I was sitting at my daughter Kate's 7th grade basketball game at the Upper Grade Center this week. On the wall of the gym was a new slogan for this year for the student body. It said, "Work Harder Than You Did Last Week." I loved that thought. We have a choice to consistently look for ways to get better in what we do and strive for doing better each week or being satisfied with where we are at.
I read a book recently by Daniel James Brown entitled, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The book centers around the rowing crew for the University of Washington Huskies and their work as a team as they moved from their freshmen year to their growth as a rowing unit that competes in the 1936 Berlin Olympics at the height of tensions surrounding Germany and the rise of Hitler.
In one part of the book, the author describes a term called "The Swing" in rowing. Rowing in an eight-man/woman boat is very difficult. Trying to be in sync and any one person can throw off the rhythm of the momentum by catching an oar on a wave, mistiming a stroke, or even having their arms bent at …show more content…
I wanted to thank you all for your continued hard work. I wanted to thank you all for your commitment to what we are doing and if we can continue to be in "the swing," we are only going to get stronger as time grows on. I love the concept of Work Harder Than You Did Last Week because to me, it exemplifies what I love about this team. We are never satisfied with settling on just existing, we have a team that consistently strives to get better each and every week and I promise you, it will help us fulfill our purpose of urgently impacting as many souls as possible by creating avenues that add value to their
I read a book recently by Daniel James Brown entitled, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The book centers around the rowing crew for the University of Washington Huskies and their work as a team as they moved from their freshmen year to their growth as a rowing unit that competes in the 1936 Berlin Olympics at the height of tensions surrounding Germany and the rise of Hitler.
In one part of the book, the author describes a term called "The Swing" in rowing. Rowing in an eight-man/woman boat is very difficult. Trying to be in sync and any one person can throw off the rhythm of the momentum by catching an oar on a wave, mistiming a stroke, or even having their arms bent at …show more content…
I wanted to thank you all for your continued hard work. I wanted to thank you all for your commitment to what we are doing and if we can continue to be in "the swing," we are only going to get stronger as time grows on. I love the concept of Work Harder Than You Did Last Week because to me, it exemplifies what I love about this team. We are never satisfied with settling on just existing, we have a team that consistently strives to get better each and every week and I promise you, it will help us fulfill our purpose of urgently impacting as many souls as possible by creating avenues that add value to their