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Originally Posted by Richard
There are many thousands of FIRSTers who rise to challenges by finding ways to move forward. You can be one of them, or you can whine and make excuses. The choice is yours.
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Richard,
Thank you for posting and providing the gentle nudge some need to get back focused on what FIRST is about. Do engineers set around complaining about what they do not have? I think not.
In my previous career at my school, I coached athletics for 17 years and heard many times people complain about what the other teams had. It is not hard to look around and identify situations that seem unfair. New teams are at a disadvantage since they do not have the knowledge and experience of veteran teams. Some veteran teams do not have the resources other teams have. Teams are losing sponsorships due to economic times as well as losing mentors due lose of jobs.
Let's focus on what we have and what we can do with what we have.
Never in my coaching career or college athletic career have I experienced what I have in the past year. Generosity, encouragement, help and outright transparency in what makes other teams successful. Where else can you find that?
I reminded by FIRST Mission Statement:
Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology
leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that
inspire innovation, and that
foster well-rounded life capabilities including
self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Does complaining about not having Orbit Balls fit with FIRST's Mission statement?
(I know step off my soapbox.)