Frequently Asked Questions
What is Anatoliah?
A fun, inspiring, and engaging 45-minute leadership session that teaches students how to lead themselves and others by improving focus, self-talk, emotional awareness, and decision-making in and out of school.
Where can it be held?
Anatoliah can be conducted in a classroom, media center, library, cafeteria, or auditorium — whichever best supports your school’s goals and student experience.
How many students can attend?
Up to 100 students per session to protect engagement and interaction.
What makes Anatoliah different?
Anatoliah combines leadership development, emotional intelligence, reflection, prizes, a leadership challenge, student interaction, and a unified framework students can immediately apply in school and in life.
What Schools Are
Seeing Right Now
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Students reacting emotionally instead of slowing down and thinking through decisions
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Low confidence influencing peer interactions, leadership, and daily behavior
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Social media disrupting focus, attention, and emotional awareness
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Staff spending more time responding to behavior than proactively developing student leadership
Anatoliah Breakdown
1. The 4 MUST Leadership Method –
Students learn the 4 MUST principles for how to lead in and out of school:
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Focus on what matters to lead
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Speak kindly to yourself to lead
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Manage your emotions to lead
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Make positive decisions to lead
Focus → Self-Talk → Emotions → Decisions
2. Q&A –
Students bring up real-life situations, and together we connect them back to the 4 MUST Leadership Method.
3. Connection –
Chelo shares how one powerful decision—walking away from an America’s Got Talent audition to speak to at-risk teens—changed the direction of his life and inspired The Anatoliah Session.
4. Reinforcement –
Students participate in a simple 5-day reflection challenge designed to reinforce leadership, accountability, and better decision-making.
5. Commitment –
Students stand together and recite a leadership pledge, committing to take ownership of their focus, emotions, and decisions.
The Impact
From Maine to California, students across the country have experienced The Anatoliah Session.
Each session helps students better understand how focus, self-talk, and emotions influence their decisions—giving them a practical leadership method they can apply in real-life situations every day.
"Anatoliah is particular beneficial in a middle school, where students navigate crucial personal and academic development."
- Principal Alfaye Floyd @
Robinswood MS, Orlando, FL
"Your example about being focused using colors made me think about what really matters inside and outside of school."
Pam, 8th grade student @
Nokomis Middle, Newport, Maine
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"I'm thrilled by how you engaged with our students and the sheer relevance of the material presented!"
- Dr. James, Principal
@ Hartsville Middle, SC
"Before your presentation, I used to have thoughts about hurting myself. After your experience, those thoughts are gone."
- Stephanie 7th grade student @
Stone Middle School, Centerville, VA
Common Funding Sources
Many schools fund this through existing budgets such as:
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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programs
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PBIS / Positive Behavior initiatives
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Character education programs
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Leadership development classes
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School climate improvement initiatives
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Student enrichment funds
The Anatoliah Sessions aligns naturally with these efforts by improving student behavior through better decision-making and peer influence.
Check Availability
for Your School
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