Monday Motivational

Greetings!

This week’s motivational is brought to you by the story of how Henry drove his car into a ditch by mistake.

Henry walked to a nearby farm to ask for help.

'Warwick can get you out of that ditch' said the farmer, pointing to an old and weak looking mule standing in a field. Henry wasn't so sure but he let the farmer hitch the mule to the car. With a snap of the reins, the farmer shouted, 'Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!'

And the mule pulled the car out of the ditch! Amazed, Henry thanked the farmer, patted the mule, and asked, 'Why did you call out all of those names before you called Warwick?'

The farmer grinned and said, 'Old Warwick is just about blind. As long as he believes he's part of a team, he doesn't mind pulling.'

This week, let's remember to encourage building of team spirit to ensure contribution from everyone.

Have a great week everyone!

-Your friends at Credo

Monday Motivational

Greetings everyone!

This week’s motivation comes from the lifeboats on the Titanic.

The Titanic was the largest ship of its era. It had bays for 64 lifeboats to accommodate its full capacity of passengers. But the law required only 16 lifeboats.

Titanic's management decided to put only 16 lifeboats instead of 64. It saved money, made the ship look neater and the passengers got an 'unobstructed' view! So when the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank, over 65% of the passengers did not make it.

This week, let’s go above and beyond to prepare to be successful and avoid similar mistakes like the Titanic.

Have a great week!

-Your friends at Credo

Monday Motivational

Greetings everyone-

This week’s motivation comes from the definition of a leader.

A leader is someone with followers. And we follow those who make us feel uplifted, better. For this, leadership requires making strong ‘noble’ decisions:
- When an Albanian nun, Mother Teresa, decides to spend her life in the slums of Calcutta, serving the needy - she becomes a great leader, a great inspiration.
- When a boxer, Muhammad Ali, decides against harming any Vietnamese, loses his title and endures a 4 years ban - he becomes a great leader.

Leadership is not a title. It is the ability to uplift, inspire others to follow. It comes from making decisions that put others first. Such 'noble' actions echo in eternity.

This week, let's beware of the leadership fables of billionaires who give millions to a charity in Africa - and role model them as the great leaders of the modern world! Let's emulate Nelson Mandela instead. 

Have a great week!

-Your friends at Credo

Weekly Motivational Message

Greetings everyone-

This week’s motivation comes from the empowering 'democracy' of time. Every being is not given equal intellect, money or health. But everyone gets the opportunity of exactly 24 hours each day. No genius, however great, is rewarded even a single extra minute. Hence time is an ideal democracy - the great equalizer of our opportunity. The great beauty of time is that one cannot waste it in advance. The next day, the next hour are lying there ready for you, as perfect, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your career. We focus so much on spending our monthly income wisely, and so little on spending our daily income of 24 hours optimally.

This week, let's realize that the most 'effective' use of our 24 hours is a thrilling game of equal opportunity - whose winners accumulate health, wealth and happiness.

Have an excellent week!

-Your friends at Credo

Weekly Motivational Message

Greetings everyone!

This week's motivation comes from the interview of comedian Steve Martin in the Charlie Rose show.Rose asked Martin for his advice for young entertainers.

"Nobody ever takes note of my advice because it's not the advice they wanted to hear. What they want to hear is - here's how you get an agent or write a script. But I always say - be so good they can't ignore you. Think about how you can be really good, and people will come to you."

Martin himself innovated his act to one that could not be ignored, for ten years. And when it was ready, it was a monster success. 

This week, let's be so good we can't be ignored.

Have a fantastic week!

-Your friends at Credo

Weekly Motivational Message

Greetings everyone-

This week’s motivation comes from the story of the 4-minute mile.
For thousands of years, people held the belief that it was impossible for a human to run the mile in less than 4 minutes. The ancient Greeks even had lions chase the runners, but it was still ‘impossible’.

But in 1954, Roger Banister broke this imposing belief barrier. What’s more significant is what this breakthrough did for others. In the whole history of the human race, no one had ever been able to break a 4-minute mile, yet after Roger within one year barrier, 37 other runners also broke it. His experience provided them with a strong sense of certainty that they too could ‘do the impossible.’ And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing!
This week, let’s look for shattering a belief barrier that may be holding us back.

Have a great week!

-Your friends at Credo

Credo Community Center and The Seven Challenges®

 CREDO COMMUNITY CENTER LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS

WATERTOWN, NY - Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions, Inc. is collaborating with The Seven Challenges® to bring an evidence based substance abuse and co-occurring disorders treatment program to adolescents in Jefferson County.

According to the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the percentage of ninth through 12th graders who used marijuana within the previous 30 days increased since 2007 from 19.7 percent to 23.1 percent last year; the percentage who ever tried marijuana grew during that same period from 38.1 percent to 39.9 percent. A survey in 2009 indicated 43.5 percent of high school seniors had used alcohol in the prior month, while 27.4 percent admitted to consuming an amount that made them feel “drunk.”

“Local educators and parents will no longer need to search outside of the county for the support to effectively help their adolescent with drugs and/or alcohol. Credo is now offering these services for adolescents by establishing a partnership with parents locally to get their children the help they need,” said Lila Love, a clinical supervisor of the new program.

The Seven Challenges® model, which was created and written by Dr. Robert Schwebel, has become increasingly successful in targeting hard to reach and hard to engage adolescents.  Instead of a one-size-fits all approach, the Seven Challenges Program is individualized with careful attention to meeting youth where they are at and providing successful counseling interventions.  This helps young people look at themselves, understand what it takes to give up a drug abusing lifestyle, and prepare for success when they commit to change.  More information on The Seven Challenges® can be found at www.sevenchallenges.com. Elizabeth Stevens, clinical director of the Credo Community Center’s Outpatient clinic adds, “We are very excited to have trained professionals ready and able to serve the North Country to effectively make a difference in the lives of adolescents who need interventions before their substance abuse continues on through their adulthood.”

Dr. Schwebel has worked for more than 35 years in the prevention and treatment of adolescent and young adult substance abuse.  He has conducted training and workshop sessions for professional and community audiences around the country, published numerous books and articles, and developed prevention and treatment programs for schools, and public and private agencies. Regularly called for comments and interviews by the national and local press, Dr. Schwebel has appeared on the Oprah Show, The Today Show, numerous CNN interviews, and The CBS Early Show.

Credo Community Center has been in the business of providing outpatient and residential chemical dependency treatment for individuals, groups, families, adults, adolescents and children, whose lives have been negatively impacted by substance abuse since 1970. Credo also hosts a free family support group at their outpatient clinic twice a month for those individuals impacted by a family member’s substance abuse. Credo’s new collaboration with The Seven Challenges ® will offer youth opportunities to increase self awareness, develop skills, and utilize strengths, enabling them to become healthy, contributing members of their communities and families.

Community professionals including school counselors, court officials, parents, and citizens are welcome to learn more about The Seven Challenges Program on July 31st, 2013 from 4pm-5:30 pm.  Elizabeth Stevens of Credo along with Rick Barr of The Seven Challenges® will be presenting an overview of the program at the Credo Community Center Outpatient Clinic located at 595 W. Main Street in Watertown, NY.  For more information regarding The Seven Challenges ® please contact Elizabeth Stevens at (315) 788-1530.  For further inquiries about the free family support group please contact Lila Love at (315) 788-1530 or visit www.credocommunitycenter.com.

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