Character Chats
How to become excellent physically
Part of being excellent physically is paying attention, working hard every time in class to do your very best, and always trying to be a little bit better. It also involves eating well, getting rest, and several other important factors….
How to be an excellent friend
Being an excellent friend — the kind of person that can be trusted and relied on — is an important part of being a good person. Here are a few ways how to be an excellent friend….
How to be intellectually excellent
Improve your intellectual excellence by asking good questions, learning new things, reading more, and asking for help when you need it. Here’s how….
What is excellence?
What exactly is excellence, and how do we achieve it? Hint: If you’re striving for perfection, you’re not going to get there. Here’s what excellence really is and how you can achieve it….
What to do if we lose our composure
Everybody is going to lose control at some point. It just happens, right? If we’re living and breathing, we make mistakes. Everybody does. So what do you do if you lose your composure?…
How do we bring our composure back under control?
Everybody gets feelings and emotions. It’s an important part of being a person. But sometimes they get so big on the inside that they take control. Here are a few things you can do if that starts to happen….
How to read the signs to tell how we’re feeling
We don’t always recognize that feelings of anger, upset and fear have come in and taken us over. When we read the signs of our feelings, we try to look inside of us and understand when one of these big feelings is popping up….
How can we think to be calm?
We all have feelings and emotions, and sometimes those feelings and emotions can be very powerful. Composure is all about keeping ourselves calm so we don’t do things that we later regret when we get angry, sad, scared, etc….
How to listen and argue fairly
It’s both fair and fun to make sure that we all have a say and that we all listen to each other. However, you’re not being fair to yourself if you always agree with everything. There is a way to disagree and argue fairly. Here’s how……
How is taking turns, sharing, and apologizing fair?
Fairness is when everyone gets what they need, and when we share and take turns with each other. Not only is it fair, it’s also fun for us both to take our turns and have an equal part in it….