LIVELife Leadership

As Fall comes racing in, teams around the nation are getting ready for some big seasons. The Luxemburg-Casco Cross Country team is no different, and last week Coach V had me say a few words to the team in regards to "mentality." Sitting here now, I think that what I said to the team can also be applied outside of cross country. Because I was asked to speak while we were warming up, I didn't have much time to perfect my message. Coach V quickly introduced me to the team, and I got up and decided to speak from the heart. I told them the truth was that they didn't have to run, they were given the GIFT to run. I explained that there are people, who for a variety of reasons, can't run and that what they had was truly a blessing. I finished by challenging them to not waste their gifts, but to use them to their full potentials. That was the entire basis of my message. Simple, right? Looking back, it's true with almost everything that we do. We don't  HAVE ...