SUCCESS Foundation: Winning Words

This summer, thanks to The Internicola Law Firm, a 16-year-old girl from the Bronx won a $500 scholarship. And thanks to the SUCCESS Foundation, she also took home powerful lessons about direction and accountability in her life. Mbalu Fofana won the firm’s inaugural Franchisee University Young Entrepreneur Scholarship in a competition that required high school […]

SUCCESS Foundation: Peer to Peer

When adults speak, children only listen so much. But when other kids talk—especially about important life issues—their peers are all ears. Edwin Lloyd experienced this firsthand at Rio Linda Preparatory Academy in Rio Linda, Calif., where he teaches U.S. history and serves as the social studies department chair. As part of a school civics project, Lloyd […]

The Life Coach That Fits in Your Bag

They say necessity is the mother of invention. For Angelia “Angel” Trinidad, it was more like a dire need. When she graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in art, she didn’t know what to do. She felt lost and directionless—and she knew she wasn’t the only one. “Analysis paralysis,” she says. “That was the […]

SUCCESS Foundation: Mind Over Matter

In the eternal battle of brains versus brawn, one Arizona seventh-grader recently chalked one up for brains: He discovered a book that helps his chances on the football field. “Success for Teens has helped me in and out of school, especially Chapter 2, ‘Attitude Is Everything,’ ” says Finley Lecky. “In football, a good attitude […]

SUCCESS Foundation: Going Global

While many Americans travel to Jamaica for a relaxing getaway, Heidi Fore went there this summer with a different goal in mind: to educate and inspire orphans and foster children to build better lives for themselves. At the heart of Fore’s teaching is the SUCCESS for Teens personal development curriculum provided by the SUCCESS Foundation. […]

SUCCESS Foundation: Dream On

In the Sheffield Middle School classroom of Kimberly Sweigart, daydreaming is a no-no—but dreaming big is a must. That’s because the work and family life teacher has her eighth-grade students create dream boards as the culmination of completing SUCCESS for Teens, a free personal development curriculum by the SUCCESS Foundation. “In the last chapter of […]

These 3 Things Make the Difference for USA Soccer’s Amy Rodriguez

Editor’s note: This profile of Amy Rodriguez was originally published on SUCCESS.com on June 8, 2015. The U.S. defeated Japan 5-2 in the World Cup finals on July 5, 2015. When the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team steps onto the field today for the 2015 World Cup, starting forward Amy Rodriguez will bring three special […]