I teach students the Anatoliah Decision-Making System to improve behavior and school culture
Why Students Need
This System Now
Focus (Distraction)
Today’s students are more distracted than ever. According to Common Sense Media, teens receive over 200 notifications per day, making sustained focus in school increasingly difficult.
Self-Talk (Confidence)
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 1 in 3 adolescents experience an anxiety disorder, often tied to negative self-perception and internal dialogue.
Emotions (Mental Health)
Negative emotions are rising at alarming rates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 40% of high school students felt persistently sad or hopeless, directly affecting behavior and decision-making.
​When focus, self-talk, and emotions are off, students’ decisions suffer—and that directly impacts behavior and school culture.​​​​
Focus → Self-Talk → Emotions → Decisions​​​​​​​​
For more than a decade, I’ve helped students understand a simple decision-making system they can use in school and in life. Through The Anatoliah Experience, students learn how focus shapes self-talk, self-talk influences emotions, emotions drive decisions, and decisions ultimately affect behavior and school culture.
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Anatoliah was inspired by an ancient region where some of the earliest mirrors were crafted over 8,000 years ago. The name reflects the core idea behind this experience: helping students look inward so they can make better decisions outward.
Where the system fits best
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The Anatoliah Experience is designed for students and works especially well in the following settings:
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Leadership classes
Mentoring groups
AVID students
Student government
SEL leadership groups
Small-group, classroom, or grade-level settings
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​What students
walk away with
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A practical decision-making system they can use immediately
Improved decision-making in high-pressure social situations
Stronger emotional control and personal accountability
Better understanding of how behavior affects school culture
A shared language students and staff can reinforce after the session
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Program Snapshot:
Audience:
Students
Group Size:
Flexible based on school goals and setting
Length:
45 minutes
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Style:
Interactive, relatable, and age-appropriate
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Fit:
Designed to work within the school day with minimal disruption
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"Anatoliah is particularly beneficial in a middle school, where students navigate crucial personal and academic development stages."​​​​
- Principal Floyd @ Robinswood Middle School, Orlando, FL