CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. ONE EPISODE AT A TIME.
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, Jostens Renaissance members have access to a downloadable critical thinking discussion guide to foster student-led discussions for each episode
All 160 episodes are listed below: Use the “Browse by Keyword” link below to see topics covered and filter episodes by topic.
All of The Harbor episodes are copyright Jostens 2015-2020.
MEET YOUR HOST
Mike Smith is a motivational speaker, action sports personality and the Founder/Executive Director of two nationally recognized nonprofit youth organizations. His work has earned honors such as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Distinguished Entrepreneur Award and AIM’s Tech Leader of the Year. Mike’s also been featured in Forbes, Buzzfeed, and Vice, but what audiences love most is that his talks don’t just hype them up — they push them to rethink what’s possible, challenge the status quo, and reframe limitations into innovation.
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EVENTS VS. INTENT
Mike suggests that event organizers keep their focus on the intent behind their event — and to measure their success not upon attendance, but upon whether or not their attendees were impacted in the way that they intended.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Mike explores what living and leading by example means, and how leadership is contagious and can change the culture of a school.
EXPANDING YOUR PERSPECTIVE
Mike sees perspective as a soft skill that can be practiced and developed — and one that’s essential to becoming a good leader and accomplishing your…
JRNC 2018 - PART 2
In episode two of our series around the 2018 Jostens Renaissance National Conference, Mike brings three students onstage to field their questions and give advice on…
JRNC 2018 - PART 1
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…
HOW TO GET STARTED IN ACTIVISM
In a recent poll on his social media, Mike learned that over 60% of his followers believe they’re capable of making a real difference in the…
LEADER'S MENTALITY
Leadership isn’t a title; it’s not a class; and it’s certainly not what you tell everyone you are. Leadership is a mentality and an attitude that…
LEADERSHIP
On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike delves into the topic of leadership. In particular, he focuses on how leaders’ actions — or inaction…
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