The Director's Chair
WATCH THEM BLOSSOM
AHHH... DRUM CORPS SEASON
The first months
It's always so hard to get back into the moment
that you left all of your friends and instructors just a short while ago...
September seems so far away.... and yet
it was only 2 months ago.
The lull before winter camps
Whose coming back... whose not.
Trying not to feel burnt out from
the last season, or the last 3 seasons.
FAITH
I have learned as a Director that...
People rise or fall to meet our level of expectations for them.
If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they'll return your lack of confidence with mediocrity.
BUT ...
if you believe in them and expect them to do well, they'll wear themselves out trying to do their best.
AND...
in the process, both of you benefit.
If you've never been one to trust people and put your faith in them, change your way of thinking and begin believing in others.
Your life will quickly begin to improve
When you have faith in another person, you give him or her an incredible gift, maybe the best gift you can give another person.
Give others money, and it's soon spent
Give resources and they may not be used to their greatest advantage
Give help, and they will soon find themselves right back where they started from in a short period of time....
BUT
Give them your faith, and they become confident, energized , and self-reliant.
They become motivated to acquire what they need to succeed on their own.
Which reminds me of a great
moment this past month
Schenectady XMAS Parade
Last season, our biggest struggle was not
Brass - They were smokin
Not - Percussion, they came in 6th !
It was our lack of experience in the visual aspect of the show.. and we know it -
it is our constant dedication to
preserving drum corps that holds us
to training new folks every season
the wonderful part is ... to see some of the folks
finally GET IT !
to see them come into their own.. is amazing as an instructor.
This weekend ... I watched a couple of our new
colorguard who, bless their hearts, struggled last season - trying to learn so much ~
BLOSSOM
They absolutely learned an entire new routine
in a matter of minutes and performed it
WONDERFULLY
for the parade.
My heart was full !
and SO ....
after expressing faith in even just a few...
later if you do share money, resources, and help... It appears they're better able use them
to build their future
Build back this activity !
BECOME A BELIEVER IN PEOPLE
EVEN THE MOST TENTATIVE AND INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE
CAN
BLOSSOM
