Follow Your Heart

Have you ever experienced hardships or failures either in your school or in your personal life? Do you tend to have conflicts with others or take things personally? Follow Your Heart: A Guidebook for Teens gives you valuable tools to overcome these hurdles and find success.Each chapter recounts personal memories from Adele Alvarez' youth and from her experiences as a teacher. The book also includes transformative moments from former high school students, such as Ivan. He realized some of his goals after his personal and academic struggles led him to spend time in a military boot camp. As with Adele and Ivan, you, too, can learn how to overcome your own obstacles, discover your inner warrior, and begin to challenge your beliefs and assumptions.In this book, you will learn how to do the following:Successfully navigate through high school and begin to prepare for life after you graduate.Resolve conflicts with adults and peers.Find forgiveness, overcome anger, and begin to discover that mindset matters.Stay positive in the present and discover that change takes time.By making decisions that are best for you and learning how to follow your own heart, you will begin to live a more purposeful and meaningful life.