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As we conclude part 2 of "Who is Jim Burns" I am going to be going over who Jim Burns really. I was born Jim Burns but, how long did it take before I started to understand my own thoughts, words, and actions. How did my upbringing shape me and influence my behavior in relationships, friendships, and even marriage? We all need to set daily, weekly, yearly, and even lifelong goals. But, I believe on...

For the next few weeks I am going to be going over who Jim Burns really. I was born Jim Burns but, how long did it take before I started to understand my own thoughts, words, and actions. How did my upbringing shape me and influence my behavior in relationships, friendships, and even marriage? We all need to set daily, weekly, yearly, and even lifelong goals. But, I believe one of my mistakes over...

A new year can bring about some new goals and maybe a resolution or two. Resolutions usually don't last because at times they are too unrealistic. Setting some reasonable goals that are manageable can bring about desired results and lasting change. In this episode Jim discusses 5 qualities that we all should be working on for 2021; love, joy, peace, patience, and self control . Take the time to re...

Kathy M. Finley has been a lifelong animal lover and feels a special bond to cats. She grew up in poverty, was bullied as a child, and endured an abusive marriage followed by a bitter divorce. She has worked in the nonprofit sector all of her professional life and ran several national nonprofit organizations, but has entered into a new phase of her life where she hopes she can combine her love for...

Sometimes it's good to be alone, and we all need that from time to time. Loneliness is another story, and the victims of bullying have self excluded themselves because of the fear of being bullied and the experience of being betrayed by those that they thought were friends. Loneliness can produce hopelessness and depression. As parents and teachers we have to be aware of the symptoms of loneliness...

The statistics are alarming. I share this information with my students when I teach The Bully Proof Classroom and they can't believe some of them. Take a look at some of the 56 behaviors that are associated with bullying. I am including the white paper to this episode below for your review. This information needs to be taken very seriously.   Bullying Behaviors And Statistics Go Fund Me Anti...

Bullying is an epidemic and teachers are always looking for lessons, strategies, and presentations to help educate their student's about the dangers of bullying and why we have to take a comprehensive approach in dealing with the problem. Because of the COVID-19 crisis most schools are using virtual learning, so during the holiday season it might be difficult to provide a gift to your child's teac...

Bullying is everywhere; homes, communities, the work place, even politics. It's the responsibility of each individual to help prevent this scourge from continuing and doing their best to treat others will respect, and kindness. This episode covers the responsibilities of both adults and children and what they need to do to help create a bully proof environment for all. This episode also includes t...

This episode will help parents and teachers develop the skills necessary to teach kids how to become compliant without complaining, whining and arguing. It will provide the reasons for the non-compliance as well as the language needed to regain respect and encourage responsibility. This is an excellent listen and the skills taught will help avoid power struggles, frustration, anger, and will help...

Meet Riddhi and Vasundhara Oswal On Monday November 21, 2020 I had the pleasure of interviewing Riddhi and Vasundhara Oswal. These two dynamic young ladies have used their own experience and the pain of bullying to found the Stop The B anti bullying campaign. And what a job they are doing.  Riddhi is a 16-year-old student, aspiring engineer and co-founder of Stop the B. After having experienc...

Acts of bullying were brought to the forefront after the devastating incident at Columbine High School in April 1999. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold demonstrated many telltale signs of the victims of bullying that were left unnoticed, and the reality is, no one saw them at all.” If you look at acts of violence, you'll find comments from friends, neighbors, acquaintances saying that this person was...

Well hi everybody my name is Jim Burns host of anti bullying 101. I want to share with you information about an exciting course that will help you manage stress and keep and stay focused. The course:  Stress Management Through a Balanced Life. As individuals we constantly strive to climb the ladder of success and work to become our personal best. Almost every continuing education class or wor...

The election is over I think and the split between Trump and Biden was almost 50-50. How does a nation get along when there is such a divide between it's people. As individuals we aren't  going to always agree with each other but we have to begin to try and disagree with the right attitude and cooperate even though we disagree. There are many things that we all must do including politicians t...

Stress can be a killer. When it's not managed correctly it can create problems for us physically, mentally, emotionally, and at times spiritually. The goal is to keep everything in balance and to do our best to grow in each of the areas mentioned above. Join Jim as he explores some ideas on how to manage stress through balance and how we can keep ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally, and sp...

Dr. Sharyn Kennedy is a practicing psychologist in the Middle East, who has taught thousands of clients how to successfully manage anxiety, stress and depression. She teaches her clients psychological skills based on neuroscience findings that will quickly and effectively reduce anxiety and help them manage difficult emotions. Dr. Kennedy loves helping people learn about and understand their amazi...

With the right language a victim can stop a bully. A child needs coaching and some rehearsal in order to come up with the right words at the right time. Teachers and parents need to take the initiative and begin to help their student's/children develop those words that can defuse and deflect a bully's advances. This episode goes over some of the language necessary to build resilience and confidenc...

The Anti Bullying 101 Podcast has provided it’s listeners over the years hours of free content designed to help combat the bullying epidemic, harassment, intimidation, workplace bullying and domestic abuse. It has provided information for those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress, and has used the podcast platform to help listeners build relationships and repair damaged ones.  Our Premium Po...

In this world of technology and the pandemic of COVID-19 more and more children are involved in sedentary life styles. Virtual learning keeps kids from recess and physical education and the idea of riding a bike almost seems foreign to most kids. More importantly kids don't realize the importance of lifelong fitness and what it looks like. In this episode I explore why it's important for kids to g...

Children and adults alike can have a difficult time establishing boundaries and learning how to just say no. The statement, “I am not used to being spoken to that way” can have a far reaching benefit as children grow older. When children are not taught how to establish their boundaries they can grow into adults and develop attitudes that at times can be resentful, revengeful, and reactions that ar...

Some stress is a good thing; too much though can cause anxiety, depression, fear, and worry. Those who have experienced abuse, neglect, and violence may have trouble getting a grip on reality, and their thoughts. When those thoughts of the past plague a person they may be experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. People with PTSD have intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings related to their e...

Originally Aired On March 13, 2020 This is the final chapter of The New 3R's In Education: Respect, Responsibility, and Relationships. In this tenth chapter we discuss the importance of keeping a balanced life and why taking care of yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually are so important. I encourage everyone to please download this book and to take a good hard look at the sta...

Beth Keeping is a singer/songwriter from Surrey, UK. Drawing influences from both traditional country storytelling and modern pop music, Keeping delivers a fresh and modern sound of what she calls “pop stories”. Creating songs that speak about real situations, her honest lyrical approach and emotive vocals have been garnering attention from fans and critics across the globe. Inspired into the musi...

Mar 20 • 30:11 This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. COVID-19 or the coronavirus as it is called has really interfered with the lifestyle of the entire world. It has had a far reaching affect on the health, economy and the emotional state of every individual. We can only do one thing and that's take care of ourselves and do things to reduce the worr...

Originally Aired on  - Apr 6 • 28:31 This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Whether you are a parent or a teacher, or a teacher who is a parent home schooling or learning from home can be a challenge and it can impact everyone's schedule. Your home becomes the school. The teacher provides the work through Google Classroom or ZOOM but, realistica...

Originally  Published   on : October 11, 2019  at  11:27 AM · Every individual has the right to be spared oppression and repeated, intentional humiliation, in school and in society at large. · Bullying is a precursor to greater and more dangerous violence, and it fosters intense misery among students and even adults.. There is never, ever any reason for someone to be bullied. T...