The Story You Tell Yourself

To Use What I Learn In Class In A Constructive Manner

Learning is most valuable when it is put into practice. In this episode, we explore how the lessons, skills, and values learned in class can be applied positively in everyday life to benefit ourselves, our families, and our communities.

To Promote Friendly Relationships Among All People

Strong communities are built on respect, kindness, and understanding. This episode looks at how we can foster positive relationships and create meaningful connections with people from all walks of life.

To Stand For Justice and Honour My Word

Integrity is built on both courage and trustworthiness. In this episode, we explore what it means to stand for justice, do what is right, and honour our commitments. Discover how living by our values and keeping our word helps build strong character, earns respect, and positively influences those around us.

To Apply Self Discipline To Further My Personal Development

Most people have a reasonable idea of what would move them forward. The difficulty isn’t usually knowing what to do — it’s following through on it, consistently, over time. In this episode, we look at the idea of self-discipline in a more practical sense, not as intensity or force, but as the ability to close the gap between intention and action. Drawing on ideas from Epictetus, we explore how much of this comes down to recognising those small moments where it would be easier not to act… and choosing differently. Because over time, those decisions don’t stay small. They accumulate into something that shapes not just results, but how you operate day to day.

To Set Positive Goals & Strive To Achieve Them

We often talk about goals as something to achieve — something to reach, measure, and complete. But what if that’s not really their purpose? In this episode, we take a closer look at the first line of the adult pledge and explore the idea that goals are less about outcomes and more about orientation. Drawing on ideas from philosophy — from Aristotle’s concept of purpose through to Epictetus' focus on what we can actually control — we look at how direction shapes behaviour over time. Because the real value of a goal may not lie in whether you achieve it exactly as planned… …but in what the process of striving towards it turns you into.