Active Relationships Military Life Skills
"Out of the Box CERTIFICATION KIT"

Choice One:

Summer Sale price: "BASIC Box" $199.00 to become certified
                                          (regularly a $400+ value)

Includes: (1) DVD training video set (5+ hours of live seminar footage) (1) Basic Leader's Guide (with specific presentation how to's), (1) Participant Text, SMART Cards, (5 of each).

Choice Two:

Summer Sale price: "PREMIERE Box" $389.00 to become certified
                                          (regularly a $549+ value)

Includes: (1) DVD training video set (5+ hours of live seminar footage) (1) Leader's- Delight Leader's Guide (with specific presentation how to's, power point slides printed in color on pages opposite the text you will be lecturing on, marketing tips and sample marketing materials), (1) Participant Text, SMART Cards, (5 of each) (1) power point CD with graphics that can be "lifted" for use as teaching aids! (1) graphics CD including brochures and fliers editable for insert of your contact information and (1) certificate for a 1:1 coaching session by telephone with author, Kelly Simpson.

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Active Relationships Money Personalities
"Out of the Box CERTIFICATION KIT"

Choice One:

Summer Sale price: "BASIC Box" $199.00 to become certified
                                          (regularly a $400+ value)

Includes: (1) DVD training video set (6+ hours of live seminar footage) (1) Basic Leader's Guide (with specific presentation how to's), (1) Participant Text, SMART Cards, (5 of each).

Choice Two:

Summer Sale price: "PREMIERE Box" $389.00 to become certified
                                          (regularly a $549+ value)

Includes: (1) DVD training video set (6+ hours of live seminar footage) (1) Leader's- Delight Leader's Guide (with specific presentation how to's, power point slides printed in color on pages opposite the text you will be lecturing on, marketing tips and sample marketing materials), (1) Participant Text, SMART Cards, (5 of each) (1) power point CD with graphics that can be 'lifted' for use as teaching aids! (1) graphics CD including brochures and fliers editable for insert of your contact information and (1) certificate for a 1:1 coaching session by telephone with author, Kelly Simpson.

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Active Relationships for Young Adults
"Out of the Box CERTIFICATION KIT"

Kit includes a Tele-course! 10 one-hour phone conferences (OPTIONAL) for enhanced learning! Tele-class begins Thursday October 5, 2006

Summer Sale price: "ARYA Kit " $399.00 to become certified
                                          (regularly a $520+ value)

Includes: materials needed to learn the program: (1) Audio book (1) Student & (1) Parents textbook (1) Leader’s Activity book (1) Power Point of ARYA graphics! (1) Graphics CD containing the ARYA brochure and (***) the 10-session tele-course (optional, but encouraged to attend).  

Participants are responsible for own phone charges when calling into the conference.

Class Dates 2006 (LIVE): 10/5, 10/12,10/19,10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14

Audio Podium: Dial up anytime day or night to hear a session replayed. Each individual session will be available until the next session is taped. You’ll never have to miss a session!

Structure of the optional ARYA Tele-Course (included in the fee for the kit):
Individual Sessions will offer time to discuss that evening’s topic and time will also be allotted to discuss any topic requested by facilitators.
*10 minutes facilitators’ check in and assessment of questions to address
*20 minutes lecture on session topic
*20 minutes questions and open discussion on session topic
*10 minutes questions, discussion, support on any ARYA leader topics

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More information about the
SUMMER SALE Certification Kits 
and the programs they each qualify you to lead
(Military Life Skills, Money Personalities or
ARYA-Youth program):

About Military Life Skills

Military Life Skills is an 8-16 hour-long program for single or married military personnel. It has been successfully used with OEF and OIF and active duty military personnel.

Skills taught in the Military Life Skills program are for?

Effective communication & successful resolution
Anger & Trigger Management
Money Management
Interacting with Family
Wise Choices in Partners and for Maintaining Love

What do I do to complete the certification process so that I can teach classes for couples or singles?

What is the cost of a Military Life Skills CERTIFICATION kit?

The Summer Sale price is $389 for the Premiere Kit. The usual cost is $549.  If purchased separately the materials included would total $680.00.

I realize I will need to purchase participant texts for the people who attend my classes. How much do participant texts cost?

Participant texts are $32/person or per couple (if they share a book) or $28/person or per couple for orders of 50 or more at a time. Shipping & handling are additional and all military orders are shipped PRIORITY MAIL.

Quotes from military personnel who attended the
Military Life Skills seminar:

• You will learn so much about your spouse and yourself at this seminar. A mature approach to make our marriage successful.
• This has affected my marriage a great deal. We were on the verge of separation/divorce. I now feel like we are starting over, and we have a clean slate.
• So refreshing and necessary, we plan to do this every two years.
• This has helped. Now we are a team. We were not able to communicate that to each other.
• This course is a wonderful opportunity for any couple. It doesn’t m,atter how long you’ve been married or even how happily married. You can improve your relationship. It was eye-opening on many levels.
• The seminar was very informative and was better than I could have dreamed of. Kelly was great and very sincere.
• Need this at Lakenheath. Bring this program!!
• This has helped my marriage TREMENDOUSLY!! Communication is so much easier now.
• This seminar is greatly needed for all military couples.
• I believe all newlyweds should take a course like this.
• Rated 10 (Yes, I know it’s a scale of 1-5)
• It has brought us closer. We now realize we’ve got more than just the kids to share with each other.  I appreciate being able to take this material home with us.
• Foresee positive marriage effects.
• It has given us tools to continually use to keep our marriage/relationship strong. It has reaffirmed our love and commitment to each other. We are taking home tools that will enrich our already great marriage.
• Made us realize we are still doing great after 4+ years. Taught us new things about each other.
• Has allowed us to start with a clean slate and the tools to better communicate.
• It actually got me even closer to my beautiful wife.
• The retreat has affected my marriage in a very positive way. The tools that were provided will definitely be used in the future.
• This reintegration was an awesome thing for the government to provide for their troops. THANK YOU STAFF!!!
• This program will greatly improve our marriage’s quality and has brought us closer together.
• It has given us tools to communicate better and to discuss things more fairly.
• Rejuvenated feelings that were laying dormant. Provided tools to assist in making life, marriage and love better.
• I think it has been a great investment that we will cherish forever.
• Great, yes, gave us great tools and gave me confidence that we will definitely make it.
• It has helped the way we communicate by a ton. I can’t wait to use the tools I have been given.
• This course will help my wife and I to bond and have fewer misunderstandings.
• We resolved one issue here and it helped us to understand each other better.

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About Money Personalities

Active Money Personalities is a 16 hour-long program. It has been successfully used including, but not limited to the following audiences:

U.S. Army
Head Start
HIAS and Catholic Charities Refugee Populations
Faith-Based

Skills taught in the Active Money Personalities program are for?

Increasing awareness and accountability for patterns and behavior
Recognizing and Managing Money Triggers
Constructive, Solution-Oriented Thinking
Resolving Struggles and Differences in Management Styles Budgeting and creating plans for Managing Finances
Sharing of Responsibility for Financial Awareness

What do I do to complete the certification process so that I can teach classes for couples or singles?

The Active Relationships “Out-of-the-Box” Active Money Personalities CERTIFICATION kit requires that you utilize the DVD-set of a live Money Personalities seminar at your leisure to learn the program by seeing how exercises are implemented with participants. It is recommended that you view the DVD's a little at a time (in one or two hour sessions) and read the participant text to follow the progress of the course. The total 16-hour seminar of important skills is condensed to approximately 6 hours of video including lectures and the implementation of exercises with participants. All out-of-the-box trainees who wish to obtain facilitator certification are required to complete a short two-page essay letting Active Relationships author know what you have learned. It is very simple.

How else might the DVD's be utilized?

The DVD set can be a great help to reinforce lectures and presentation skills since they allow new facilitators to look at presentations again, instead of having to remember everything from a live training. They are great to review before each workshop taught.

What is the cost of a Money Personalities Out-of-the-Box kit?

The Summer Sale price for the Premiere Kit is $389. The usual cost is $549. If purchased separately, the materials would total $680.

I realize I will need to purchase participant texts for the people who attend my classes. How much do participant texts cost?

Participant texts are $32/person or per couple (if they share a book) or $28/person or per couple for orders of 50 or more at a time. Shipping & handling are additional and all military orders are shipped PRIORITY MAIL.

Quotes from participants who attended the Money Personalities Seminar:

• What I liked: Just making us sit down and talk about it.
• Talking over your money situations and not getting angry at one another.  Talking about money and making it a fun subject.
• Children are our leaders of tomorrow and it is up to me to set a good example for my children.
• Great!  You help people more that you could ever imagine.  You're a hero by all definition.  Thanks, Kelly.
• This seminar, as cliche as it may sound, has drastically changed our lives.  It has not only benefited us, but it will ultimately benefit our children.  We're so thankful!
• Life is too short to waste on small things, where men think they are pebbles; women think it is a boulder.  God bless you for making a difference.
• You have helped us become closer.
• Really brought the importance of sharing financial responsibility to my spouse's attention. Thanks!! Thanks!!  Thanks!!
• We, meaning my wife, are living proof that the seminar will help you and your family in times to come.
• Very good seminar.  It will help you very much.  Thanks.
• This seminar needs to be seen by any parent that has children or even those couples that don't have children.  Kelly is a wonderful woman in and out of the seminar classes.
• The whole event was an eye opening event and a landmark in my life.

About Active Relationships for Young Adults

Active Relationships for Young Adults (ARYA)

Life Skills for Use with Friends, Family and Marriage Partners and Co-Workers

(SPANISH Edition available &/or a Christian Edition is also available- co-author: by Amanda Weatherby, PhD candidate, Fuller Theological Seminary)

Topics are typically presented in 45-minute sessions: 

Session One               

Effective Communication Skills

Whether you are tend toward introversion (being more quiet) or extroversion (being more talkative), learn to share information clearly and to hear information without distortion. Learn the impact of optimistic styles and pessimistic styles of thinking and learn successful communication techniques to use with friends, co-workers and loved ones.

 Session Two              

Money Personalities, Bridging Gaps and Managing Yours


Learn the style you have and a frame of reference for the many ways to manage money. Learn to work with others who may differ from you and learn how to quell resentment and even appreciate differences. Learn the pitfalls of power struggles and set up your money life to be successful.

Session Three             

Using Your Brain for Positive Perspectives 



Learn why you react the way you do - Brain Physiology. Learn to engineer optimal reactions rather than letting life control you. Simple animals have no choice except to run mazes as expected, but humans with high intellect can use skills to their advantage.  

Session Four                

Inner Climate Control (Part I - Managing Triggers)

Learn power thinking to shape healthy perspectives and increase success in all areas of life. Examine your hot buttons/triggers. Examine their origins and decide whether past coping mechanisms are outdated and what will work for success. Explore the mechanisms of anger, learn to respect anger’s power to distort and use feelings wisely rather than letting them control you. 

Session Five               

Inner Climate Control (Part II-Anger Management)  


Learn the specific tools of anger management techniques. Anger distorts thinking and is counter productive to choosing behaviors that get you what you really want in life. Train yourself to control your own physiology and give yourself greater opportunities for life success.

Session Six                 

Defining Destructive Behavior  

You may think you know when you are acting destructively but it may surprise you to know that most adults don’t! They think what they are doing is acceptable and besides that, it is what they have always done. Learn to recognize daily destructive habits and substitute habits that ensure your success for a rich, satisfying life.

Session Seven              

Resolving Differences for Success (Part I - Steps of Positive Conflict Resolution)  

Now that you know what NOT to do, learn step-by- step procedures for resolving differences that result in good feelings between people rather than lingering resentment. See a demonstration and learn to do peer coaching.

Session Eight             

Resolving Differences for Success (Part II - Practice and Peer Coaching)  


Review the techniques of conflict resolution and practice the techniques.  Practice peer coaching to help others move more smoothly through differences of opinions. These skills are necessary to navigate life well. They pay off for a lifetime, with friends, co-workers and loved ones.   

Session Nine            

Savvy Choices for Dating, Marriage and for Working with Members of the Opposite Gender (Part I - Your Own Biology)


Learn the “Biology of Love” and why people do such crazy things. Learn about human chemistry and its ability to distort thinking of otherwise intelligent people! Learn how to make choices in spite of desire and reap the long-term rewards of “right” choices.

Session Ten                

Savvy Choices for Dating, Marriage and for Working with Members of the Opposite Gender (Part II - Choosing Friends and Partners)

Learn what to look for in friends, businesses to work for, or a partner. Make sure you are choosing wisely the people with whom you spend your time, effort and life. Making unwise choices can cost you dearly. Learn the skills to choose associations that will make your life much more pleasant, more fun and more successful.  

Session Eleven            

Setting Up Daily Habits for a Great Life

Learn to live each day well, as if it is the last and as if it is how you want to be known. Set up practical habits that keep connections strong and allow you to live your dreams, your values and experience the goodwill of others. Learn techniques for meeting, greeting, parting, communicating regularly and establishing stronger bonds with those you care to know.              

Session Twelve            

Character, Values & Goals for Long-Term Success 

Determine your values and your goals. Decide what it will take to live according to what you cherish most, giving those things the most of your effort and attention. Learn not to be diverted by life’s “squeaky wheels” and to proactively build your dreams into a reality for long-term success.

More About Active Relationships for Young Adults

A set of twelve 45-minute sessions for 9th-12th graders (and for older young adults!) to teach valuable life skills, Active Relationships for Young Adults (A.R.Y.A.)  teaches youth to communicate effectively and to successfully resolve issues encountered in daily life.

               A.R.Y.A. targets  important objectives such as the student’s own responsibility for feelings of happiness and positive, successful behaviors, especially respect of self and others.   A.R.Y.A. aims to increase emotional intelligence, awareness of and management of triggers and the power of each individual to control his/her own inner climate, regardless of life’s twists and turns. Students learn to plan successful choices to get needs met.

               A. R. Y. A. teaches practical tools for communication,  techniques for anger management  and resolution of differences with others. A.R.Y.A. tackles issues of dating, desire and long-term choices for marriage as well as investigating character, values and choices to set realistic goals.  These are life changing skills that have far reaching effects for students as they make their way to and through adulthood.

It is NEVER too soon. Young people need these skills!

Click here to download a PDF flier for the A.R.Y.A. Summer Sale Certification kit and tele-course.

FAQ’s

What is the cost of an A.R.Y.A. professional certification kit?

The summer sale price of the kit is $399. The usual cost is $499.  If purchased separately the materials included would total $520.00.

I realize I will need to purchase participant texts for the youth or parents (or singles) who attend my classes. How much do participant texts cost for ARYA?

Participant texts are $24/person or $21/person for orders of 50 or more at a time. Shipping & handling are additional and all military orders are shipped PRIORITY MAIL.

*You may not know…that you can replace the front cover of ARYA with artwork from a financial supporter for your agency to advertise their support of your efforts in teaching youth. Ask us how. This can be a fund-raiser to support your ability to carry on your program!

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