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Why Leading With Vulnerability Is Worth It

A reflection on why authentic leadership grows from imperfection and vulnerability rather than the pressure to appear perfect.

Why Focusing On Your Strengths Is A Leadership Game Changer

How shifting from a deficit mindset to knowing and using your character strengths can be a game changer for leaders and teams.

What is Servant Leadership?

An overview of servant leadership: its origins with Robert Greenleaf, core principles like empathy and empowerment, and its benefits for teams.

What’s the Best Leadership Style as a Student Leader?

Why servant leadership suits high school student leaders, building empathy, communication and stronger teams for the future.

What I'm Taking from the Start of 2020 by April

April, 16, shares how a Burn Bright camp helped her embrace vulnerability, own her actions and turn her school life around.

To The Class of 2020

A Year 12 student shares four tips for tackling final year through lockdown: staying organised, motivated, connected and stress-free.

Tips for Growing and Nurturing Self- Confidence

Practical ideas for building self-confidence in young people by examining your beliefs and surrounding yourself with uplifting people.

The Importance of Understanding Your Values

Why knowing your values gives you purpose, authenticity and resilience, plus simple steps to identify and live by them.

The Power of an Individual’s story

A history teacher reflects on how sharing personal stories builds empathy, connection and belonging, and helps ease loneliness.

The ABC’s of looking after your mental health during COVID – 19

Burn Bright's ABCD guide to protecting your mental health in hard times: attention, body, connecting and doing something for others.

The 3 Things Your ATAR Will Never Reflect

Alex Coupar shares how a low ATAR never captured her creativity, career success or caring nature: you are not your exam results.

The 3 Secrets to Engaging Young People

Burn Bright shares three keys to engaging young people: using music to set mood, leading with authenticity and telling personal stories.

The 3 Secret's To Building New Friendships

TEAMWORK 101 FOR SENIOR LEADERS

Six practical tips for student leaders to build strong teamwork: clear expectations, open communication, trust, collaboration and empathy.

Sarah's Top 5 Ways To Cure Your Boredom in Isolation

Five creative ways to make the most of time at home: writing, experimenting with food, TikTok, decluttering and rewatching TV.

Staying Social While Social Distancing

Simple ways to stay connected with friends while apart: movie nights, FaceTime dinners, online workouts, gaming and bake-offs.

SNAPSTREAKS, TIK TOK DUETS AND OLD SCHOOL LETTERS. 5 WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED.

Burn Bright's connection challenges for staying close during isolation, from snapstreaks and letters to Instagram comments and TikTok duets.

Leadership is About Others

A reflection on how true leadership is others-focused, servant leadership that puts other people's needs first rather than status or power.

Leadership is a Relationship of Consistency

Why great leadership rests on two things: genuine relationships that build culture and the consistency that maintains trust and safety.

Is Social Media Damaging Teenagers Friendships?

Exploring how social media affects teenagers' relationships and wellbeing, and why a positive, boundary-setting approach beats micro-managing.

Innovation Awards: Burn Bright leads the charity sector through innovative approach

Burn Bright named Australia's number one not-for-profit innovator in the 2018 GiveEasy Innovation Index for its leadership and wellbeing programs.

In the Business of Leading: How Servant Leaders Promote a Wellbeing Culture for EVERYONE in the Office

How servant leadership lifts workplace wellbeing, reducing turnover and raising satisfaction, plus seven habits that shape a healthy culture.

How to Hit Your Goals

A simple guide to goal setting: why goals matter, how vision differs from goals, and keeping them small with a clear plan and a reward.

How to Celebrate World Gratitude Day

Ideas for expressing gratitude on World Gratitude Day, from kind words and thank-you notes to quiet reflection and acts of kindness.

How to Connect With Your Teen (Yes, It's Possible!)

Three tips for parents to connect with their teenager: model good relationships, stay positive and ask better questions.

How You Set the Goal Matters

How the way you frame goals (approach versus avoidant, learning versus performance, short versus long term) shapes wellbeing and success.

How We Can Help Young People Build Meaningful Relationships

Practical ways to help young people build meaningful relationships: model healthy connections, have open conversations and create positive interactions.

How Science Can Help You Relate To Your Young Person

How Self-Determination Theory (autonomy, competence, relatedness) and a coaching approach help parents motivate and connect with their teenager.

How Human-Centered Innovation is an Organisational Game Changer

How a human-centred approach to innovation and engaging leadership lifts team performance, wellbeing and an organisation's ability to change.

Helping Young People Build Self Confidence

Three foundations for genuine self-confidence: knowing your values, choosing who you surround yourself with, and living with purpose.

Four Things I Have Learnt in 2020 by Caleb Leathard

Caleb Leathard shares four lessons from 2020: rethinking normal, scrolling with intention, embracing silence and putting hope into action.

Four Steps to Finding your Passion and Purpose

Four steps to help young people find their passion and purpose: try everything, know your values, notice what stirs you and stay open to change.

Five Biggest Factors for a Successful Student-Led  Project

Five factors behind successful student-led projects: a common vision, keeping it simple, planning every step, sharing the load and setting deadlines.

Finding The Puzzle Where Your Piece Fits - A Field Guide to Community

A guide to helping young people build community, resting on three foundations: a common goal, real investment and genuine friendships.

Find and Focus on Your Strengths

Why focusing on strengths rather than flaws helps you encourage young people, and how combining different strengths makes a team stronger.

Encouraging Young People to Find Their Passion

Four steps to help young people find their passions: try everything, examine your values, notice what frustrates you and know there is no single answer.

Defining How You Want To Lead

How to define your leadership by knowing what calls to you, how you lead day to day, and what you need to look after your own wellbeing.

Courage: Leaping into the Unknown

Why courage matters for growth and success, and how to encourage it in others by leading by example, listening and creating a safe environment.

Appreciating the Diversity of Friendships - The 5 Friends We All Need

Why friendships matter for our wellbeing, and the five types of friends we all need, including being a good friend to yourself.

Adopting An Authentic Leaders Mindset

An introduction to authentic leadership: leading from self-awareness, values and genuine service to others to grow both leadership and wellbeing.

9 Things I Wish I Was Told At School

Nine reflections for students facing exams, from you are more than a mark and it's ok to fail to balance, good habits and choosing your friends.

6 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR TEAMWORK

Six tips to build teamwork skills: know the benefits, set clear roles, communicate well, stay respectful, embrace diversity and learn from failure.

6 Things Your Gen Z Employee Wish You Knew

Six things employers should know about Gen Z staff, from valuing growth over money to wanting speed, flexibility and to be heard.

5 Strategies for Young People to Get Their Foot in the Door of Their Dream Job

Five strategies to break into your dream job: add value, volunteer your time, pick your moment, work hard and be ready to sacrifice.

5 Steps for Your Young Person to Complete a Successful Project

Five steps to help a young person finish a project: begin with the end in mind, keep it simple, map the steps, delegate and set a deadline.

4 Ways You Can Celebrate Harmony Week With Your Students

What Harmony Week is and four ways to celebrate cultural diversity with your students: cooking, music, storytelling and local community events.

4 Tips for Staying Motivated by James Wilson

James Wilson shares four tips for staying motivated at home: set goals, choose good over easy, learn something new and build a routine.

3 Tips to Give You the Confidence To Make New Friends

Three tips for making new friends with confidence: look for what you have in common, show that you are friendly, and assume people want to connect.

4 Reasons To Be Hope Filled Right Now

Four reasons to stay hopeful in hard times: we have overcome crises before, good surrounds us, we can appreciate what we had, and nothing is permanent.

10 Myths & Tips for Forward-Thinking Charities

Five myths about charity innovation and five tips for building it, from embracing data to collaborating rather than competing.

3 Tips From an Old Timer

A 69-year-old shares three simple tips for wellbeing during COVID-19: stay connected, be kind, and get some time outdoors.

3 Thoughts for Getting Through ISO.

Burn Bright intern Jemma Newton shares three ways to make the most of social isolation: be productive, find a passion and stay active.

THE THEORY AND SCIENCE BEHIND BURN BRIGHT

BURN BRIGHT'S THEORY OF CHANGE

5 ACTIVITIES TO ENERGISE YOUR STUDENTS ONLINE

BRING ENERGY INTO YOUR ONLINE CLASSES

FREE 5 TIPS FOR MAXIMISING ZOOM ENGAGEMENT

MAXIMISE ENGAGEMENT OVER ZOOM

Actionable ways to build wellbeing

WELLBEING IN THE CLASSROOM

5 MESSAGES TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEAD

EMPOWER YOUR STUDENTS TO LEAD

HELP YOUR CHILDREN GROW

DIGITAL COURSES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

FAMILY WELLBEING CHALLENGES

BOOST YOUR FAMILY WELLBEING TOGETHER

DREAMING BIG - TOOLS FOR INSPIRED FAMILIES

DREAM WITH YOUR YOUNG PERSON

20 QUESTIONS TO DEEPEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR YOUNG PERSON

BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

6 Hot Podcasts

With all this spare time we all seem to have, there’s nothing like having a few great podcasts up your sleeve. All of these podcasts are available on your favourite podcast platforms, and if you can’t find it you can click through to their website link.

Taking Charge of My Mental Health

Here are 5 practical ways to I have found help to alleviate anxiety, distract my mind and help me cope with this pandemic

Four Things I Have Learnt in 2020

2020 has been a crazy year so far. For me personally there have been so many high points but also many disappointments. This rollercoaster of a year has come with many lessons, and here are four of those lessons.