Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Creed Paragraph 1

Please answer these following questions based off of the Creed paragraph 1.

1. What do you feel is the future of agriculture?

2. What are some of the better things that we now enjoy because of struggles of former years?

Monday, October 14, 2013

Fwd: Tweet from @wmiller65

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

Friday, October 11, 2013

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? 


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

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.


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

10/1/13

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