How to
Maintain
Your
Vitality,
Passion,
Excitement
&
Difference
Making
Ability
With
the
Incredible
Demands
Made
On You
the
Teacher
Teachers
are
inundated,
overworked
and
stressed
out.
Many
have
lost
their
passion
for
teaching
and
living.
Greg
Gerrie
use
to be
a
teacher.
He was
known
to be
the
“motivator”
of the
school
as
said
by
students,
parents
and
even
fellow
teachers.
He
left
teaching
to
research
and
write
a book
titled
Fired
Up For
Life-How
to Get
& Stay
Motivated.
In the
past
six
years
Greg
has
been
travelling
the
globe
as a
professional
speaker,
teaching
people
how to
live
prosperous
and
meaningful
lives.
Participant
in
this
program
ARE
“set
on
fire.”
This
program
contains
researched
principles
of
successful
living
applied
to the
life
of a
teacher.
Get
set to
have
fun,
think,
cry
and
laugh.
You
WILL
leave
inspired
and
with
life
changing
actions
and
habits.
(Lots
of fun
prizes
too!)
This
seminar
is for
the
teacher
and
the
teacher
only.
It was
created
to
help
teachers
design
the
best
life
possible
for
themselves,
both
inside
and
outside
of
teaching:
-
How to
re-claim
the
passion
and
excitement
that
IS
inside
of
YOU.
-
How to
overcome
stress
and
worry…PERMANENTLY!
-
Re-discover
the
VISION
of
your
life
both
inside
&
outside
of
teaching.
-
Design
3
exciting
DREAMS
that
will
set
your
emotions
on
fire!
-
See
how
the
“Victory
List”
will
keep
you
focused
on the
upside.
-
Understand
and
practise
using
the
most
magnificent
conflict
resolution
secret
ever.
(this
is
worth
its
weight
in
gold)
-
Get
clear
about
why
BOUNDARIES
are
critical
and
re-set
yours.
-
Discover
3
things
you
must
do to
have
the
core
belief
that
you
are a
“professional”
and
EXTREMELY
valuable
to
society.
-
How to
pass
on
your
passion
to
students
and
parents
and
why
that
will
make
your
job
easier,
less
stressful
and
WAY
MORE
FUN!!!
This
program
was
created
to
help
teachers
design
the
best
life
possible
for
themselves
both
inside
and
outside
of the
classroom.
Greg’s
programs
are
humorous
and
yet
impacting.
BENEFITS
INCREASE
ENTHUSIASM
&
MOTIVATION
-
Become
less
fatigued
by
discovering
what
grinds
you
down.
-
Keep
the
joy
longer
by
with
these
daily
motivational
tips.
-
Have
better
student
relations
by
increasing
your
personal
vitality.
-
Create
more
excitement
and
enthusiasm
with
the
“Morning
Launch
Sequence.”
-
Ignite
your
passion
by
discovering
research
that
reveals
you
were
physiologically
meant
to be
motivated.
CREATE
EXCITEMENT
IN
YOUR
DREAMS
AND
VISIONS
-
Reduce
worry
and
stress
by
clarifying
and
affirming
your
dreams.
-
Get
the
joy
back
into
you
life
with
new
exciting
goals.
-
Keep
your
passion
as a
teacher
by
seeing
what
excites
you
most.
BOLSTER
YOUR
SELF-ESTEEM
-
Raise
self-esteem
by
establishing
the
“Victory
List”
technique.
-
Increase
confidence
by
learning
to
encourage
each
other.
-
Increase
your
self-esteem
by
encouraging
others.
-
Hear
the
story
of the
Monk
and
the
street
people
who
flourished
and
how
this
affects
you.
-
Fight
off
negativity
by
learning
to
affirm.
REDUCE
STRESS
-
Create
a high
energy
pulsating
body
with
these
7
essentials.
-
Drain
out
stress
by
learning
the
“dump”
technique.
-
Reduce
stress
by
balancing
the
life
equation.
-
Revive
your
enthusiasm
by
understanding
how
leaders
think.
COMMUNICATE
WITH
POWER
-
Increase
your
power
and
influence
by
learning
this
secret
of
communication.
-
Have
more
success
with
students
with
this
simple
technique.
-
Have
more
fun as
a team
by
learning
to
deal
with
caustic
teachers.
-
Keep
parents
on
your
side
with
this
communication
strategy.
-
Repair
broken
relationships
with
this
strategy.
-
Stay
excited
by
learning
how to
talk
to
yourself.
FREE
UP
MORE
TIME
-
Overcome
stress
by
this
priority
management
technique.
-
Leverage
your
knowledge
by
getting
others
to do
these
little
things.
-
Save
up to
5
hours
per
week
by
these
10
techniques.
Testimonials
-
Enthusiastic,
motivating,
hope-giving,
action
oriented
& down
to
earth.
-
PD
Coordinator
-
Kettle
Valley
School
District
#13
-
-
I set
my
goals
right
in the
program
and
even
received
help
on how
to
achieve
it.
Fantastic!
-
Cheryl Beaudry-Teacher
-Kitchener
Elementary
–
Vancouver,
Canada
-
-
Enthusiastic,
motivating,
hope-giving,
action
oriented,
down
to
earth.
-
Kettle
Valley
School
District
#13
-
-
It was
an
uplifting,
informative
and
extremely
relevant
presentation.
-
Kristina Wittman-Teacher-Churchhill
Secondary
-
-
A
boost
for
the
soul!
-
Ingrid
Murphy
– S.E.A
–
Bayview
Elementary
–
Vancouver,
Canada
-
-
Greg
truly
understands
what
it is
to be
a
teacher
and he
has
given
our
team
some
very
useful
strategies.
-
BC
Principal
-
-
This
really
helped
to
show
me how
important
planning
my
life
is.
-
Andy
Powell-Williams
–
U-Hill
-
-
You
showed
us
that
we
need
to put
on our
oxygen
masks
first
and
then
we can
put
them
on the
children.
-
Donna-Faye
Madhosingh
–
Coordinator
of
District
Fine
Arts –
VSB
-
-
I feel
energized
and
inspired!!!
-
Kim
Lucille
–
Teacher
– Sir
Alexander McKenzie
-
-
This
workshop
reminded
me
that
courage
and
vision
are
what
it
takes
to
have
the
job/life/love/students
that I
want.
-
Duane
Lawrence
-
French
High
School
Teacher-Templeton
Secondary
-
-
You
were
warm,
genuine
and
funny.
This
goal-setting
process
is
“do-able.”
-
John
Beach
–
Principal
–
University
Hill
Elementary
–
Vancouver,
Canada
In
this
dynamic
and
humorous
one
hour
or one
day
presentation
you
will
learn:
-
The
awesome
challenges
today's
parents
are
facing.
-
How to
build
strong
communication
links
with
your
children.
-
The
importance
of the
expression
of
physical
and
emotional
love.
-
How to
build
strong
"beliefs"
about
self
and
life.
-
How to
avoid
the
manipulation
traps.
-
How to
avoid
the
"conditional
love"
syndrome.
-
How
the
power
of
every
word
you
use
shapes
your
child.
-
What
is
self-esteem
language
and
how do
you
use
it.
-
How to
increase
responsibility
and
how it
raises
confidence.
-
Why
"special
days"
are
important
and
how to
utilise
them.
-
Why
fathers
must
take
the
time
to be
with
their
children.
-
Why it
is
absolutely
critical
to
teach
your
child
to set
goals.
-
How to
turn
failure
into
success.
-
Why
accountability
is one
of the
best
self-esteem
builders
of
all.
-
Why it
is so
important
that
you
don't
gossip,
blame
or
whine.
-
The
motivating
morning
launch
and
why
it's
important.
-
Critical
tips
to
help
your
children
succeed
in
school.
-
How
and
why
you
need
to
build
your
self-esteem
as a
parent.
-
How
your
own
successful
life
will
raise
your
child's
self-esteem.
-
Two
years
after
coming
here,
people
are
still
talking
about
and
using
Greg’s
ideas.
-
Diana
Cameron-Campbell
River,
BC
-
-
It is
a true
delight
to see
a
person
like
yourself
with
such a
clear
vision,
understanding
and
caring
working
with
and
for
our
teens.
-
Parent
-
-
Your
interactive
and
fun
presentation
style
was
appreciated
by
all.
-
Pat
Mauch-Eric
Hamber
School,
Vancouver
-
-
Greg's
talk
is
both
informative
and
enjoyable.
You
are
guaranteed
to
learn
a lot
and
have a
great
time.
-
Chris
Wilson
-
Founder
of
Esteem
Team
Athletes
Tour
Students
will
discover:
-
That
every
person
absolutely
does
have
the
ability
to
succeed.
-
That
you
don't
have
to be
the
most
intelligent
to
succeed
in
life.
-
That
you
don't
have
to be
the
best
athlete
to
make
the
team.
-
How to
overcome
the
F.E.A.R.
of
getting
involved.
-
How to
turn
failure
into
opportunity.
-
That you have the POWER to achieve more than your
think.
-
How to
achieve
your
DREAMS.
-
How to
raise
you
parents.
-
How to
get
along
with
and
get
more
from
your
teachers.
-
Ways
to
take
more
risks.
-
That
you
have
to
give
to
get.
-
How to
have
more
enthusiasm
for
your
life.
-
How to
be
more
excited
about
your
school.
-
Secrets
to
successful
relationships
with
friends.
-
How to
get
R.E.A.L..
-
How to
have
the
best
year
of
your
life.
Bonus
Greg
will
also
help
your
school
with
the
following:
-
After
hearing
Mr.
Gerrie
I felt
I had
hope
for
the
first
time.
-
Native
Student
-
He
didn't
talk
down
to us.
He's
"real"
and
he's
fun
-
Kelowna
Student
-
-
Greg's
program
is
interactive
and
exciting.
He is
a
story
-
teller
who
captivates
the
students,
compelling
them
to
succeed.
-
Parent/Teacher
-
-
Greg,-hi!
I
don't
know
if you
remember
me or
not..
or
when
you're
going
to get
this..
You
spoke
@ my
school
today
(Ladysmith
Secondary
School)
and we
spoke
in the
school
Career
Center
the
block
before
your
presentation...
I just
wanted
to let
you
know
that
your
presentation
was
really
good...
and to
also
let
you
know,
that I
could
really
see a
light
shining
through
you!!!
-
BECKA
WALL
- Bridging The Gap
How
Parents, Teachers and Teens Can Work Together
For The Greater Good Of All
This unique community interaction forum allows
parents, teachers and teens to work together in a "low risk" way to bring
forward and solve issues they have with each other. An added bonus is that all the
"right" things being done and said are brought into the open. The forum can be
initiated using any two groups as well as three. (2 hours to a full day) The following are
results that typically occur:
Parents discover:
-
The key issues teachers and teens have with parents.
-
What it is really like being a teacher.
-
How they can better support and empower teachers.
-
How homework support raises marks and blesses teachers.
-
How to ensure children are doing well.
-
How to avoid nagging and begin empowering their children.
-
Why holding teens accountable is a win win win result.
-
How to create a bank account relationship with teachers.
-
When teens and teachers like you the most.
Teens find out:
-
What drives parents and teachers nutso.
-
What it is like to be a parent and a teacher.
-
How to get teachers and parents more on your side.
-
How to get parents and teachers to lighten up.
-
What parents and teachers love about you.
Teachers understand:
-
What key issues parents and teens have with them.
-
The biggest secret to effective parent relationships.
-
What the most important aspect of teaching a teens is.
-
That you can't be all things to all people.
-
What parents and teens love about you.
Your interactive and
fun presentation style was appreciated by all. The way you involved both teens and parents
was very effective.
Pat Mauch-Eric Hamber Secondary School-Vancouver
