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I think this lesson can be applied in life wherever you go, not just a FIRST robotics team.

A part of maturity is recognizing that your actions or words rarely reflect only yourself. Even from the earliest of ages, your behaviors are tied to someone or something else (e.g. parents).

When I was in high school, all my teachers knew I was on the robotics team. Because I was on the robotics team, they had very high expectations of me; they had very high expectations from any student that was associated with building a robot.

When I wear my P&G shirt in public, I'm not just representing myself anymore. I'm representing my company, the products we make and the brands people know. Even after people get to know me, they'll still associate me with P&G.