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In 1985, Mike Miller stood before
hundreds of teenage students who thought they had to endure another "lecture" during their assembly time. What they soon found out, was that this assembly was like none other - a life changer - that left students
and teachers grabbing their stomachs and massaging their cheeks from laughing, and at times wiping back
tears from the "experiences" Mike spoke into their lives. One word sums up Mike's approach - REAL.
As a national best selling author of
Dare to Live - Teenager's Guide to Understanding Suicide and Depression
and during his radio and television appearances, Mike's message is always focused
around young adults and helping them to strive to improve themselves, their families, schools, communities
and selves.
A highly sought after motivational speaker, Mike travels the country, and has spoken in 25 states and
3 Canadian Provinces. Mike lists his passions and hobbies as: My family and my "kids." While Mike has
been married for 29 years and raised 4 adult children, when he speaks of his "kids" he includes the 3
million students he has reached over the past 19 years.
Mike's achievements are:
Dare to Live, Inc., a nationally recognized program dealing with issues
such as, teen suicide prevention program, self-esteem, and drug and alcohol
abuse
Dare to Care, a prevention program geared toward children at the grade
school level encouraging them to be kind to one another and avoiding put downs.
The Teen Success Workshop, a comprehensive program designed to help
teens make healthy life choices. The workshop covers issues such as goal
setting, choosing good friends, problem solving, listening and communication
skills, saying no to drugs and alcohol, dealing with depression, building
self-esteem and making choices about becoming sexually active.
Book author and video producer:
Dare to Live - a guide to the understanding and prevention of
teenage suicide and depression; How to be a Teen Success - a
workbook used with the Teen Success Workshop; Ten Ways to Say No
(video) - ten practical ways a young person can say "no" thus avoiding the
pitfalls of peer pressure;
Stop the Nightmare (video) - a comprehensive two-part guide for
parents and children for the prevention of child abduction and molestation. |
