying to teach his new students in this lesson? Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count What did Mr. Keating tell his students? Music Video: Nickelback – “If Today Was Your Last Day” What was the advice of the best friend?

3. L EARNING T ARGETS:  I can explain the concept of “carpe diem.” Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count  I can state the three pitfalls we must avoid.

4. To make your year count is to _______ _____ _____! BIG IDEA: Carpe Diem SEIZE THE DAY But HOW do we “seize the day”? Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count Live life to the FULLEST Tap into your POTENTIAL MAKE the MOST of YOUR TIME by AVOIDING these COMMON TRAPS!

5. Make the most out of every ________________. PIT FALL #1: ______________ WE COAST OPPORTUNITY Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count In other words, we just go through the motions. “Practice makes perfect”… right? WRONG!!!!!! “Perfect practice makes perfect!”

6. PIT FALL #2: ______________ WE WAIT We miss out because we think there is _________ ___ ______. PLENTY OF TIME Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count Each school day = 6 hours and 50 minutes or 410 minutes a day And 181 days of school = 74,210 minutes or 1,236.83 hours Remember, life is NOT a spectator sport, get involved. What is your passion? Are you cultivating your passions?

7. PIT FALL #3: ______________ WE GIVE UP Everyone ________! Everyone ______________! FALLS DOWN Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count What do you do… when you have challenges (not problems)? when you get frustrated? Do you say “I can’t do it!”? The Power of “YET!” FAILS “CAN’T” is a four-letter word! CAN’T

8. Action Step for September: Think about what you are passionate about, what is one GOAL you can set for yourself to work towards during the month of September? Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count Write your goal on the index card. W RAP U P

9. Don’t Quit Anonymous When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit ~ Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count

10. Life is queer with it’s twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out. Don’t give up though the pace seems slow, You may succeed with another blow. Don’t Quit Anonymous Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count

11. Success is failure turned inside out, The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit, It’s when things seem worse, That you must not quit! Don’t Quit Anonymous Lesson 1-00: How To Make Your Year Count