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If my girls don’t get out of bed,
I simply pour the jar of marbles
into bed with them. You can’t
roll away from a marble. The
only way to get away is to get
out of bed.
I will do whatever it takes to
get them up, out of the house
and down to this little place of
torture we call school. While
they are there, I insist on a
teacher intentionally setting
problems in front of them all
day. Why? Because I know
that, in learning how to solve
problems, they become
smarter and better.
limiting their success. This
mentality usually leads to
individuals trying to avoid
their problems rather than
conquering them.
When we begin to see our
problems as opportunities,
the door is opened to our full
potential. Integrity is found
when we see our problems
as opportunities to make
better choices and
develop consistency.
Institute and Museum and
was the primary presenter
of all Inspired
Leadership Experiences.
Warren has been leading
leadership workshops,
presenting keynote
presentations and consulting
with Fortune 500 corporations
and non-profit organizations
for 22 years.
Most recently, Warren has been
the subject of a feature article
Greatness doesn’t just happen. for CPAFocus magazine, a
It has to be chosen. Integrity
leadership paper published in
has to be chosen. Make a
the Journal of Educational
choice and go be great!
Leadership magazine, and was
Isn’t it amazing how once we
the recipient of the OKCTEEC
get out of school we think we
Outstanding Community
should have fewer problems?
About the author:
Partner Award and the OK
We think if we just make more
Ethics Community Impact
money or get a promotion we
Warren Martin is a philosophy Award (2013 & 2015).
will have fewer problems. The
graduate of Texas Tech
exact opposite is true. We
University. He is an author,
Warren has worked in 28
should wake up every morning teacher, minister, artist,
countries around the world
looking for problems to solve.
quasi-philosopher and speaker
(mostly in the Middle East and
That is how we become better.
Latin America). The author of
known for his unique teaching
It is how we become more
style. His passion is to inspire
five books and three articles
successful. Problems are a good and invest in the next generation published by American
thing. They are our opportunity of leaders.
Association of State and Local
to advance.
History Magazine. He has also
worked with teachers,
Warren currently serves as
Most people’s success is defined Executive Director of the
organizations, and youth
by how they address their
Kansas Oil Museum, which is
ministers to develop curriculum
problems. If they talk about )