8 to Great Lessons from Kuwait and Joplin

Kuwait Experiences Bring Home

the Lessons of 8 to Great

High-Ways 3 and 7 are a powerful pair in the life of this former soldier...

While I was in Kuwait, my command team was assigned to "guard" an elementary school. My men thought it was a weak assignment and were grumbling on the way over. Why did the other teams get the important assignments? Little did we know our lives were about to be changed forever.

When we arrived at the large building, we saw that the windows were all gone. Meanwhile, we noticed that there was a kind of steel plating wrapped around the entire building, about 5' high and 2" thick. We'd never seen anything like it.

When we went inside there were no desks, no maps on the walls, no bookshelves. The children and teachers were all sitting on the floor. As I looked around, I saw why. There was blood on many of the walls above the 5 foot mark. We were stunned to realize the steel barricade was there to prevent more deaths from the shooting sprees common to that area. These teachers and students were risking their lives every time they came to school.

I came back to the U.S. a changed man. Now whenever I hear anyone complaining about, "bad cafeteria food" or "too much homework" I realize it's time for what I call my "perspective" speech. I don't hear much BCing after that.
- Nate Dau
Health Instructor and Wrestling Coach

Okoboji High School

Elaine, Tonya and the Dr.

4 Tips for Sharing Gratitudes

at Work

1. When you invite people to join your "Reply All" Gratitudes each day, let them know there will be no "shoulding" if they choose to receive the emails but not send them. It's all good.

2. Stick to 3 per day. When someone sends 20, it tends to discourage recipients from opening the gratitude emails the next day because, while they do have 30 seconds to read 3, they may not have 5 minutes to read 30.

3. Keep your sentences short. If you want to tell a story, make it a P.S. at the bottom. The best Gratitudes for this sharing are simple statements of appreciation: "for homemade pumpkin bread," "for the gift of being a father," "for a huge laugh to start off the day..."

4. Remember, if the entire group stops for awhile, anyone can "restart" the gratitudes. Simply FGH yourselves:
Forgive yourselves for stopping, be Grateful for restarting, and have Hope you'll keep it up longer next time!

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October 2011

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Life - Changing:

A letter from a Joplin Survivor

Asking

for Your Help

For every dollar you send to Joplin HS for 8 to Great books & materials, we'll match it!

(See below)

Make your check out to Joplin High School and send it to:

The Get Two-Gether Joplin High School Fund

Attn. Amy Wright

101 North Rangeline Rd.

Building D

Joplin, MO 64801

Call 417-438-2723 and ask for Amy.

Your donation will be matched, dollar for dollar.

Thank you for your support or these students and staff!

Dear MK Mueller,
I'm writing to let you know how much your book has changed my life. A tornado tore through my town on May 22, 2011 and took the lives of two dear students along with destroying my school and taking thousands of lives.

Fifty-five days after the tornado, our school re-opened in separate buildings. Shortly after school started, I received an email that MK Mueller was coming to speak on Oct. 28. I ordered her book to be prepared for her workshop.

As I began to read 8 to Great, I realized my life was about to change. By page six, The Power Pyramid, I began to change my thinking. I am overweight, but now, in just one week, I have lost five pounds.

Then, beginning on September 26, 2011, I started writing down 3 things I was thankful for every morning. I began to think about the little things I took for granted: that the school door was unlocked when my hands were full, an uninterrupted morning before work, or the copier open every time I needed a copy. I started living "95" and wanted to share it with everyone who would listen.

A co-worker asked why I was all of a sudden so happy. I simply said, "I'm choosing to 95 it." If I got discouraged, I picked up 8 to Great and read a few more pages.

The book has made such a difference in my life that I wanted to share it with my students. I logged onto the 8 to Great website and was AMAZED to see the student curriculum, and sample lessons. The next day I wrote "GRATITUDE" on the board and asked students to write about at least three things they were grateful for. I gave them about 10 minutes.

Typically, anytime there is "downtime" in my classroom, my ED/BD (Emotionally Disturbed / Behavior Disorder) students begin to be disruptive. This was the first time in two years this group of students was engaged in the lesson and couldn't wait for more. All 16 students were connected to the information and didn't even notice the bell had rung. I had two students ask to stay and finish the lesson. In just one 8 to Great lesson, I had more attention and focus from my students than I'd had in two years.

I purchased another book for my 16-year-old daughter and gave it to her four days ago. I've seen more healing and growth in those four days than in the past four months. Adison can't wait to get home so we can read a section of 8 to Great together, discuss what it means to each of us, and how we are going to put it into practice the following day. Now I get e-mails from her during the day, "Are you 95ing?" or "I am grateful to have my favorite pencil to complete my homework in this hour."

My students are in desperate need of this material and message. I know the 8 to Great process will have a major positive impact on Joplin beginning with my students and rippling out across this devastated town. I don't have funding right now because every penny has gone into rebuilding our lives, but with books and scholarships, I know it will make a difference in every student's life. Thank you for any help you can offer.

-Amy Wright, Joplin HS

Our "Get Two-Gether" Matching Offer for Joplin High:

We want to help Amy and her school as much as you do. So we're offering to match every donation. If you send Joplin HS $15 for a book, we'll send the school two books. If you send $695 for a teacher to be trained, we'll train two staff members. Two-gether, we can help them rebuild and reconnect!