Week 4

Week in Review

Monday January 22, 2018

Good day, Soldiers!

The first official day of Toastmasters took place today. The morale was high and everyone seemed to be in good spirits. Talk of the “icebreaker speech” was the main topic on everyone’s minds and was discussed by many in the dorms.

Most of the PEP brothers are focused on studying for this week’s test, while others are completing homework assigned for our business plan completion. Servant-Leaders are in full swing, providing much-needed help to all the Soldiers of Spring ‘18. Learning from the graduates helps current participants advance quickly.

As the day progressed, Toastmasters became a reality. Heartfelt speeches of major events and experiences flowed from the speakers. Many individuals executed the difficult task well. We ended the day with a sense of accomplishment and prepared ourselves for the next set of challenges.

Cason M. (a.k.a. “Sloth”)

Tuesday January 23, 2018

Today was full of productivity, as well as insight into the many opportunities PEP has in store. Days like these can be exhausting. With the various assignments along with new ones given weekly on top of the long hours spent in the classroom, current class brothers seemed to feel slightly overwhelmed, and possibly discouraged at times. But when guest speakers like Bryan K. come, it helps to lift up our spirits. We would like to give a special thanks to Bryan K. for helping us see how blessed we are to be a part of something so special!

Harry B. (a.k.a. “Baby Bus Driver”)

Wednesday January 24, 2018

We, the Soldiers of Spring ’18, looked outstanding today as we progressed through another day in Bert S.’s class. This man is a business powerhouse, and we certainly looked up to him as we continued our journey through this program. Today, we discussed Mission Statements and Strategy in Chapter 5 of our entrepreneurship curriculum. It is fitting to discuss such things, for Soldiers strategize about missions all day, just like our primary mission to conquer Phase Two and move on to graduation day. Carry on, Soldiers of Spring ’18!

Andres F. (a.k.a. “The Little Engine That Could”)

Thursday January 25, 2018

What better way to spend our day than with our very own Tony M., who came to speak to us about the importance of two of our 10 Driving Values: Excellence and Execution. It was absolutely an experience that all of my brothers enjoyed. After hearing him speak with such fire and enthusiasm, we left the classroom feeling good and ready for what tomorrow has to offer. May God continue to bless everyone!

Zachary F. (a.k.a. “Waldo”)

Friday January 26, 2018

Hello everyone! I hope all is well and you had as good of a day as we did today! It started with an early morning filled with great personal finance knowledge as we started our first day of Living in the Village. It looks to be a very promising class so far.

After class, we had six pray-outs to do. We said some farewells and goodbyes to our PEP brothers going back into the free world. There was a lot of encouraging, inspiring and tear-jerker sentiments shared with our brothers. Thank you Soldiers of Spring ‘18 for amazing spirit and dedication. Keep up the good work, because it will lead us to graduation. Hoorah! God bless!

Daniel L. (a.k.a. “Cookie Monster”)

Expressions

“10 percent of life is what happens to you and the other 90 percent is how you respond.”

~Unknown

Our past does not define who we are, but our reaction determines who we will become. Struggles are going to come whether we like them or not, but it’s what we do with them when they come that matters. It all starts with our perspective – do we see what happens as a problem or an opportunity?

When you make a mistake, you can choose to understand where you went wrong so that it never happens again. At the end of the day, it’s up to you how your life turns out – so which way will you go?

Michael G. (a.k.a. “Baby Simba”)