Where was the GP at Championships?

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Rick TYler

A FIRSTer is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, brave, clean, and cheerful.

I'd like to focus on BRAVE.

Brave means to me that, if I were to witness someone treating anyone else rudely or ungraciously, I would take it upon myself to address them, to make it clear that that kind of behavior is unacceptable. I do it with my own kids, with team members, and although I am a generally shy person, I don't hesitate to do this with strangers - at least, at FIRST events. And I did do it in Atlanta.

The point is that it MUST be a Grassroots effort by ALL of us to make sure offenders know that we will not accept that kind of behavior. THAT kind of peer pressure is very powerful.

In a different direction, I went out of my way to be nice to the staff, volunteers, and anyone else I met. I got several staff members to smile and laugh, got a great hug from a security person, and a 'no, thank YOU' from a food vendor.

Things go so much better when people smile.


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