The Harbor: Character and wellness videos

Character development. One episode at a time.

The Harbor, featuring Mike Smith and guests, facilitates the teaching of character development in classrooms by showcasing tangible life lessons through a school year's worth of episodes with rich, raw and engaging video content. Designed for the classroom, Renaissance members have access to a downloadable critical thinking discussion guide to foster student-led discussions for each episode

All six seasons and 160 episodes are listed below, with most recent episodes at the top. Use the "Browse by Keyword" link below to see topics covered and filter episodes by topic.

All Harbor episodes are copyright Jostens 2015-2020.

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Season 5

JRNC 2018 – PART 1

At the 2018 Jostens Renaissance National Conference, Mike addressed hundreds of student leaders and leadership educators on how leadership is a lifestyle. In part one of this two-part series, Mike offers advice on how to persist in creating change (even when others aren’t on board) and how the best leaders are the ones who forge a path for others. Stay tuned next week for part two!

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Season 5

BUILDING THE SKILL OF GRIT

Grit Hard Work Perseverance The Harbor

We’re all faced with challenges every day, but it’s up to each one of us to decide how we’re going to approach those challenges. On this…

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Season 5

BUILD UP YOUR NETWORK

Character Hard Work Networking The Harbor

Networking today isn’t about who you know, it’s about who you’re known as. Seven out of ten career opportunities come from word of mouth referrals, so…

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Season 4

FAILURE

Failure Greatness Hard Work The Harbor

People respond to failure in different ways. Typically, people let it stop them, define them, or drive them. On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike…

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