10/31/13 Happy Halloween!

 "Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anybody else." ~ Unknown 

10/30/13

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill

10/29/13

Without toughness, dedication and heart, all the skill in the world won't make you a winner. - Bill Parcells

10/28/13

Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose. -Tom Krause

10/25/13

 If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. -John Wooden

10/24/13

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think. -Socrates

10/21/13

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Winston Churchill

10/18/13

When you're interested in something, you do it when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results

10/17/13

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.  -Martin Luther King Jr.

10/15/13

 I've failed over & over & over again in my life & that is why I succeed. -Michael Jordan

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 "You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you" -John Wooden

10/11/13 The Case of the Overcommitted Freshman

The Case of the Overcommitted Freshman

Gabrilla is a new student and wants college to be everything it could possibly be . Her father told her about the importance of gaining good leadership experience in college, and Gabrilla wants her resume to be as strong as possible when she graduates . She believes that to succeed in the world, she has to be aggressive and really strive to be involved .

During fall semester, she joined student government, got a 10-hour work-study job for the VP of Student Development, accepted a position as a writer for the school paper and met a boy that she was very interested in dating . She took 18 hours in the fall and did pretty well (B average) in all of her classes . She was chosen to be the captain of her building's intramural team because of her charisma and ability to be responsible for organizing the team's practice schedule every week .

You have noticed that all of the strain from her activities is beginning to wear her down, now that the spring semester has started . She is frequently ill, has started sleeping through her morning class, is getting pretty strict with the girls for missing their floor's IM practices, and has started turning papers in late because she doesn't have enough time to finish them .

When you suggest that she cut back on some of her activities and try to get more rest, Gabrilla tells you that she was just invited to speak at a campus rally in a few weeks . New students don't usually get chosen for something like this, and she's honored that all of her efforts to excel as a leader are beginning to pay off .This is the type of thing that could really fill out her resume and look great to potential employers . Her dad is always telling her to build her resume and this would be a great opportunity to do just that .

Does Gabrilla have realistic expectations about how much she can handle?

What would you do if you were a leader on Gabrilla's floor? 

10/10/13 - Back to the QOTD!

 Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. -Seneca

10/3/13

 "The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team." – John Wooden

10/2/13

We teach leadership at Growing Leaders...and, most importantly, humor - Those who get too big for their britches will be...exposed in the end.

10/1/13

 We are most fulfilled when we are fulfilling our purpose - Tim Elmore