Success Express for Teens: 50 Life-Changing Activities [Paperback]

Roger Leslie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2004

Success Express for Teens is the way to get from where you are right now to where you want to be. It shows you that for anything you really want in your life, there is a reality to fill it. Step-by-step you find out exactly how to see your dreams clearly and then how to start making them happen. Great for classroom or individual use!

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About the Author

Roger Leslie, an award-winning author and teacher, is widely recognized by school districts, state universities, and national education groups for his original and dynamic techniques. Success Express was inspired by his own personal struggle with depression as a teen and his passion and respect for the limitless possibilities in the young people he now works with every day. He is also the author of Library Programs that Inspire and Drowning in Secret, a novel. He is a YA book reviewer for Booklist.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Bayou Publishing (February 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886298092
• ISBN-13: 978-1886298095
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 50 Meaningful and Fun Self-Guided Activities, June 2, 2004

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This review is from: Success Express for Teens: 50 Life-Changing Activities (Paperback)

"Life has already laid the tracks for the trains that will take us wherever we want to go." ~Roger Leslie

Success Express for Teens presents meaningful and fun activities for individuals or groups. There are also introspective questions and self-assessment checklists. Through the activities, teens are encouraged to develop a step-by-step plan so they can define their life goals and pursue their dreams.

"Make a Lifeboard" is a creative, encouraging project that is similar to scrapbooking, but is more like a mirror of your present life. By looking back at lifeboards through the years, you can remember specific moments that were meaningful to you. When you are in your 30s, this will be helpful to remember what happened when and why.

You will also find ideas for:

Reliving Favorite Childhood Memories
Changing Routines
Discovering Your Life Dream
Time Management
Aligning Actions with Values
Finding a Mentor
Expressing Gratitude
Writing a Goal Statement

This book can be used by teachers, counselors and group leaders. Teens can also follow the self-guided activities in order to take the express train to success. Throughout the book, there are areas where teens can write their life experiences. Imagine reading this later! This will be enlightening to read as an adult. You will really see where you have been and realize which trains you took to get you to your present destination.

I personally remember very little about my teenage years and this book would have really appealed to me as a teenager who was interested in creative writing and art. By reading through the various questions, I was able to remember some of my "forgotten memories." They are still there, they just need to be triggered.

Success Express For Teens would make a perfect gift for Birthdays or Christmas. Many adults have thanked their parents for giving them journals for Christmas. This is similar to a guided journal. It is filled with pictures, amusing famous quotes, thoughtful quotes from teenagers and excellent advice from someone who remembers his choices as a teenager.

Roger Leslie is a book reviewer, author and editor who began his career in education. He visits schools and teaches the concepts from this book to administrators, educators and students. Highly Recommended.

~The Rebecca Review

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enhanced with lines in which a teenager can write, April 6, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Success Express for Teens: 50 Life-Changing Activities (Paperback)

Ably compiled and presented by Roger Leslie (author, teacher, and YA book reviewer for "Booklist"), Success Express For Teens: 50 Activities That Will Change Your Life is a thoroughly "user friendly" resource packed from cover to cover with activities for teenagers and specifically geared toward helping them identify and articulate their life's dreams and starting down the road to making them come true. From listing ten goals on an index card; to finding a successful mentor in a particular field of endeavor; to learned how to do meaningful activities during"dead time" occasions arising during the course of ordinary day-to-day life, and so much more, Success Express For Teens is a strongly recommended motivational, and consumable resource hallmarked with challenging questions and enhanced with lines in which teenagers could write out their own answers.