HARBOR EPISODES
The Harbor, featuring Mike Smith and guests, facilitates the teaching of character development in classrooms by showcasing tangible life lessons through a school year's worth of episodes with rich, raw and engaging video content. Designed for the classroom, Renaissance members have access to a downloadable critical thinking discussion guide to foster student-led discussions for each episode
All six seasons and 160 episodes are listed below, with most recent episodes at the top. Use the "Browse by Keyword" link below to see topics covered and filter episodes by topic.
All Harbor episodes are copyright Jostens 2015-2020.
EPISODE 06: SELF-CONFIDENCE
Confidence can be described as making the most of momentum; allowing small victories to build on one another and then leaning into your moments of success. In this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike shares his advice for growing your self-confidence and spreading that confidence around to others in need.
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Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk joins us to talk about his experience in high school, how excelling at his sport brought him unexpected fame, and the importance of humility.
On the final episode of this season of The Harbor by Jostens, we give a sneak peek into our new episode format coming next school year,…
It’s easy to fall into the trap of equating busyness to being on your way to success. Without focus in our daily routines, it’s easy for…
On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike discusses a topic that studies have shown to be one of the most important factors in reaching our…
A high school student shares the pressure he had to pursue athletics and his decision to work toward his true passion: leadership.
Mike offers pointers on how to handle one of the greatest challenges for students: time management.
The Dingo is an action sports personality who dreamed of becoming a pro athlete. When he realized that his dream was not realistic, he persevered and used his failures as a platform to achieve success.
The incredible success story of Kevin Laue, a former Division I basketball player who didn’t let being born with one arm stop him from pursuing his dreams.
Mike discusses his views on success and what we can do to get one step closer to fulfilling our dreams.