Before we start – just going to let you know about a little change to the application process for the risk free trial of our Group Transformation.
No we only have a few spaces left at Buxton and it’s ‘one out – one in’ at Macc, we’re going to have a specific ‘application week’.
We don’t know until the 20th of the month how many spaces (if any) we’ll have on the next programme.
So we’re going to have a week of taking applications for the programme around that time rather than them coming in steadily over the month and us not knowing if there’s going to be any spaces.
We’ll then contact the applications by phone and see if the programme is a good fit for them and their needs.
The Briefing Meetings will be replaced by Orientation Sessions which we’ll arrange when we speak to the people who are coming on the programme.
Application Week will generally start on the Friday nearest the 20th and we’ll included a countdown to in the emails and blogs so you’ll know when you or a friend can apply.
Applications for April start Friday 21st March – 24 days and counting 🙂
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Last Thursday Alex, my girlfriend, the kids and I were over in Ashbourne visiting my family.
We hadn’t realised but my nephew Sam has started Beavers in Ashbourne and was due to be invested that night.
So we all popped down to watch.
He had by far the best turn out with 9 of us there to see him take his vows.
I was in the cubs and scouts myself and really enjoyed it.
But the vows they take seem to have changed a little over the years.
There was lots of stuff like “I will do what my parents, teachers and leaders tell me”.
And “I will keep my room clean”.
A quick google shows the term on the scout website to be “A Scout obeys orders of his parents, Patrol Leader, or Scout Master without question”.
I don’t know if it was always like this and my scout leaders were a little more progressive, but I don’t remember saying these.
Not my cup of tea – just giving someone commands.
With our kids I try to give them freedom to make their choices where possible.
But make them aware that others may respond in certain ways or certain things may happen based on their choices.
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The vows I made as a cub and scout were definitely good life lessons.
Things that I’d recommend as an outlook to anyone.
“I will do my best”.
And “Be prepared”.
At RISE we love seeing people returning to (or becoming for the first time) their BEST.
As it says on the wall and the ‘T-Shirts’ “It’s never too late to be what you might have been”.
And being prepared is a big part of that.
Putting the effort in ahead of time rather than just responding to the situation at hand.
Batch cooking and prepping healthy food so it’s there when you need it.
Spending time deep in your own brain.
Analysing the way you think, your habits, how you respond to certain situations and so on.
So when you’re faced with those situations, the preparation helps the way you deal with it.
Spending ‘working on your life’ rather than ‘working in your life’.
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Seeing people grow before us in awesome and the best bit of the job.
We all start life with a blank canvas as to what we can do and who we can become.
But life often makes us lose track of this – the canvas gets muddied by the trials and tribulations we face.
If you’re not who you want to be right now, then it’s time to rip up that canvas.
Start again.
Be your best.
Much love,
Jon ‘Dib Dib Dib’ Hall and Matt ‘Dob Dob Dob’ Nicholson
P.S. We’ve got another cool song for your tomorrow with lots of really good messages in.
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