Real Life Seminars        Seminars can be developed to meet specific needs upon request.

Topic Overview

	Truman.  Truman deals with the issue of Peer Group Pressure. Clips from James Carrie’s movie “Truman” shape the multimedia aspect of this seminar that covers both the positive and negative influences of peer relationships.  Seminar content interacts with the statement “We accept the realities of the world as they are presented to us” (Christoff speaking on Truman). Built around the life principle “Can the blind lead the blind?  Will they both not fall in a ditch?”
	Flick’s Fables.  This is a multi media presentation shaped around clips from the animated movie ‘A Bug’s Life”. This seminar addresses abuse, bullying, self-harm and suicide.  Research reveals bullying and abusive behaviours are the causal factors behind self-harm and suicide in many circumstances. Flick’s Fables is advocating values that build positive interactions among peers and increases resilience and positive factors for students based on  “Do to others as you would have them do to you”.
	The Simba Syndrome.  The Simba Syndrome uses clips from the animated movie “The Lion King” and covers the issue of self-esteem. The statement explored is “Simba, you are more than you have become”.  Misplaced guilt, self-blame, and escapism is analysed and a foundation for true worth is established on the basis of the acceptance of personal responsibility, acceptance of the things about ourselves, our circumstances and history that we cannot change and the uniqueness of each individual person.
	Close Encounters.  Do girls give sex to get love and guys give love to get sex?  Is the sexual union life giving or life destroying, abusive or fulfilling?  This seminar promotes the idea that when someone says “if you love me you will”, it’s O.K. to say “If you love me you’ll wait!”
	Puff the Magic Dragon.  Based on the latest research on substance abuse and use from around the world “Puff” looks at the things a local drug dealer will never tell.  Research and statistics are the latest available and regularly updated.  Built around the principle “abundance in life is found in meaningful relationships not escapism”.
	True Lies is a seminar that deals with Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll.  With multi media music and real life stories, True Lies explores the statement that “there’s a fine line between pleasure and pain”. The presentation is built on the principle, “what good does it do a man if he gains the whole world and loses his life” by promoting the positive that meaning in life cannot be found as we exploit life, only as we engage it.
	Austin 3:16, Rambo, Schwarzenegger, what does it mean to be a tough guy?  This is a motivational seminar that addresses the underperformance of young men struggling with testosterone.  Built around the principle that true courage is not the about the right to choose to exercise power, but the choice to exercise power rightly, overcoming obstacles and taking responsibility to achieve life goals.
	Homer’s Homepage is a seminar that looks into the issue of Maleness and identity and explores what it means to be a real man in a world of sensitive new age guys!
	Mirror, Mirror on the Wall is a seminar that explodes the beauty myth for both male and female students and exposes the real reasons why mythmakers and image builders attempt to influence young people.  The counter focus is to establish the special-ness and uniqueness of every individual to be the person each was created to be.
	Culture Shock looks into the five major negative influences of culture today: hedonism; escapism; materialism; nihilism and narcissism.  Culture Shock gives an apology that advocates positive values for the underpinning of life.
	Emotions, can you trust them?  Stress, anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide are escalating among today’s youth.  The content sensitively addresses these and other relevant issues providing practical life solutions and suggestions.  Built around the principle “who by worrying can add one hour to their life?”
	Sports Illustrated critically analyses the values promoted by popular magazines and establishes a counter value that life and greatness is not found by accumulating money, exercising power or engaging sex as a leisure activity.  Built on the principle that true meaning in life will only be found as we serve others before ourselves.
	The Tyranny of the Urgent.  This is a goal setting and time management workshop specifically designed for students engaging the senior years of study.  Complete with work sheets and a manual.  This workshop is particularly effective when presented alongside one of the values and reality check seminars for senior students.

Out there and Beyond  This seminar asks the question “What matters most” and provides an opportunity for a values check by senior students as they consider their future.

Life Beyond  This seminar explores the different steams of religious thought and philosophy that has resulted from the search for truth and freedom by the human race over history.  Addressing the question regarding death “This is what we fear, we know we know not what (what it will be like there) and we know not where (where we will be) a framework of understanding is presented to help students think the issue through.

Media, Identity and Sexuality/Choices/Risks? This seminar can be focussed and applied to address a number of issues.  It attacks the unhealthy way our surroundings influence our self-definition and in particular the way media exploits and induces young people toward harmful attitudes, behaviours or products.  For the more discerning years.

You can book a seminar by contacting us at   info@reallifeseminars.org