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I Love You, Dad Nick Curry III Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Kimberly Kirberger WHY: I chose this story because I have gone through all the troubles of life, death, failure, pain, losing, hardship, but also all the positive attributes of life. I have grown the last couple years into a strong man, but with losing my mom my dad stepped up to take care of me. Dads play an important part in the development of their sons. The role of the father is, in fact, an important counterpart to the one played by the mother. Little boys look to their fathers for a representation of what 'manliness' means; this influence remains with them even as they grow up to become fathers themselves. I wanted to do this story because I want to thank my dad for what he has done for me in my life, taking care of me every day from all the ups and downs. Yes we have our arguments and tough times, but the things we go through together bring our relationship that much closer. He is my role model, my dad is a family man and wants to be involved in my life, but being a teenager I want to explore the world and do my own thing. Reading this story makes me fall back a bit because I feel like I could be wasting valuable time not spending it with my dad and always making my excuses not to be with him. Reading this story opened my eyes because my dad is the only thing I have to hold on that is sturdy. My family is my stool of three legs, if one falls we all fall, being with my dad through the tough times creates the relationship that I will hold closer. Holding this close to my heart is important to me because losing my grandma just a few days ago (November 3rd 2010) shows how fast life can be taken away from someone and if I procrastinate in the bonding with my dad I will feel guilty of not knowing him on that higher level in the future. I love my dad and he is my only parent, but he keeps my feet on the ground and this story shows me, my friends are there to support me, but my dad loves me. When I read this story it hit close to home because now I can see what family time means and how important it is because my dad is the only one I got and life is too short sometimes to take time to smell the roses, go for it really and don’t look back. These are my dad’s words and every day I try to put them to use to impress him, to impress my mom, to impress myself. WHO: The boy who wrote this is a nineteen year old boy; he shared this to chicken soup for the teenage soul to impact the lives of others. The authors of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II are Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Kimberly Kirberger. Jack Canfield (born August 19, 1944) is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, which currently has nearly 200 titles and 112 million copies in print in over 40 languages. According to USA Today, Chicken Soup for the Soul and several of the series titles by Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were among the top 150 best-selling books of the last 15 years (October 28, 1993 through October 23, 2008). In July 2004, Jack Canfield founded the Transformational Leadership Council, a group of thought leaders, speakers, authors, coaches, trainers, researchers, consultants, and other leaders in the fields of personal and professional development. The members of TLC meet semi-annually to network, connect, and learn from each other, to enhance members' effectiveness and contribution in the world. As of January 2009, membership numbered 99. Canfield has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist, In 1962, he graduated from high school at Linsly Military Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia and he received a BA in Chinese History in 1966 from Harvard University and an MED at University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1973. In 1971 he married Judith Ohlbaum, with whom he had two children. In 1978 he was named Outstanding Young Man of America by the U.S. Jaycees. On September 9, 1978, he married Georgia Lee Noble, with whom he had a son (Christopher N. Canfield). They divorced in December 1999. On July 4, 2001, Canfield married for a third time to Inga Marie Mahoney. Other books Jack has written are; One Hundred Ways to Enhance Self-Concept in the Classroom: A Handbook for Teachers and Parents (With Harold C. Wells), Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1976, revised edition, Allyn & Bacon (Boston, MA), 1993. Personalized Learning: Confluent Processes in the Classroom, privately printed (Newington, CT), 1976, published as Loving to Learn, Self-Esteem Seminars (Culver City, CA), 1997. Self-Esteem in the Classroom: A Curriculum Guide, Self-Esteem Seminars (With Marie Reese, Ron Rowland, Sandie Limina, and others) (Culver City, CA), 1986. Self-Esteem and Peak Performance: A Transcript, Career-Track (Boulder, CO), 1991. Mark Victor Hansen (born January 1948) is an American inspirational and motivational speaker, trainer and author. He is best known as the founder and co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series. His new book The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth is destined to inspire the creation of one million new millionaires this decade. He co-authored this book with Robert G. Allen (best-selling author of Nothing Down, Multiple Streams of Income and Multiple Streams of Internet Income) published by Harmony Books, a division of Random House Publishing. His energy and exuberance travels still further through mediums such as television (Oprah, CNN and The Today Show), print (TIME, US News & World Report, USA Today, The New York Times and Entrepreneur) and he assures our planet's people that "you can easily create the life you deserve." Mark is the founder of MEGA Book Marketing University and Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire. Both are annual conferences where Mark coaches and teaches new and aspiring authors, speakers and experts on building publishing and speaking careers. He is also known as a passionate philanthropist and humanitarian, working tirelessly for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, March of Dimes, and Child Help USA. Mark Victor Hansen is an enthusiastic supporter of what's possible and is driven to make the world a better place. Kimberly Kirberger is the president and founder of I.A.M. for Teens, Inc. (Inspiration and Motivation for Teens, Inc.) a corporation formed entirely to work for teens. It is her goal to see teens in a more positive light and it is her strong belief that teens deserve better and more positive treatment. Kimberly spends her time reading the thousands of letters and stories sent to her by teen readers and traveling around the country speaking to high school students and parents of teens. She has appeared as a teen expert on many television and radio shows, including Geraldo, MSNBC, and The Terry Bradshaw Show. Kimberly has worked closely with teenagers on the Chicken Soup for the Soul books she has co-authored and feels her ability to listen to their needs and wants lent to the books’ success. She started the Teen Letter Project with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Health Communications, Inc. The project is responsible for answering the heartfelt letters received from teenagers and also reaching out to teens in trouble and encouraging them to seek professional help. WHERE: I located this story in my box set of Chicken Soup for the Teenager Soul. Theses books are like toe 411 for life! Teenagers that read these books relate to and also learn from the stories shared by other teens. Its teens connecting with teens and the stories that do hit home for you and I, is that we are not judged or criticized. Chicken soup contains lessons on the nature of friendship and love (relationships), the importance of belief in the future, the value of respect for yourself and others, and dealing with tough issues like; death, suicide and the loss of love. WHAT: I chose this story for the reason I stated above, this story is about having the courage to say yes to things you may not want to do. A leader has to know him or herself to begin with. They must know there weakness and strengths and how to use them to complement each other in times of hardship. Leadership comes from within, you have to want it, and you have to go get it. Being a son I have to want to spend time with my dad because he is my teacher, he is my strengths and weakness in one, I have to complement him on his success and I will gain mine. To shake someone’s hand shows a lot about a person and like how I been taught that eye contact and a firm shake shows you are all there and in Human Services we all have to be all there, if not we do not get the full understanding of what we are taught In this class. This is like when I listen to my dad if I roll my eyes, watch the TV when he is talking to me I will never fully understand the message he is trying to teach me. My dad is a leader, he takes care of me and my brother but also he works so much so that we have a great life. WE HAVE. No matter what saying I love you to him is like giving a smile to someone passing by, it really makes someone feel good and by spending time with my dad. I have lost a part of my heart; I really do not want to lose my dad because he is the only one I got. Having the power to follow your heart and not someone else’s creates a whole new world for someone in all aspects of life. Questions: 1) Which is worse, failing or never trying' Explain and give an example' 2) What is the difference between being alive and truly living' 3) Do you push the elevator button more than once'  Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster' 4) Extra just in case: What one thing have you not done that you really want to do'  What’s holding you back'