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Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Cornelius was exposed to violence and crime from a young age. Several of Corneliusʼ friends have been incarnated, and three have died. I wonder how their lives might have turned out differently if they had someone to show them the tools to manage emotions, focus on the positive, and become leaders and masters of their own lives. My goal is to give these tools to the youth of the world.  We are a growing movement and our mission is to turn billions of youth into super leaders!

Students:

Student Motivation

Virtual Experience

With the world changing, the virtual experience is becoming much more prevalent.

Cornelius is still able to give your school a powerful and engaging experience. Contact us today and let us know how we can serve you!

Cornelius is one of the most dynamic youth motivational speakers today. Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Cornelius was exposed to violence and crime from a young age. Several of Corneliusʼ friends have been incarnated, and three have died. He wonders how their lives might have turned out differently if they had someone to show them the tools to manage emotions, focus on the positive, and become leaders and masters of their own lives. Regardless of his troubled past, he was able to overcome all of his obstacles and earned both his bachelors and masters degree. In addition to his educational success, Cornelius is the owner of a 501c3 nonprofit, Super-Self Institute dedicated to help youth become super leaders. Cornelius is also the author of 9 youth development books and he has been a youth counselor for the past 10 years.

Through Corneliusʼ transparent motivational speaking he  shares his story of working his way through the pitfalls and overcoming adversity to achieve his goals. His story helps students know that anything is possible if they are willing to put in the work. Corneliusʼ ability to connect with the any audience is exceptional, and his objective is help students unleash their true power and tap into their highest self to become super leaders of today.

Motivational Topics:

Super Leadership:

Many youth today are being led astray. Making bad decisions can cost our youth their future. This presentation helps youth understand how to become a leader and help other youth become leaders- thatʼs super leadership! This presentation touches on the important components of super leadership such as integrity, respect, courage, creativity, kindness, and the ability to stay focus. Cornelius helps students realize they have all the special attributes to become super leaders within them already, they just have to challenge themselves to grow these qualities!

Purpose and Legacy

Our purpose in life is why we are here. Our legacy is what we do while we are here. There are many youth who fall into depression and troubled behavior because they lack purpose. Corneliusʼ message will help them realize that they are destined to do great things in life.

Unleashing Your Superpower: Courage

Many youth today feels that being courageous is only what they see in the super hero movies. The truth is, we need courage everyday. We need courage to make the right decisions, to go after our dreams, to let go of toxic relationships, to love, control our emotions and so much more. Cornelius helps students understand what it truly mean to be courageous so that they can apply it to their lives.

Bullying

I’m not sure if you’re aware, but  the suicide rate amongst youth is steadily increasing, especially since the last decade. Some of the major reasons (amongst many) for an increase of the suicide rate is children being bullied. Bullying damages a youth’s self concept–which is the image people have of themselves or their self worth. Damaged Self Concept has been an issue for victims of bullying, as well as the bully. Cornelius doesn’t just focus on solutions for the victim of bullying, we also focus on solutions for the bully (most of whom come from an abusive household, or who have been bullied themselves). Many bullies feel like the world has given up on them. But Cornelius delivers a powerful anti-bullying message that can help students understand how powerful spreading love, showing empathy and being kind to one another truly is.

PBIS

Positive behavioral interventions & supports is a framework of principles that can be used in schools to increase the desired level of important social and learning outcomes.

Picture: Kelsey Krool, participating teacher, said, “His story, energy, relatability, our kids just gravitated towards him. Weʼve continued these conversations of being a good leader, and doing so with kindness, compassion, and others in mind.”

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Teacher Training and Motivation

Virtual Experience

With the world changing, the virtual experience is becoming much more prevalent.

Cornelius is still able to give your teachers a powerful and engaging experience.

Contact us today and let us know how we can serve your school or district!

Relating to Troubled Youth

With Cornelius experience of building a rapport with troubled youth of all background, this presentation focuses on helping the teacher close the gap and touch the heart of each student regardless of background and cultural differences.

Equity Training:

We are stronger together. Cornelius gives principals that can allow teachers from all backgrounds become more accepting of one another, as well as understanding the power of working together to build the community and make this world a better place.

Teacher Motivation

At some point educators may get burned out. This presentation will help teachers get recharge and feel motivated to face whatever challenge their classroom may bring!

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