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Leadership is more than a title or position, more than a set of skills or leadership styles. Leadership, in its simplest form is about INFLUENCE. One life interacting and connecting with another in a profound way. To be effective and impactful one must lead from the core, this form of leadership requires a depth of self-awareness that brings your innate qualities to the fore. In this podcast we interview leaders who have clarity of vision and purpose and who lead with courage, integrity and ...
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The Live EPIC: Youth Development & Leadership podcast provides practical lessons based on research and personal experience. On the podcast, Darryl Bodkin shares actionable strategies and tips that will improve your ability to serve the teenagers and adolescents in your care.
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An Example of Purposeful Living - A Conversation with Derby Chukwudi, Miss New Jersey 2023
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In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Miss NewJerey 2023, Derby Chukwudi. She is an example of living life with a sense of purpose. This conversation would inspire and educate us as parents, caregivers and business leaders on how we can help the young women in our care to live purposeful lives. “Winning is the cherry on top, it’s who yo…
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Parenting Teens with Royette Williams-James
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I love working with teenagers! However, parenting teens is no easy task. In this episode, I speak with Royette Williams-James a school guidance counselor and expert consultant to parents, teachers and leaders. We cover three topics from her recently held parenting course. You would be educated and inspiredabout how to communicate with your child, p…
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The Importance of Mentoring Children With Leah Okimoto
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Mentorship has been proven to be a very useful tool for creating positive change in children’s lives. In this episode I spoke with Leah Okimoto Founder and Executive Director of Aaron’s Presents. Her organization provides mentorship to children between 4th and 8th grade. They have directly impacted 3000 children over the last 10 years. You can reac…
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The 4 Money Scripts: Help for Parents to Develop Financially Healthy Adolescents
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Money is one of the top sources of stress! In this episode, I spoke with Certified Financial Planner Righetti Joseph about the ‘4 money scripts’. The money scripts are 4 concepts in behavioral finance that explain our attitude towards money and how it impacts the decisions that we make regarding money. The goal is to correct our attitude regarding …
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In this episode, I sat down with Anthony & Jessica Cicali to learn how they parent their daughter, Abbigail who has been diagnosed with Angelman syndrome. It is a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system. It results in delayed development, challenges with their speech, balance and intellectual disability. There is no cure. However, the Cica…
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Advice for Adolescents Joining the Trinidad & Tobago Public Service
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Hey friends it's been almost a year! I took a break after the birth of my third blessing, Amiko! On this episode I interviewed my mother, a retired public/civil servant from Trinidad and Tobago. I hope that if you are a parent or adolescent in or entering public/civil service that you are able to find some nuggets in this episode to empower you. In…
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In this episode, I am joined by my friend Ayana Chester (https://www.blossomcounsellingtt.com) a therapist based in Trinidad and Tobago to talk about suicide and some suicide prevention strategies. September is suicide awareness month. Segue Music by John_Yasutis from Pixabay [Inspiring Cinematic 3681] Gvidon from Pixabay [Freshness 15706] Summer C…
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In this episode, I talk about the four negative defaults referred to in the book The Strength Switch by Lea Waters (Get the book!). These negative defaults can have a detrimental effect on the way parent, educate or lead children, youth and early career professionals...in fact anyone. The four defaults are 1) Selective Attention 2) Negativity Bias …
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A comparison - Deficit-based vs Strengths-based Model
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In this episode, I discuss the differences between the Deficit-based model and a strengths-based/asset-based model. Deficit-based thinking asks “What is wrong with her?" Strengths-based thinking asks “what is right with her?” Research has shown that focusing on strengths promotes a mental lift that propels the individual towards continued developme…
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Using a Strengths Based Approach in Youth Development - Introduction
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It’s another season of Live EPIC: Youth Development & Leadership. In this episode, I introduce the concept of Strengths Based Approach to youth development based on the pioneering work of Don Clifton the founder of Strengths Finder. According to Mary Reckmeyer, author of Strengths Based Parenting, a strength is the result of taking that talent and …
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How Can Faith Based Organizations Build Resilience in Young People?
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This episode closes out our focus on resilience. There are 3 resilience factors that relate directly to the work of FBOs. They are 1) Hope, Faith & Optimism 2) Meaning making, belief life has meaning & 3) Connections with well-functioning communities. FBOs are key stakeholders in developing resilience. Segue Music by 1tamara2 from Pixabay[Chillout …
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Developing Resilient Youth - A Sense of Belonging
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Research has indicated that a sense of belonging is a resilience factor. This episode covers how you can develop belonging among youth at home/school/work. Deloitte published an article for their 2021 Human Capital Trends which noted that “Seventy-nine percent of organizations say fostering a sense of belonging in the workforce is important or very…
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There is no problem free life. On this episode of Live EPIC: Youth Development and Leadership, Darryl talks about the skills that you can pass on to the young people who you serve in order to help them develop their capacity for resilience. This is a very challenging time to be a leader in any field and it is the resilient leader that would survive…
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This episode focuses on Suicide. Some call it a major public health crisis and I agree. This week is Suicide Awareness Week (September 5-11). It is a time to bring awareness to suicide and how we can respond to and prevent among our friends, family and colleagues. According to the CDC, in 2019 suicide was the second leading cause of death for perso…
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In this episode on Live EPIC: Youth Development and Leadership, Darryl wraps up the topic 'Preparing Youth for Leadership' with four principles to direct the very important work that you are doing. Segue Music by 1tamara2 from Pixabay[Chillout 103-4327] & GoodBMusic from Pixabay[Called to Win] Intro & Outro Music by Asepirawan20 from Pixabay [Upbea…
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In this episode on Live EPIC: Youth Development and Leadership, Darryl talks about 7 principles that should guide you in developing the leaders in your care. Regardless of the arena that you work in, Human Resources, Education, Faith Based Organization or Sports, these principles can help you develop great leaders. Principles Believe in something b…
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The Need for Youth Development & Leadership
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I don't want to assume that because you are in a space with young people (adolescents and young adults) that you are sold on the need for a focus on youth development and leadership. In this episode of Live EPIC, you would hear from me about the reality of youth involvement in crime and the worsening case of mental health among young people. This e…
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Do you have a vision for your organization? If you are serving young people then it is important for you to have a vision statement that can guide your team as your pursue their development. Darryl shares more on what a vision statement is, discusses the importance of a vision statement and how to communicate it to the young people in your care.…
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Mel is an activist, a writer, a leader and a visionary. She has recently been awarded an MBE for her work in tackling human trafficking and is the project co-ordinator for Freedom Acts. She is dedicated to keeping the work of Freedom Acts relevant, preventative and sustainable. What an amazing woman, you will find this out through her honesty and v…
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Wilson is the Director of Urban Saints Ireland and has a deep passion for young people. In this interview, he talks openly and honestly about moments that have shaped his leadership and calls us all to a deeper space of "being" as a leader.If you want to check out the work of Urban Saints Ireland click here: https://www.urbansaints.org/region/irela…
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Authentic Youth Leadership - Andy Hamilton
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This is an in-depth interview with Andy Hamilton from Youth For Christ' Blue Houses in Ballysillan. We get beneath his passion and hear his heart for young people and his leadership. You will also find out some surprising truths such as sleeping completely in the buff, don't say i didn't warn you.If you want to find out more about the work of the B…
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