Skills for Success
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Grades: K - 12

This page provides links to sample videos in Educate.Today’s Skills for Success video series.

Videos in the series offer first person examples of how soft skills and study skills can make a difference in your daily life and your career.

To see each sample video, click on the hyperlinked title below or click on the thumbnail image to the right.

Skills for Success:  Building a Business as a Woman of Color – The Importance of Hard Work and High Standards
Laurna Godwin, Emmy award winning journalist and Founder/President of Vector Communications, discusses the challenges and obstacles she faced when starting her business and how she overcame them to grow the business to the success it is today.

Skills for Success:  Dealing with Adversity, Taking Chances, Moving Forward: One Person’s Perspective to Advocate for Yourself
Dr. Geoff Ward, Professor of American and African-American Studies responds to a student question about strategies to deal with adversity and continue to move forward.

Skills for Success:  Important Qualities for Leadership
Change agent Darryl T. Jones,  Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, share his insights on important leadership qualities.

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