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Quotes on Leadership
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs
The scariest moment is always just before you start – Stephen King
Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations – Unknown
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around – Henry David Thoreau
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary – Jim Rohn
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Fun Online Icebreaker
I would ask students to use three numbers, but they cannot use age or grade. Other suggestions for numbers might be how many stuffed animals do they own, how many episodes of the Mandalorian they watched etc.
Breakout rooms would be a good ideas to let students talk about or guess what the numbers means.
Another Fun Online Icebreaker
The story he uses is a “pay for it” story on his website. I found a free story, but it’s a different version. This story is normally used for passing a gift, but it will work in this instance.
This could be a great kick off to a lesson on misunderstanding Jesus or the religious words we use like Born Again.