Why FIRST is important...

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by prettycolors91

That reminds me of a profound story of my own from Championships.

Me and one other girl from my team were to show around a possible ambassador of FIRST. We got Dr. Murphy's wife. I remember the people in charge of the Hall of Fame gave us a list of teams to visit and why we should show them to our ambassador. More than half of the teams on the list were on the list for "strong corporate sponsors". We went to the team who won woodie flowers, and some other teams that won some other awards, and she seemed really distant and non-talkative and it seemed odd to me, because she didn't seem like that kind of person. So I said to Kristen, "We really shouldn't take her to the corporate sponsor teams" "Why not?" "Because thats not what FIRST is really about, is it? She doesn't seem to care about what teams have won or whether the have money. I know I don't." and then she turned around and said "Take me to a team that HASN'T won anything" and she stood there and talked to a rookie team who hadn't done much of anything for about a half hour. Then we let HER lead US around. After that, she told us all sorts of amazing stories and I found myself really enjoying talking to her.

It made me realize that it really doesn't matter what you win, or how much money is in your team budget, all that matters is that your THERE, your having FUN, and your GP all the way no matter what.

I've thought about your post and a couple of thoughts have risen to the top.
Sometimes a key to successful leadership is overlooked or not implemented.
The ability to adjust to the circumstances and to follow the guidance presented. Both of you paid attention to your ambassador and picked up on the signals she was sending. You adjusted your plan, followed her lead, and helped to create a great experience for each of you and for the team Mrs. Murphy spent time with. Good job.
Jane