Real World University - Life's Lessons 101

Joe Martin is a national speaker, author, professor, and educational consultant. He speaks and consults on more than 50 colleges and school districts a year, helping students, educators, and school administrators learn, lead, and live with passion and purpose. Joe was voted "Campus Speaker of the Year" by the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities, and he's the co-author of Stop Parenting, Start Coaching: How to Motivate, Inspire, and Connect with Your Teenager. You can visit his award-winning website at www.rwuniversity.com.

• Problem Solving 101
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Why are the easiest life lessons sometimes the toughest ones to master?

• "Better Decisions = Better Destiny"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Let’s face it, YOU ARE YOUR DECISIONS!

• "Finding Motivation"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  A lack of motivation has to be at (or near the top) of the list of college student problems. 

• "Pray, Pay, and Stay"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  If graduating from college wasn’t hard enough, college students are finding themselves head over heels in debt when they DO graduate. 

• "Highly Educated and Unemployed"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Job hunting is about purpose, persistence, positioning, and patience.

• "Reducing Test Anxiety"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Just because you're put under pressure doesn't mean you can't respond positively to it.

• "Surviving Bad Grades in Your Major"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Ready to give up.

• Taming the Tough Professor
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Although professors are just like you and me, teaching gives us a perceived power that we unfortunately force on students sometimes.

• To Debate or Not to Debate
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Whether or not you should challenge a grade that you received.

• Three to Succeed
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Three ways to succeed in college...

• Handling the Hate
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Effectively dealing with the demoralizing effects of racism during your college experience.

• "Some Have to Earn to Learn"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Regardless of how many jobs you have to work to finance your education and living expenses, never forget "why" you're working.

• "To Accept or Not to Accept"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  The key to "finding the right company" is to ask the right questions before you accept the job.

• From Procrastination to Humiliation
  By Professor Joe Martin
  How to stop procrastinating once and for all!

• Handling an Unfair Professor
  By Professor Joe Martin
  We've all had one. Find out what you can do about it.

• What's Wrong With Me?
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Test yourself and find out.

• Give Your Grade a Raise
  By Professor Joe Martin
  The fact of the matter is, whether you treat school like a business or not, your professors will. We're trying to prepare professionals for the workforce, and the first step is to treat you like you're already a professional.

• "The Cheapest Lesson in Life"
  By Professor Joe Martin
  The lie that has had the greatest impact on my life, was the lie that "Experience is the best teacher."

• This or That!
  By Professor Joe Martin
  You don't want to do wrong, and you don't want to cause others to do wrong, so what do you do when a situation is not so cut and dry?

• “Registration Frustration”
  By Professor Joe Martin
  School is in - so let the torture begin!

• A Major Decision
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Choosing a major can be one of the most stressful times in a student's life. Why? Because most students feel like they'll face the firing line if they make the wrong decision.

• Set It and It Will Come
  By Professor Joe Martin
  Achieving your goals is not as important as moving in the direction of your goals. Understand, it's not what you get, but who you become that's most important.