If it is not fun, why do you do it?
An important question for all of us to answer. Katelyn Ohashi caught a lot of folks attention with the perfect 10 in January 2019. While it was an 'overnight' sensation, as usual, it took years to prepare for.
Didn't see the perfect 10? Check out the link https://youtu.be/4ic7RNS4Dfo
A key part of the preparation was with Miss Val, Katelyn's coach at UCLA who is the real thing. The quick summary of Miss Val's story as she retires this year.
https://youtu.be/gZF6GKzBLQo
The longer (and great version) can be found in the "Laughter Permitted" podcast by Julie Foudy and Lynn Olszowy interview with both Katelyn and Miss Val:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qShhXbjsxpmFnG27hm9eG
or on ESPN http://www.espn.com/espnradio/podcast/archive/_/id/26092845
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Monday, December 23, 2019
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Your diary is unwritten
I found and retweeted these the other day in the Twitter stream:
@Bumble_Bee3's tweet asks if Paul had any success stories about moving to another career from teaching. Once upon a time, I started my career to be a teacher. I substituted for six years in the Pawtucket (RI) School Department and and also coached track and field at St Raphael Academy during that time. It was good but unfortunately did not lead to a permanent position teaching.
I found a position in the corporate world through a family connection and haven't looked back. I also did not leave teaching in that the teaching and coaching background has helped me every step of the way.
I approach each opportunity as a learning situation. What is the big picture? What is the business problem we are trying to solve? How can we together leverage the skills and capabilities we have to accomplish this? I try to leave ego out of the equation. This is difficult as there are folks that you encounter who can not put their ego aside to consider any other way but their way to do something. So sometimes, you just need to suck it up and do it another way the next time.
1 - Knowing that you can (and we all should) learn something each day paints the world a color of opportunity! Observation is a good way to learn. We all have tools we use but maybe we don't use them all the same way. Maybe something someone else does would help you? and vice versa!
2 - Take what you have learned and share it in a way that in meaningful for the person you share it with. Make it real for them, show them how they can benefit. If you do that, you will more likely be successful.
3 - In addition to learning and sharing, find time to laugh each day. Life is too short not to find some enjoyment. The world is a crazy place, look at it with open eyes and laugh when you can. Time will pass more pleasantly if you do.
When I went to Twitter to dig into Paul's question and find Bumble_Bee3's questions, I also found that I missed the first of Paul's series of tweets:
It is quite appropriate that the theme song for one of the Job Search Jam Sessions appropriately was Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten".
Our career needs to be explored. The book on our life at any one point in time is incomplete. What the future holds remains open and dependent upon us. No one else can do what we can. The future is unwritten. Learn, share and laugh as you write each new day!
How diaries are relevant to#careers... #1 we tell the story as we go#work#jobhunt#diary
How diaries are relevant to#careers... #2 it's not alone but our experience always has a voice#work#jobhunt#diary
How diaries are relevant toThen due to being behind the firewall at work, I missed Paul's thank you tweet and his follow up question:#careers... #3 every day presents an opportunity to add or create something new#work#jobhunt#diary
@shersteve I thought of you the other day when I read this tweet bit.ly/AzxQ44 from@Bumble_bee3. Would you have a view?
@Bumble_Bee3's tweet asks if Paul had any success stories about moving to another career from teaching. Once upon a time, I started my career to be a teacher. I substituted for six years in the Pawtucket (RI) School Department and and also coached track and field at St Raphael Academy during that time. It was good but unfortunately did not lead to a permanent position teaching.
I found a position in the corporate world through a family connection and haven't looked back. I also did not leave teaching in that the teaching and coaching background has helped me every step of the way.
I approach each opportunity as a learning situation. What is the big picture? What is the business problem we are trying to solve? How can we together leverage the skills and capabilities we have to accomplish this? I try to leave ego out of the equation. This is difficult as there are folks that you encounter who can not put their ego aside to consider any other way but their way to do something. So sometimes, you just need to suck it up and do it another way the next time.
1 - Knowing that you can (and we all should) learn something each day paints the world a color of opportunity! Observation is a good way to learn. We all have tools we use but maybe we don't use them all the same way. Maybe something someone else does would help you? and vice versa!
2 - Take what you have learned and share it in a way that in meaningful for the person you share it with. Make it real for them, show them how they can benefit. If you do that, you will more likely be successful.
3 - In addition to learning and sharing, find time to laugh each day. Life is too short not to find some enjoyment. The world is a crazy place, look at it with open eyes and laugh when you can. Time will pass more pleasantly if you do.
When I went to Twitter to dig into Paul's question and find Bumble_Bee3's questions, I also found that I missed the first of Paul's series of tweets:
Q: What book remains unfinished despite the efforts of millions of authors? A: A diary#work#career
It is quite appropriate that the theme song for one of the Job Search Jam Sessions appropriately was Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten".
Our career needs to be explored. The book on our life at any one point in time is incomplete. What the future holds remains open and dependent upon us. No one else can do what we can. The future is unwritten. Learn, share and laugh as you write each new day!
Monday, April 25, 2011
RI Community Camp - photo recap
Some balloons marked the entrance to RI Community Camp at RISD:
Great advice from @cspenn to help set the context for this event:
One of the major tenants of the unconference concept is explained by @saranicole
In the facilitated but purely unconferenced session on Facebook, Kevin Vine gets into the conversation:
A great event, lots of good conversations. If you have not had the experience of an unconference, you need to do one. Stay tuned for unconference information as I hear of them in New England.
Great advice from @cspenn to help set the context for this event:
One of the major tenants of the unconference concept is explained by @saranicole
In the facilitated but purely unconferenced session on Facebook, Kevin Vine gets into the conversation:
A great event, lots of good conversations. If you have not had the experience of an unconference, you need to do one. Stay tuned for unconference information as I hear of them in New England.
Sunday, February 06, 2011
PodCamp Western Mass - recap
I spent the day at PodCamp WesternMA on Saturday. Allie and I headed out to Westfield, MA early Saturday morning to arrive in time to set up and greet folks at the Welcome/Registration Desk.
Over 100 folks checked in for a good time, learning and sharing information, the tips and tricks of social media tools.
3 of the 4 scholarships offered for job seekers to attend were utilized. The fourth went unused.
I created the Twitter listing for the group and shared my presentation about LinkedIn here already.
I'll come back with some more thoughts about the learnings of the day later.
Over 100 folks checked in for a good time, learning and sharing information, the tips and tricks of social media tools.
3 of the 4 scholarships offered for job seekers to attend were utilized. The fourth went unused.
I created the Twitter listing for the group and shared my presentation about LinkedIn here already.
I'll come back with some more thoughts about the learnings of the day later.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Laugh to generate warmth
One way to keep warm is with laughter. Laughter comes naturally with fun. Bernie DeKoven, the Funsmith, has a collection of quotes on fun that is purely delightful:
If you have a quote that could be redone to make it more fun, please send it on to Bernie.
Note: this was also posted to Franklin Matters today.
"Ask not what fun does for you. Ask rather what you do for fun." - the OaquiFor more quotes from the Oaqui, click through here.
"The more fun you have, the greater your value to yourself and to your society. The more fun you share with others, the more fun you have." - the Oaqui
"For every Way there's a way of following that Way that's fun" - the Oaqui
"The Path that is best for you is the Path that keeps the best of you in play" - the Oaqui
If you have a quote that could be redone to make it more fun, please send it on to Bernie.
Note: this was also posted to Franklin Matters today.
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