FIRST Deconstructed: Gracious Professionalism [Video Essay & Discussion]

[TheMilkman01]

Hello CD,
I'm sure we all have a sense as to what the term Gracious Professionalism encompasses, but, because it plays such an integral part in FIRST, I decided to research its history and meaning and share my findings in this video essay. I think to talk about Gracious Professionalism is to engage in a sort of community building discussion and it seems to really strengthen not only the understanding but the action of it, as well. It reminds us that everyone within FIRST is important – a person – and this is something we ought not to overlook.
Formal writing aside, this was really fun to make. All the sources I used to gather information and form the narrative of the video can be found in the video description. I encourage you to look through them yourself and see what you find. I doubtlessly missed some aspects of GP's past, so feel free to add information in this thread.
Finally, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want feedback. This video took more time than usual to create in order to make it especially professional and I (perhaps subjectively) think it shows. If you like the concept of videos essays exploring different aspects of FIRST, I'm more than open to researching and producing more videos similar to this one – I'm sure other content creators within FIRST are, too.
Thanks for reading, watching, contributing to the discussion, and whatnot. Cheers.