Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Future https://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere) ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 257 - Transcript for Thursday, October 28, 2021 Good morning EVERYBODY! It’s THURSDAY...and it’s the 28th day of October. Today is National CHOCOLATE Day!!! I don’t know about you, but that’s pretty exciting to me!! If you can, it might be a fun project for you to study the history of chocolate. You know, from the growing of the tree to the harvesting of the beans to the rigorous process of producing delicious chocolate, there was a time hundreds of years ago that only royalty and very wealthy people could even have chocolate! So, be sure to take a moment and enjoy National Chocolate Day!! Well, I actually had in mind ANOTHER story for today, but this being National Chocolate Day, it only seems reasonable to bring you The Milton Hershey Story. You Know? Sometimes, you just gotta step out of the mold a little bit and do whatcha gotta do! So, here ya go! The Milton Hershey Story! And it starts right now. So...how would YOU like to have a job learning to make chocolate? Also, did you notice that when Milton Hershey tried to start his own candy factory, he failed over and over again. Why do you think he didn’t just give up? And...if you could build your own town as Milton Hershey did, what would you want it to be like? Just some things to think about on this National Chocolate Day! Still to come: Another visit with my Old Irish Pappy... Also, The Question of the Day, and A Reflection of Your Future. It’s all just ahead on this Thursday edition of TCN Mornings. Right now, though, I’d like to talk about my book. It's called Mr. Delaney's Mirror. It's about a student in Mr. Delaney's class who gets a glimpse of her own personal FUTURE Self, and the life she will be having when she's like 30-years old! Her name was Bay Chandler, and her future according to the mirror was NOT a happy one. The rest of the book follows Bay through middle school, high school, and college. It shows step-by-step what she did to take her from the person she was in Mr. Delaney’s class to the FUTURE Bay she WANTED to be, instead of the one she saw in the mirror. You can order your copy of the book on Amazon.com, or anywhere books are sold online. Just Google Mr. Delaney’s Mirror. Mr. Delaney's Mirror. Check it out WELL now, let’s take a journey back in time to visit the memory of My Old Irish Pappy, a man just FULL of wisdom about life and how to live it better. Don’t judge other people! You don’t know the full story of what their life may be like. Instead, take responsibility for yourself, and be the best person YOU can be. That’s right! Don’t judge other people! You don’t know the full story of what their life may be like. Instead, take responsibility for yourself, and be the best person YOU can be. I don’t know about you, but I think that deserves saying one more time! Don’t judge other people! You don’t know the full story of what their life may...

Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Future https://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere) ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 255 - Transcript for Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Hey kids! Hey parents! Welcome into your Tuesday, the 26th day of October. Today is National Pumpkin Day! So, didn’t we celebrate just a few days ago National Pumpkin CHEESECAKE Day?? Yeah, I thought so. What day was that? Oh, okay...last Thursday, the 20th. What? Oh...yeah, I know, it was also Get Smart About Credit Day, so we talked about that, but I WAS aware it was also National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. And now it’s National Pumpkin Day and ... well, I don’t know, it just seems to me that National Pumpkin Day should come BEFORE Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. It’s like, which came first...the pumpkin or the pumpkin cheesecake?! It says here that MANY people (including us) use pumpkins as fall decorations, and of course as jack-o-lanterns on Halloween. But also a LOT of people make great desserts with fresh pumpkins. So, have YOU ever used a pumpkin for cooking purposes? We HAVE! And based on experience, my advice is to go buy pumpkin already in the can! It takes a REAL chef to make a dessert from scratch using a fresh pumpkin! But, on the other hand, there are a lot of people who really can do that successfully. Well, speaking of pumpkins, it just so happens that we have a Beginning of a Hero story about just that! Pumpkins. And more specifically a pumpkin carving contest! It’s called A Jack O’ Lantern and a Hero, and it starts right now. The Beginning of a Hero: A Jack O’ Lantern and a Hero So, have you even known someone like Carter’s friend there? Someone who thought only about themselves? Someone who was willing to do just about anything including hurting others to get what he or she wanted? Have YOU ever had that kind of attitude? Also, think about the girl in the story. In years to come, what will she remember about the incident? She didn’t seem to be the type to hold grudges, so she probably would have just moved on, eventually forgetting about the boy who ruined her pumpkin, and if she ever did think about him, it would just be to feel sorry for him. But, do you think she would remember Carter and what he did for her? Of course she would!! She would go on to tell her friends, and eventually her children and grandchildren! Because THAT’s the kind of impression that heroes leave on others. It’s just like the opening song says: The choice is yours...so choose with care...to help or hurt...to keep or share. You’ll find the world’s not always fair, but kindness is the answer everywhere. Just some things to think about on this Tuesday morning. Well straight ahead: Another quote from My old Irish Pappy, the Question of the day, AND, a Reflection of YOUR Future. It’s all coming up right here on this Tuesday edition of TCN Mornings. So, my Old Irish Pappy. A man just full of wisdom about life and how to live it better. Always make your word as good as gold! When you agree to do

Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere) ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 228 - Transcript for Friday, September 17, 2021 Well, good morning, kids and parents! We’re looking at day number 17 in the month of September... And... September 17 is designated as Constitution Day, which is also known as Citizenship Day. It commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. The US Constitution is, of course, kind of like a rule book for the government to follow in governing the people. It recognizes the certain and many rights that people have, and it ensures that those rights are respected by the government. And then there’s the flag, of course, that represents the rights of the people...the FREEDOM of the people that the Constitution ensures. In fact, here’s a story about the flag...and the Constitution at Bradford Valley School. It’s called Raising the flag at Bradford Valley School, and it starts right now. The Beginning of a Hero: Raising the Flag at Bradford Valley School So, as you know, unless you are born in America, and automatically became a US Citizen, you have to go through a pretty rigorous process of learning our Constitution, our laws, and the meaning of freedom. Over the years and decades and centuries, millions and millions of people have immigrated here from other places in the world, and have willingly gone through this process to become citizens. WHY do you think they would do this? How much do you know about the differences between living in America and living in countries that so many people are wanting to be a part of? Do you KNOW what our Constitution says, and exactly what the flag of the United States of America really stands for? And finally, how THANKFUL are you to have The Constitution of the United States of America, and to be a part of what many call the greatest nation on earth? Just some questions to ask yourself on this Friday morning. Alright then. Coming up, another visit with my Old Irish Pappy... Also, the Question of the Day, and A Reflection of Your Future...right here on this Friday edition of TCN Mornings. Well, as I’ve mentioned many times before, I'm hope you have someone in YOUR life like My Old Irish Pappy. Someone who is FULL of wisdom, who can TEACH you on a regular basis about life and how to live it better. But before we have TODAY’S visit with me old Pappy, this IS Friday, so, let’s review what he taught us Monday through Thursday... Here we go! MONDAY Nobody’s perfect! That’s why pencils have erasers. TUESDAY Don’t ever be too proud to ask advice about important decisions you got to make. All through your life, you need to remember that! And don’t EVER base a decision on just how you’re feeling about it at the time. That’s a foolish game. Be wise and ask advice FROM somebody wise. WEDNESDAY You are young and you’ve got a lot of energy, AND, you’re always excited about the next new gadget or new experience....

Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere)Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 246 - Transcript for Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Good morning kids and parents! It’s WEDNESDAY...the 13th day of October. So, we’re exactly half-way through the week. And ALMOST halfway through the month. Today is National Stop Bullying Day! So, since we talk about and promote being a HERO on this program, THAT, in fact, is just OPPOSITE of being a bully! How’s that, you say? Well, HEROES do what? They HELP others. And bullies do what? They HURT others. And, hurting is the opposite of HELPING, so therefore, a bully is the OPPOSITE of a HERO. I say we should work our hardest to FULFILL National Stop Bullying Day. What say YOU about that? Okay, so here’s a story that actually deals with a bullying incident involving 3 boys, and how a neighborhood GIRL took care of the situation! The story is called, “Nicholas and the Three Tormenters,” and it starts right now... Nicholas and the Three Tormenters Nicholas always knew he could be a better student, so at the beginning of this school year he decided he would start doing his best at everything. His class had a history project due on Friday, and he had been working on it for over three weeks now. When Friday came, his was the best one in the class! On the way home that day, a boy from his class and two boys from another class called him over to talk with him. They started making fun of him. That’s when the boy from his class grabbed Nicholas’ backpack and began taking things out of it. He started throwing the things in different directions as hard as he could. The other boys just laughed. Across the street from where all this was taking place was another classmate, Rachel, who had just gotten home and saw the whole thing from her living room window. That’s when she quickly but calmly went outside and just stood there looking at the boys. “How much of your lives are you going to waste by being losers,” she asked? “Losers!? We’re not losers,” said one of the boys! “Then name one thing” she said, “just one, that doesn’t spell loser.” You know what, they couldn’t. They couldn’t think of an answer at all! “Okay, so why don’t start thinking of ways to HELP other people instead of hurting them,” she said, as she HELPED Nicholas pick up his things. The three boys quickly and quietly went somewhere else, and at least one of them really gave some thought to what Rachel had said. It took a lot of courage, but the next day, he saw Rachel at school and said, “Thanks.” He told her that what had she said made a lot of sense. Just like Nicholas had decided at the beginning of the school year to start doing his best in school, the other boy decided that day to start doing his best to become a HERO! **** So, if you had seen this situation, what would YOU have done. If you were Nicholas, how would you feel? Also, do you think the boy who had a change of heart and decided to start HELPING others...

Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere) ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 234 - Monday, September 27, 2021 Hey kids, welcome into your Monday, the 27th day of September, and today is National Chocolate Milk Day! Yep, National Chocolate Milk Day!! You may not believe this, but apparently, chocolate milk is a magical and even sacred drink! The earliest known use of chocolate was by the Olmec civilization. The Olmec were the first major civilization in what is now Mexico. These people are said to have been drinking chocolate milk over 3500 YEARS ago. And it seems that drinking chocolate milk was not only something they enjoyed, but it was also considered a status symbol for them! Later, the Myans were known to drink chocolate milk. And chocolate drinks were thought to have powers of medicine! Yeah, I’m not kidding! Eventually, chocolate and chocolate milk made its way to Europe during the 1600s, and still it was thought to not only be a tasty treat, but also have healing powers! And all this to say, that chocolate and chocolate milk that we enjoy and take pretty much for granted, has an amazingly interesting history! So, happy chocolate milk day to you! AND, now, the upcoming story in fact DOES include chocolate milk, but unfortunately NOT necessarily in a good way! It’s called Lisa’s Long Day, and it starts right now! Lisa’s Long Day So, what might be something that has happened to you that started your day off all wrong? How did Lisa’s mother describe someone who has a hurtful attitude? What other choice does a hurtful person have? Have YOU ever been hurtful to someone else, and if so, what other CHOICES do YOU have for attitude and behavior? Just some things to think about on this Monday morning. Okay... so you’ve been hearing me talk about listening every weekday morning to TCN Mornings, and that you can simply go to TCNmornings.com and play each daily episode from there OR you can download the TCN Mornings mobile app by simply searching TCN Mornings in Google Play or the Apple App store, and that is just how simple it is! Well NOW... you can also simply search TCN Mornings WHEREVER you get your podcasts! Yeah, whether it’s Spotify, or Apple Podcasts, or GOOGLE Podcasts, or PocketCast, or Breaker, or Radio Public, or WHEREVER! TCN Mornings. Now, it’s simply EVERYWHERE! Alrighty then, coming up is another quote from My Old Irish Pappy, also the Question of the day, AND, a Reflection of YOUR Future. It’s all still right in front of us here on TCN Mornings. So stick around! And now...My Old Irish Pappy. And the things I learned when I was your age about life and how to live it better. There's not a day that goes by that I don't remember something my Pappy taught me. I can just hear him now with the advice he would give... Yes! Always THINK before you act. Always consider the consequences of your choices all day long, every day! Choices DO have consequences! Good advice, don't you think? Well,...

Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere) ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 238 - Friday, October 1, 2021 And yes it is! FRIDAY that is!! We’re looking at day number 1 in the month of October... AND.... Today is National Less Than Perfect Day. National Less Than Perfect Day?! What does that even mean? Well, it says here... it’s a day to accept that it's okay to not be perfect. Some people are perfectionists that are very hard on themselves if they make a mistake, and some people are okay with their faults. It goes on to say that no matter where you fall on that spectrum, today is a day to remember that we all make mistakes and that we should try hard at everything we do, but not so hard as to stress ourselves out. This comes from a site, by the way called Checkiday.com. It suggests ways to observe this day...it says to spend the day trying to keep yourself from stressing out about things you aren't perfect at. It might be a day to challenge yourself to try new and difficult things, because at the same time you will be focusing on not caring if you can't do them with perfection. Well, okay then! Happy National Less Than Perfect Day to you! Moving on, it was a Less Than Perfect Day for a kid named Jamie in the upcoming story. Actually, he wasn’t being hard on himself, but his friend was certainly giving him a difficult time. Until the DAD in the story stepped up and explained things! The story is called He Was Told He Couldn’t Sing, and it starts right now! He Was Told He Couldn’t Sing So, did someone ever accuse you of being bad at something you thought you did well? How did THAT make you feel? And, be honest, now! Did you ever tell someone he or she wasn’t doing something well? How do you think it made him or her feel? Also, what might have happened if Kyle’s father had not taken HIS friend so seriously back in the day? And finally, how do you think Kyle’s dad’s story affected Kyle and also Kyle’s friend, Jamie? What do you think they learned from it? What did YOU learn from it? Just some questions to ask yourself on this Friday morning. Alright then. Coming up, another visit with my Old Irish Pappy... Also, the Question of the Day, and A Reflection of Your Future...right here on this Friday edition of TCN Mornings. Well, as I’ve mentioned many times before, I hope you have someone in YOUR life like My Old Irish Pappy. Someone who is FULL of wisdom, who can TEACH you on a regular basis about life and how to live it better. But before we get into TODAY’S Pappyism, this IS Friday, so, let’s review what he taught us Monday through Thursday... Here we go! MONDAY Always THINK before you act. Always consider the consequences of your choices all day long, every day! Choices DO have consequences! TUESDAY We make choices all-day-long every day. Learn the difference between good choices and bad choices, then CHOOSE what’s good. WEDNESDAY Don’t mess with other people’s stuff! Don’t touch it... don’t...

Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere) ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 235 - Transcript for Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Hey kids, it's Tuesday, the 28th day of September. And it’s National Read a Child a Book You Like Day. Yeah, it’s a day to celebrate reading books to children! It’s also the birthday of an author of children's books, Kate Douglas Wiggin. Now, you may know of her by knowing some of the books she wrote, the most popular being Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. But there’s a lot you probably did NOT know about her, but in the next couple of minutes all that can change, if you ‘ll just stick around! BECAUSE only about a year ago, I recorded a Beginning of a Famous Hero Story ABOUT her! It’s called the Kate Douglas Wiggin Story, and it starts right now!! The Kate Wiggin Story So, you heard that Kate’s education when she was a child was a bit...sketchy. Are YOU able to go to school every day and have a bit of ...consistency in your education? If so, then YOU are already way ahead of where Kate was at your age! Also, you heard that she was determined to CHANGE the way small children were educated, and determined to help provide consistent learning opportunities for children. Are there things that YOU are determined to make better in YOUR life and perhaps in the lives of others? And finally, you heard that Kate devoted her whole life to helping provide free education for children everywhere. Is there something YOU are prepared to devote YOURSELF to in order to help make something better for others? Just some things to think about on this Tuesday morning. Well, just ahead, another visit with my Old Irish Pappy... Also, the Question of the Day, and A Reflection of Your Future. It’s all still to come here on this Tuesday edition of TCN Mornings. Hey, be sure to tell your parents...tell your friends...tell your friend’s parents to simply go to TCNmornings.com. That’s all you need. TCNmornings.com. And listen to a new segment every morning on the way to school in the car, or at home. TCNmornings.com. Also, if you don’t already have it, you can now download the TCN Mornings Mobile App! It’s available for both Apple and Android. All you have to do is search TCN Mornings in Google Play or the Apple App Store. ALSO, TCN Mornings is available anywhere and EVERYWHERE podcast apps are available. And, it’s totally free, so get yours today! Well, let’s get started with a visit to the memory of My Old Irish Pappy, and as always, there's not a day that goes by when I don't remember something my Pappy taught me. Good advice that is....as always.. We make choices all-day-long every day. Learn the difference between good choices and bad choices, then CHOOSE what’s good. And...here we go with the QUESTION OF THE DAY! Today being National Read a Child a Book You Like Day, here’s a question for you: Why is it important to read to children on a regular basis? Why is it important to read to children on a regular...

Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere)Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 251 - Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Hey kids! Hey parents! It's Wednesday, the 20th day of October. AND...... It is National Youth Confidence Day! I’m quoting now from the National Day Calendar website: “Building a framework of positive role models is vital to developing responsible, confident young adults. Incidentally, National Youth Confidence Day, on October 20, encourages us to connect and inspire today’s youth for tomorrow’s success.” Wait a minute! Isn’t that what we do EVERY DAY here at TCN Mornings? Well, at any rate, welcome into National Youth Confidence Day!! AND... if today, happens to be your birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you! Someone else who was born on this day was a man named Mickey. What? NO...I said a MAN, not a mouse...Come on!! His name is Mickey Mantle, and you know when I was your age, Mickey Mantle was REALLY big stuff in baseball! He was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. His story is called The Mickey Mantle Story, and it starts right now. So, did you notice it started when Mickey Mantle was a kid. And not just a kid, a LITTLE kid. Now, does that mean if YOU start seriously practicing baseball (or whatever sport) as a kid, YOU will become one of the GREAT athletes someday? Well, maybe. But maybe not. Some people’s natural talents ARE in sports. But for most of us, that’s not the case. HOWEVER, there IS SOMETHING that you CAN be REALLY REALLY good at. Something that, if you discover what it is and develop it, it will serve you well! So, keep your eyes and ears open. Look for what interests you and learn all you can about it. Look for those things you are good at doing. Develop your talent to the best it can possibly be. Then use that talent to help yourself, your family, AND (and this is important, too!) Use your talent to HELP others. And you, too, can become a hero! Oh, and this being YOUTH CONFIDENCE Day... there is NOTING that can instill confidence more than discovering and developing a personal talent! Something certainly worth thinking about on this Wednesday morning! Alright then...Just ahead, another visit with my Old Irish Pappy... Also, the Question of the Day, and A Reflection of Your Future. It’s comin’ up NEXT on this Wednesday edition of TCN Mornings. But right now, let’s talk about how we might provide these stories for YOUR school! You know, over the past 22 years, these stories have been played during morning announcements in hundreds of schools around the country. Each story is about 2-minutes in length, and they are typically played twice a week. A story from the Beginning of a Hero series on Tuesdays and a story from The Beginning of a Famous Hero Series on Thursdays. If you think YOUR school would like to participate, just have your Principal or Counselor write to [email protected]. Or go to TCNmornings.com and...

Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere) ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! Well, it’s a Friday morning, and it’s the 22nd day of October. So, do you know what today is? It’s National NUT Day!! And I’m SO excited! It looks like I finally got my OWN National Day of Recognition!! What? What? NO... so your saying it’s not THAT kind of nut? Oh, you’re saying it’s the kind you eat? Here, give me that... Okay, it says here, “Nuts are a highly prized food and energy source and some are a primary source of nutrients for both humans and wildlife. Many nuts are excellent sources of vitamins E and B2. They are also rich in protein, fiber, and essential minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and selenium.” Hmmm. So, Happy National Nut Day to you! Even though it isn’t about me... Well, the upcoming story doesn’t have ANYTHING to do with nuts, but it is another story involving MY favorite teacher, Mr. Delaney. Mr. Delaney always talked a LOT with his class about becoming HEROES by HELPING others, you know, instead of hurting others. And in this story, he talks about the IMPORTANCE of HELPING. So, here we go! The story is called The End of the Year Discussion, and it starts right now. **** The End of the Year Discussion Toward the end of every school year, after all the testing is done, Mr. Delaney likes having discussions with his class. And of course, one of his favorite subjects is that of HELPING others instead of hurting them. “Why should we all be HELPERS,” he asked his class. One girl said, “It makes the world a better place.” Another student said, “It makes life easier for someone having a hard time.” Someone else said, “It makes everybody friendlier.” But there was a new kid in the class who had just moved from another city. He spent a lot of his time picking on other kids. He said, “Life is not always JUST about HELPING, you know.” “Really” said Mr. Delaney, “Then what is it all about?” The boy thought—for longer than just a moment and finally said proudly, “It’s about having fun!” Mr. Delaney started to comment, but then a boy named Bryan, raised his hand. “I think I can handle this one,” he said, and Mr. Delaney nodded. Bryan said, “But just as soon as the fun is gone, all you have left is the memory of having fun, and if your fun was causing someone else to be hurt, what good does that do? When you HELP other people, though, then the person HELPING creates a good memory and provides a good memory for the person being HELPED. It really is all about HELPING.” Then Mr. Delaney added, “And you can certainly have fun while you’re HELPING, too, making a good memory for everyone.” The boy hadn’t really thought about it like that before, but he was beginning to see that choosing to HELP others was a lot better than choosing to hurt them. He was pretty much deciding right then to start becoming a HERO instead. **** The End of the Year Discussion So, how would YOU have...

Please visit us at http://www.patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork (www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork) to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to http://www.thecharacternetwork.org/ (www.TheCharacterNetwork.org) to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention. Go HERE for a Free Copy of Jim Lord's Life Changing Breakthrough Novel, Mr. Delaney's Mirror, A Reflection of Your Futurehttps://characternetwork.krtra.com/t/E6KcJXqk8olF (https://bit.ly/GetDelaneysMirrorHere) ************** A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO! TCN Mornings Episode 232 - Transcript for Monday, September 23, 2021 Well it’s a THURSDAY MORNING! It’s the 23rd day of September. And today is NATIONAL Checkers Day!! Yeah! National Checkers Day! Well, how fun is that!? You know, the game of checkers has been around for a REALLY long time, and it... What? ...... What do you MEAN National Checkers Day is not about the game of checkers? Mhmmm. Mhmmm. National Checkers Day is about DOGS IN THE WHITEHOUSE?! Here, give me that! Mhmmm. Hang on... I’ll get to the bottom of this...just give me a second. ..... Well, okay.... CHECKERS was the name of Richard Nixon’s Dog... apparently it was a big controversy in 1952 that somebody gave him a Cocker Spaniel, and people got all upset that he had accepted a personal gift six weeks before the election where he was the Vice Presidential Candidate. Yeah, I remember hearing about this....he gave a speech defending the gift, and it became known as the CHECKERS Speech! So, National Checkers Day is about that speech, the Dog named Checkers, which apparently was named by Richard Nixon’s daughter, and it’s about ALL dogs in the Whitehouse, which seem to outnumber the number of Presidents in the Whitehouse. Well, okay then. Happy National Checkers Day to you! And maybe you can celebrate by what... I don’t know... Playing a game of checkers? Alright....birthdays. As always, if today happens to be YOUR birthday, Happy Birthday to YOU. I hope it’s a great one for you! And you may like to know that you share your special day with a man who made a BIG difference in the world of education, especially for early elementary education. And, I don’t have any idea if he was a fan of the game of checkers, or if he ever had a dog named Checkers, but HIS name was William McGuffey. His story is called The William McGuffey Story, and it starts right now! The Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The William McGuffey Story So, have you ever wondered about who might have written the books you study in school? What is your favorite subject to read about? And, do you ever stop and think to be thankful for the fact that you had the opportunity to learn to read? Also, did you ever consider that YOU could be the one to teach someone else to read? And finally, if you were going to write a book for school children, what would it be about? Just some thinking points as you go through this Thursday morning! Well, just ahead, another visit with my Old Irish Pappy... Also, the Question of the Day, and A Reflection of Your Future. Right now, though, I’d like to talk about my book for just a moment, if I may. It's called Mr. Delaney's Mirror. It's about a student in Mr. Delaney's class who gets a glimpse of her own personal FUTURE Self, and the life she will be having when she's like 30-years old! Her name was Bay Chandler, and her future according to the mirror was NOT a happy one. The rest of the book follows