yogiii
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Post by yogiii on Mar 19, 2015 10:31:11 GMT -5
I'd just like to say your new name reminds me off Miss Hannigan yelling "leaping lizards", so, well done
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Lizard Queen
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Post by Lizard Queen on Mar 19, 2015 10:33:29 GMT -5
I'd just like to say your new name reminds me off Miss Hannigan yelling "leaping lizards", so, well done . It was the only thing I could think of now that spring has finally come around.
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tskeeter
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Post by tskeeter on Mar 19, 2015 12:39:50 GMT -5
In high school I participated in band, speech, yearbook, golf, and football (I went to practice and rode the pine on game day).
Did any of that experience help? As far as I know, not for me.
What did help was some of my experiences as an athlete after graduating from college. First I started riding bicycles. Then I started racing. And I learned about preparation. And I learned that you usually needed to focus on only one or two things, often for only a short period of time, to change your performance in a measurable way. And I learned to leverage my strengths and how to use them to improve outcomes. And I learned that mental and emotional strength in overcoming obstacles is more important to the outcome than physical or technical capability. (In one race, this changed a trailing the pack start into a 5th place finish 50 miles later.) And I observed first hand the difference between going it alone and cooperating and working together toward a shared goal.
One of my observations has been that many of the business leaders I have worked with were high school and college athletes. Why athletic experience seems to correlate with business success, I'm not sure. Is it that athletes learn skills during their athletic careers that help them with their business careers? Things such as commitment, sacrifice, motivation, team building, and the like? Or is it that the innate skills that these people have makes them more likely to be successful in athletics as well as business? I'm inclined to think that the lessons and skills they learn as athletes improves their probability of success in the business world.
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Wisconsin Beth
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No, we don't walk away. But when we're holding on to something precious, we run.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Mar 19, 2015 12:54:02 GMT -5
I had a few years of piano. It wasn't pretty. Did Girl Scouts until sophomore/junior year in HS. Volleyball in grade school. Didn't make the cut for the freshman team. Afternoon paper route from 12-16 years old tended to cut into free time. Was Crew (lights, props, etc.) in HS for the assorted plays and musicals.
Oh, has swimming lessons as a kid - but since I hate putting my face in water I'm not very good.
My kids are young so when the flyers come home from school about soccer or whatever, I ask the kid if they want to participate. They say yes, we sign them up. Rule is that they have to finish the season but since the seasons are so short (5-7 weeks) it's not that big of a deal.
DD wants dance so I have to figure that out. DS seems to want to do both tball and soccer this spring.
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