Communicate to Motivate

Some of the latest research from Penn State's Human Development and Family Studies Center focused on how to have strong relationships with our kids as they go through different stages. It all starts with positive parenting when they are young to set the stage for better relationships as they age. There is much work to do so listen in! ------------------------------------ Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media --------------------- Interested in getting healthier and saving starving children in the process? Check out this charity You Tube channel with heart-pumping at-home exercises and classes: https://www.youtube.com/thefitnessmission

A recent article from the Breakpoint Colson Center points out that young men are not forming social bonds with real, live people, even the kinds of bonds that have historically captured their attention. Girls are outperforming boys in all levels of school and fatherlessness has been rising since the 90s. It almost feels like a revolution is needed to build-up strong, servant-hearted young men who will go on to become great husbands and fathers one day. The communication channels are ready to explore! -------------------------------- Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media --------------------- Interested in getting healthier and saving starving children in the process? Check out this charity You Tube channel with heart-pumping at-home exercises and classes: https://www.youtube.com/thefitnessmission

Our schools are struggling with staff shortages, so maybe you and I are the difference makers? Listen in as we look at the growing staff shortage issue in schools and how parents and community members can make-up the difference. It's time to let our skills shine! ---------------------------------- Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media --------------------- Interested in getting healthier and saving starving children in the process? Check out this charity You Tube channel with heart-pumping at-home exercises and classes: https://www.youtube.com/thefitnessmission

What are three things we can do from a 'Relational Maintenance' standpoint to help strengthen our relationships moving forward? 1) Committ to it 2) Look forward to special time together 3) Realize the importance for long-term success Relationships are not built overnight. They take many years to solidify but can show cracks over time if maintenance is not performed. Time to get to work! Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media --------------------- Interested in getting healthier and saving starving children in the process? Check out this charity You Tube channel with heart-pumping at-home exercises and classes: https://www.youtube.com/thefitnessmission

In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which helps you to look at your ride through life with a more positive, optimistic lens. Not everyone's ride through life is easy and 'enjoying the ride' does not mean we ignore the difficulties of life. However, with our minds in the right spot, we know we can become resilient and look to the good. We can fill our minds with things and people that will uplift us and not bring us down. 'Enjoying the Ride' is a culmination to the Energy Bus which has taught us powerful principles for how to think and stay positive on our journey...as much as we possibly can. ------------------------------ Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media

In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which asks the question of: what fuels you? Often times we don't get burned out because of what we do, we get burned out because we forget why we do it. Our purpose is an opportunity to become very self-aware and know what it is you are supposed to do and where you are supposed to be. Purpose is the ultimate fuel and guiding system. --------------------------------------- Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media

In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which, beside the first rule of You're the Driver, might be one of the most important. Loving your passengers is a state of being as it is simply something you just do. We must become people of action, no matter what we get or don't get in return. --------------- Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media

In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which encourages you to spread good, positive, contagious energy. We are naturally attracted to people who we enjoy being around, who uplift us, bring us comfort, and who we can feel their positive energy. Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media

In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which discusses what to do with those difficult people in our lives. In the book, negative people are referred to as 'Energy Vampires' because they suck the life out of teams, families, and situations. They are always negative, whining, complaining, and very draining. Unfortunately, many of these people don't even know they are acting this way. So what do we do? Tune in! --------------------------------------- Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media

In our series on 'Riding The Energy Bus to More Positive Thinking' we explore the next rule of The Energy Bus which encourages everyone to fuel their ride with positive energy. We have to begin to 'feed the positive' and be aware of the stimuli that enters our brain. We are what we eat....and we become what we consume and think about! -------------------------------- Dr. Jim Van Allan is a speaker & trainer for schools and companies across the nation. He has over a decade worth of experience helping individuals and organizations with communication, leadership, and personal development skills. He is also a Professor of Communication Studies and teaches classes on communication, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. He's also a family man and lives with his wife and two boys in South Florida. New podcast episode every Monday where we turn the personal into the powerful! www.JimVanAllan.com www.TheEnergyBus.com www.EnergyBusSchools.com @JimVanAllan on all social media