DJ Says is a collection of over 300 positivity sayings for help, hope, and healing combined with a doable game plan for a pressure-packed world. DJ's sayings are divided into 60 mental and emotional challenges students and, even, adults face today.
DJ SAYS:
"Look up one of my positivity sayings. I want to help you if you are feeling down. Hey, I can even help you STAY positive!"For STUDENTS
Look up the many areas of your thought and emotional life that DJ covers. Read DJ's wisdom sayings, read them again, read them as many times as you need to! Then, use them to help encourage a friend! Remember, when you sense you are getting too low, DJ says, "there are professionals all around you, at your school and in your community, who WANT to help you. PLEASE DON'T WAIT. Get the help you need today!!"
For PARENTS OF YOUNGER CHILDREN
DJ's words make for great conversation starters. You can keep his sayings in your mind to help you answer a question or respond to a situation OR use a saying to help you plan to create conversation on an important topic. You may have a helpful current or a childhood experience to share. DJs sayings can also be a great reference for you to start from when your child seems to be struggling with a specific area of concern.
For SCHOOLS AND HOMESCHOOLS
DJ Says sayings can be used in daily lessons or help teachers and staff lead a periodic conversation. DJ's positive approach to problem solving can be and effective way to help prevent future problems or give students tools to help themselves should a concern arise.
Here's some ideas from schools and teachers that have previewed the program: DJs Says can be introduced as Attitudes to a Higher Altitude and used as part of your school's WIN, SIT, or Tutorial time.
- A student reads a DJ Says and the teacher leads a short, pointed application discussion.
- Or, a school may choose to have the teacher or a student leader prepare a "five minutes of digging deeper" discussion time based on one or two of DJ's sayings.
- Maybe start your day with a positive saying by including DJ Says in your morning announcements! DJ Says can be ready and waiting to help support teachers, counselors, staff, or administrators should a student confide in them with a problem.
- A homeschool mom says she will use DJ Says twice weekly as an assignment for her four students to consider and share how a specific saying might help better their thought life and reactions to "emotional trigger points."
- A dad who travels extensively for business says "I'm not too proud to log-in to DJ Says. I need all the positivity I can get - both on the road and as a husband and father at home."
- A child psychologist reports "As I read all of DJ Says and thought of several ways I would use it in counseling and follow-up assignments, I realized it's also doing me a world of good to contemplate upon DJ's wisdom."
From DJ's book of wisdom:
"It's not about how quickly you read through these life-changers …it's about taking one saying at a time. Meditating. Discussing. Envisioning. Living it out amidst the challenges of life. As I say all the time, slow grow is far better than no grow!"
DJ Says, "Here are some other places you can keep my DJ Says medallion (as a reminder I'm available for words of encouragement) when it's not draped about my neck so that you can always find it:"
- Your pocket
- Your study desk
- Your purse
- Your book bag
- Your keychain
- Your teacher's desk
- Your rear view mirror
- Your work desk
- Your dining or living room ready for family discussion
Always keep in mind: A thought. A sentence. A commitment. An Encouragement…CAN START A DOMINO EFFECT FOR GOOD - AN ABSOLUTE LIFE-CHANGER!
- There are times a student is looking for help or a solution to a current challenge.
- THERE ARE ALSO TIMES A STUDENT IS ALREADY MOTIVATED AND LOOKING FOR IDEAS AND A GAME PLAN TO BETTER ACT UPON THEIR MOTIVATION.
Both approaches are vitally important
DJ Says accompanying book that many will enjoy reading, highlighting, and annotating as part of their reflection upon DJ's sayings. Available winter 2025. Ask [email protected]
You may also request info on how the highly impactful mental wellness high school and middle school assembly program, You're a Dream Baby, can be brought to your area.
Admins, counselors, teachers, and students from 6-12 grade all vouch for both the assembly program and DJ's reinforcing mental wellness follow-up plan that the CBI Foundation provides. Contact: [email protected]
Help us make DJ Says even more powerful!
- Comments from students (identity protected) on DJs sayings and how they specifically helped are invaluable in helping fine tune our program
- Parents, teachers, and counselors can contribute a saying to our editors. Please note: Royalties for contributed sayings are not offered since many DJ Says are given away
- Schools and organizations can offer DJ Says "for a donation of $20 or more." We provide a stuffed animals and medallions at wholesale to you. THUS ALLOWING YOU TO:
RAISE MONEY FOR A WORTHY CAUSE AND IMPACT MANY YOUNG LIVES!
- A) your impression of the overall benefits of DJ Says
- B) Identify a saying and subheading from each of the three main sections. Share 2 (for a total of six) short summaries of how a specific saying :
- Helped you mentally and emotionally
- Something specific you will be thinking or doing or on the lookout for in response to that saying.
DJ SAYS "I'm excited to tell you the waiting list of students who are seeking out my encouragement is growing. Please help me help kids worldwide!"
Every undesignated gift to the CBI Foundation is used exclusively for DJ Says worldwide gifting project… with this certain promise:
WHEREVER DJ GOES, KIDS FROM 8 TO 18- Will be directed back to mental wellness
- Saved from senseless self-harm
- Receive hundreds of doses of 'preventative medicine'
- Have wisdom and strength to pursue a healthier mental/emotional balance
Your gift can save…alter…guard the future of one or two to many young lives
Welcome to DJ Says!
DJ is your Canine Encourager and he would like to encourage, challenge, and comfort you in your journey to a healthier mind, body, and soul! DJ Says is separated into three sections for when you need support with sorting out your feelings, you're struggling with a challenging situation, or you need suggestions on how to improve a life skill.
- In each section, there is a list of topics to help you narrow down what you would like to read about. Within each topic is a wealth of DJ's wisdom. If the first saying under a topic doesn't fit your situation, problem, or need, keep reading!
- DJ looks at each topic from a number of different angles, and he's pretty sure one of those angles will offer you something helpful!
- If you spend a lot of time with DJ, you'll notice that some of his sayings can be found in more than one category or topic because some advice relates to more than one part of your life! For example, if DJ encourages you to observe and appreciate the good things in life, he is trying to help you become more positive AND grateful, so you may see the same saying in both topics.
- Finally, DJ wants you to know that he has put a lot of time, research, and love into his sayings, but he is not a medical professional! If DJ's words aren't helping you feel better or you are dealing with a serious crisis situation, he hopes that you can find the courage to REACH OUT to a trusted friend, adult, medical practitioner, school counselor, crisis hotline (988), or, even, 911.
To get the most out of DJSays
- Read several sayings in one sitting if you wish. BUT REMEMBER: DJ is very confident any one of his encouragements can have a positive - even a life-changing - impact on your life.
- Start with any one of the three areas in which you may have some personal concern: I have feelings of OR I am struggling with OR I want to be better at.
- THEN: Choose from any of the nine to eleven topics under that heading and open your heart and mind to DJ's well-worded wisdom.
- You are doing well! You are headed in the direction of thought-provokers and positive plans of action that can change your day…or week…or month…or your entire life.
- SLOW DOWN. DON'T HURRY! Carefully consider:
- Each word you are reading
- Contemplate. Visualize how that saying speaks to your mind, your emotions, and your circumstances.
- Make a plan - even if but a small adjustment in your thinking and outlook on life.
- Then, be patiently persistent to not turn away from the path you know you should take.