Character Development. One Episode at a time.

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.

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Season 5

EPISODE 15: JRNC I

At the 2018 Jostens Renaissance National Conference, Mike addressed hundreds of student leaders and leadership educators on how leadership is a lifestyle. In part one of this two-part series, Mike offers advice on how to persist in creating change (even when others aren’t on board) and how the best leaders are the ones who forge a path for others. Stay tuned next week for part two!

 

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Season 5
EPISODE 14: Grit

We’re all faced with challenges every day, but it’s up to each one of us to decide how we’re going to approach those challenges. On this…

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Season 5
EPISODE 04: Networking

Networking today isn’t about who you know, it’s about who you’re known as. Seven out of ten career opportunities come from word of mouth referrals, so…

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Season 4
EPISODE 23: FAILURE

People respond to failure in different ways. Typically, people let it stop them, define them, or drive them. On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike…

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Season 4
EPISODE 02: CHAD GREENWAY

Chad Greenway is a former NFL linebacker who is known for his incredible work ethic both on and off the field, as well as for giving…

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Season 3
EPISODE 20: GROWING INTO YOUR GREATNESS

If you won the lottery and never had to work another day in your life, what would you spend your days doing? On this week’s episode…

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Season 3
EPISODE 11: GRIT

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…

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Season 2
EPISODE 10: QUINCY

Musician and actor Quincy Brown discusses the importance of working hard to achieve success, and stresses that greatness is not simply handed to anyone.

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