teaching the
awesome potential of being human
Researching
the values of heroes who compassionately
crusaded for peace using excellence, dignity, and endurance as their weapons
of choice
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teaching the
awesome potential of being human
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| 6752 Bancroft Street P.O. Box 642 Hiram, Ohio 44234-0642 - 330-569-4912 |
Keynote Speeches, Seminars, and Workshops in Leadership and Conflict
Resolution
Based on the values, conflict-resolution, and
problem-solving abilities of world heroes of peace
Heroes of Peace, their Values and Problem-Solving Techniques
What is a Hero? (our definition)
A hero deliberately and courageously overcomes obstacles for the benefit of others without regard to personal consequences. Obstacles conquered for the benefit of others are the only qualifying credentials of heroes and a measure of one's true leadership.
Definition of a Hero of Peace
Heroes of peace, without regard to personnel consequences, embrace obstacles as opportunities for growth, exploit fear as a means to show courage, protect and maintain the dignity of their adversaries, crusade compassionately for those unable to defend themselves, pursue their goals with relentless dedication, honor all commitments to everyone regardless of their stature, and seek out the differences in others and celebrate this great diversity for the enrichment of mankind.
Why do we need heroes?
We all need inspirational heroes as role models for our lives, businesses, and family values. Unfortunately, today's heroes are often sports figures, celebrities, and rock stars whose lives are laced with controversy as well as frequent appearances in our over-crowed court rooms. Our young adults, however, need exemplary heroes with proven values demonstrating respect for their fellow humans. They need to witness conflict resolution practices ending in peaceful solutions with dignity and respect being preserved for all sides. They need to understand and value a work ethic showing the rewards for diligence and quality coupled with the many benefits of continuing our education throughout our lives. Forgiveness should preside over revenge, but today this isn't true. Tolerance should rule over frivolous law suits, but news media reports imply the opposite. Acceptance and learning from another's diversity should easily outshine the dull embers of prejudice, but they do not. Armed with the weapons of excellence, dignity, and endurance, we teach others the awesome potential of being human through self-leadership and conflict-resolution by peaceful means. This is what we do.
Heroes of peace
We found heroes of peace all have a similar value system employing the same quality, human characteristics. This was discovered during an extensive 5-year study into the problem solving and conflict resolution abilities of the Tuskegee Airmen. Other heroes crusading for peace using passive excellence as their tools of persuasion were then added to the study. All these wonderful role models mirrored each other's value system indicating common characteristics of human goodness universally used to fight for peace, righteousness, and human dignity. From these findings the Modeling Future Heroes' value system was developed.
A Practical Application of Human Values. a text book being written for our course of the same name, and the Modeling Future Heroes Mission Statement were both derived from the result of this research. Modeling Future Heroes is the company name used as a vehicle to promote and encourage others to embrace this revolutionary material.
To view the researched values from our heroes' of peace go to Heroes of Peace Values page. To view these values with supporting quotations from these heroes go to Heroes of Peace Quotations page.
Students with low self-esteem often responded negatively to the inspirational stories and accomplishments of our selected famous heroes. Many of these students believe they are not privileged to either the advantages or opportunities enjoyed by these selected well-known role models. As an example, a student might say, Yes, Nelson Mandela was poor, but he had political connections that opened doors for his career. I do not have these political connections.
To help combat these negative attitudes, several other heroes were researched that often had fewer assets than any of my students, and many of them are/were living or working in ghettoes often without electricity or water. When the amazing accomplishments of these lesser-known heroes were presented to my students. An enlightening realization occurred when my low self-esteem student realized he/she has far more assets, opportunities, and advantages than many of these great heroes. My students suddenly realized their potential and possibilities, became encouraged, developed determination, and looked toward their future with new optimism. It's a wonderful transition to witness.
Look into the lives of these remarkable people. The heroes I researched, some famous and some unknown, can be located on my heroes' page. The values they repeatedly used in guiding their decisions is located on the attributes page. Enjoy!
The Hiram College Home Page
The Tuskegee Airmen Home Page -
North Coast Chapter
It's Never Your Fault
- a Website for kids who have been traumatized by abuse