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Published on: 3/12/2009
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That's where Dr. Adam Ybarra comes in - he's developed a Youth Motivation Curriculum and Program on DVD called Raising, Expectations, Standards and Honor (RESH 180).
His goal is to reach one million students, providing tools to help them discover their purpose, raise their expectations, and provide a new lens with which to view the world.
As the NFL's first Hispanic team chaplain, Ybarra has been spiritually guiding players on and off the field since 1999. .The average NFL career lasting only 3.6 years, the lowest of the major pro sports.
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After reading a survey that stated 78% of players two years away from playing the game are either divorced, bankrupt, and/or unemployed, Ybarra turned to his motivation curriculum "Raising Expectations Standards and Honor 180"(RESH 180) to help players avoid being part of the statistic.
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Ybarra knows what it's like to have no hope or motivation.
Growing up in San Jose, California, Ybarra found himself a child of divorce and welfare, and turned to using and selling drugs to survive, had a profound 180 experience that radically changed his life resulting in reaching over 300,000 young people across America and Africa.