Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Be Great When You Grow Up
Scouting gives a wonderful opportunity to see boys grow and
discover who they are. From the youngest
Tiger Cub (age 6) to Eagle Scouts, there is in each one a desire to be
great. Scouting brings that out in
boys. It is not an ego thing or a desire
for power. It is personal, deep inside
each boy that tells them they can do something great. They know early on that they have the
potential to do anything they want. This
is why so many went on to become great leaders, astronauts, and even presidents.
Many of
us were once told when we were young that we could be anything we wanted to
be. It seems to be what we tell
children. Then, around our high school
years, we are told that we need to be practical, be realistic and stop walking
around with our heads in the clouds. The
same people who told us we could be anything now restrict our dreams to what
money can afford, time permits and talents can achieve. Sadly, many of us buy into this far quicker
than when our dreams were to be a fireman, astronaut or school teacher.
“God has placed within every boy a desire for greatness.”
– Gregory L. Juntz & Michael Gurian
Authors of Raising
Boys by Design
That
ability to become anything you want has not been lost. It is still there, hidden deep inside, but
still alive. You know that every now and
then it pops its head up and reminds you of "what could have
been". You can bring it into the
sunlight if you choose. It is not too
late. Oh, maybe you cannot become
exactly what you hoped for, but the dream can be revived and take on a workable
form. You only need to choose to connect
with your greatness once more.
What is
it that you want to do? If you could do
anything and know that you would not fail, what would it be? What do you need to do to make that happen? All these questions need to be answered. To answer them will take courage and the
ability to make decisions. But for those
who have passion, determination, and real
guts, anything is possible.
Author,
Zig Ziglar would always say that each one of us was,
"designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the
seeds of greatness." I believe that
is true. I believe that means you. The dreams you had as a child many times are
the dreams you have as an adult, why?
Because that is who you were created to be. So be that person and be great.
You
matter! You matter to the world and to
yourself. Remember to be your best, love
God, have good manners, achieve the unknown and change your world.
Scouting Out of Uniform is a personal
blog based on the lessons learned from Scouting that relate to personal
development and success principles and is not an official site of The Boy
Scouts of America. John Patrick Hickey does not represent or speak for the
Scouting program; however, he does completely support and encourages Scouting
for both young and old. John Patrick Hickey is an author, speaker, Personal
Development Coach, and proud Scouter. To
read more from John Patrick Hickey or to get his books, training and book him
to speak to your church, business or group, visit our website at www.johnpatrickhickey.com. © 2019 John Patrick Hickey
Monday, May 6, 2019
Friday, May 3, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
The Hard Work
One of the many important lessons that young people are
taught in Scouting is to be self-sufficient.
This is not just learning how to find food in the woods, cook it on a
fire you made with a few sticks without poisoning or catching yourself on fire. To be self-sufficient is the ability to take
care of yourself and not depend on others to do it for you. Seems easy enough, right? The fact is a good many us adults have never learned the lesson.
To this
day, there is no better way to be self-sufficient than to have a good job, earn
your keep and be in debt to no one. The
good job part varies from person to person based on what your dreams are and
what your skills are. For some, it is a career in business, law or
medicine. For others, it may be farming, the skilled trades, or the arts. If it is what
you wish to do, and you do your best and
work hard, it is a "good job".
Success-minded
people learn the secret to doing the best job is to be willing to work and do
the difficult things first. That will
always put you ahead. No matter what
line of work you do, there will always be those who look for the easy way, the
least amount of work. If you are the one
who steps up and does the hard work first you will always be in the front of
the pack. As Thomas A. Edison said,
"There is no substitute for hard work."
“Do the hard jobs first. The
easy jobs will take care of themselves.”
– Dale Carnegie
(1888-1955)
Author / Speaker
There
is an important principle to learn here.
Self-sufficient people know that with hard work comes freedom and
reward. People who complain about
working too hard will always have to work too hard. They will never find the freedom of doing
what they love and earning a living that allows them to live as they wish. Author, Zig Ziglar used to say. "Do more than you are being paid to do and
eventually you will be paid for more than you do."
Never
back away from hard work. In fact, run
to it, embrace it and do it well. No one
ever pays for mediocre. Success-minded
people, like Scouts, do their best because they are the best. Not an ego thing, just reality. Hard work is always welcome, it is always
rewarded and it will always be rare.
You
matter! You matter to the world and to
yourself. Remember to be your best, love
God, have good manners, achieve the unknown and change your world.
Scouting Out of Uniform is a personal
blog based on the lessons learned from Scouting that relate to personal
development and success principles and is not an official site of The Boy
Scouts of America. John Patrick Hickey does not represent or speak for the
Scouting program; however, he does completely support and encourages Scouting
for both young and old. John Patrick Hickey is an author, speaker, Personal
Development Coach, and proud Scouter. To
read more from John Patrick Hickey or to get his books, training and book him
to speak to your church, business or group, visit our website at www.johnpatrickhickey.com. © 2019 John Patrick Hickey
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
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