Expressing kindness in education

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Houston is a speaker, author, and kindness advocate who has spoken at over 600 schools or events internationally. In 2016, he co-founded CharacterStrong - curriculum and training that help teach social and emotional skills. To date, they have worked with over 2500 schools globally serving over 2 million students. In 2019, his face was featured on Lays BBQ chip bags as someone who helps "spread smiles.” In 2020, his first book,</span> <a href= "https://deepkindness.com/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Deep Kindness</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(Simon & Schuster, Tiller Press) was released. His mom is his hero and her best life lesson is to “hug like you mean it.”</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show Highlights</span></h2> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> A Woman on the airplane closes the Rhetoric Reality Gap</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What it means to be Wonderful</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SEL learning and character development</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Collective cultural value of kindness and how to practice it</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">2 day leadership development conference leaders need</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Your To Be List is what distinguishes you</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Practical tips on accountability to make actions more impactful</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The one question everyone should answer each day </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Random acts