Monday Musings - February 24, 2014

The Olympics & The Daytona 500 – A twitter friend & guru wrote a note to his staff last week and I just had to borrow it from him as it really hit home (and I had no other great reflections to share with you for a Monday Musings post!)  The Olympics wound down this weekend and the Daytona 500 just took place.  I’m sure you're wondering how these two events fit in the same sentence.  Both of these events are similar in that they are the culmination of years of work by world class athletes.  The athletes train for their events or races hoping to come home with gold medal or a huge trophy....but only one person gets to win.   Luckily, they all have a fan base that helps cheer them on, congratulating them when they win, consoling them when they lose, but always there for them.  When they don't win, do they quit? Do they give up? Nope, they go home and immediately start planning for the next year, the next event.   They develop a plan for improvement and set their sights on the next opportunity to be successful.   I encourage you to treat our little Dodgeland Trojans that same way.  Support them win or lose.  Keep them focused on improvement.  Work with them to help prepare them to be lifelong learners...cheering them on all the while...and maybe…..we need to view ourselves that same way……..