Combating drugs, alcohol, gangs, and guns

Combating Drugs, Alcohol, Gangs & Guns + |[ am worth my highest goal. I deserve success. I will walk, talk, think, act N E like that successful person I want to be.

Write your worthy goals down on paper. Keep them in front of you at school and at home. Everyone deserves success. But, who is responsible for your greatness? Is it your mother? Of course not. You are responsible. You are the one who must make the correct choices. It doesn’t matter how bad or how good things are at home or what you have or have not been blessed with. You deserve success and happiness but you and you alone are responsible for making that happen. Observe Rule #1.

I will surround myself with positive people and places. I refuse to associate W O with anyone or anyplace that creates negativity or mediocrity.

If you are at a party where drugs and drinking are going on, you are vulnerable whether you participate or not. One predictable trait of negative people is that they outwardly want to bring you down to their level. “Come on. Do it? Don’t be such a putz.”

Identify good, positive people and then hang together. Anyone who tells you that you need to drink, do drugs, smoke, tag etc. are just plain wrong. Anyone can have an absolute blast without it and never have to pay any consequences!

Kids get involved in gangs because it is where they feel wanted and needed. Those wants and needs can be met in school with sports, drama, music, debate, art etc: All without negative consequences. The greatest joy anyone can ever experience is when you are helping others. Rendering service to your fellowman is Riding the Highest Upper Limit Place you can ride!

A shocking teen report was aired this summer. Two teenage boys had as their priority goal to either be dead or in jail by the time they were twenty-one. They achieved their goal. One was dead and the other was in intensive rehab. A teenage girl had as her priority goal to marry a drug dealer so she could stay home and not have to work. She also is now in intensive rehab. This is why you must be extremely careful about who you associate with.

T H R E E Nothing, Absolutely nothing, will keep me from my goals! Absolutely no one has ever achieved great success without difÏculties. That’s an important part of the whole experience of achieving success. If you get knocked down, smile and get back up. ing going take away your dreams. If some guys look at you and challenges, “Hey, who you lookin’ at?” politely and say, “I thought I played ball with you guys awhile ago. My mistake.” Then move on. What they are looking for is a confrontation. With a well planned response, you should be able to get out of potentially dream ending situations. Pride and manhood are never at stake; only your dreams.

Keep focused. Problems are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Don’t let failure, outside influences or people stop you from your goals. Always remember, the only thing that can stop you from success is yourself.

From BFS Magazine — Fall 1995. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).