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Blackboard As a Parent I know you are changing
the mindset
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Technology is a great thing and a little scary!

• Success is a process
• As a parent I need to be better educated about
  the benefits of Blackboard
• Working with Rachel has been an education

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Educators need to persevere

• I was asked to give you my take on Perseverance
• In todays world, you are the ones who persevere
  more than most
• Meeting the challenges of the day gets harder all
  the time

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The Value of Perseverance

• The traits required to break my record

• The right approach
• Strong will to succeed
• Passion
• Love to compete
• Consistency
• Conviction
• Strength
• Life management

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1. The Right Approach

• Honest and pure approach
• Meet the challenges of the day

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2. Strong Will to Succeed

• Genetic or learned?
• Internal drive
• Fire within/desire

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3. Passion

• Love what you do
• Dads perspective
• Carries you throughmakes it worthwhile

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4. Love to Compete

• Competitive challengesinternal and external
• Competing fairly and with honor

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5. Consistency

• Adjust and re-adjust
• Ability to perform everyday
• Solve problems and find solutions quickly
• Makes you irreplaceable

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6. Conviction

• Thick skin
• Stubborn
• Seeing things throughuntil the end

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7. Strength

• Physically
• Mentally
• Focus
• Preparation

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8. Life Management

• Achieving balance
• Personal
• Family
• Professional
• Managers
• Teammates
• Media

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Far better it is to dare mighty things,to win
glorious triumphs even though checkered by
failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who
neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they
live in the gray twilight that knows neither
victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt