{"id":6821,"date":"2019-05-22T15:29:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/cleveland\/?p=6821"},"modified":"2019-05-22T15:29:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:29:44","slug":"week-19-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/pamlychner\/2019\/05\/22\/week-19-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Monday, May 6, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today at Toastmasters, we talked about inspiration. Some of\nour biggest inspirations are each other. We have come to a point where we are\nno longer strangers; we are now brothers, and we are bonded forever. We have\ncome to love and respect one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toastmasters has helped us to become confident. We are sad\nto see that our time together, sharing our life stories, is coming to an end.\nHowever, we can now help the brothers coming in to the new class be the same\nunited brotherhood that we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has been a journey and an experience that we will\nnever forget. We are proud to have been a part of Toastmasters and PEP. Thank\nyou and God bless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albert\nA. (a.k.a. \u201cShania Twain\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, May 7, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today,\nfaithful readers, we sensed how things are hurtling towards \u201cG-Day\u201d for the\nConquerors of Spring \u201919. Our graduation day of May 31st<\/sup> grows ever closer,\nand the pace grows ever more hectic. Some arose early while others slept in a\nbit later, luxuriating in the fact that most of us had no class today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of\nus studied for the tests tomorrow in our Entrepreneurial class (current\nsubject: franchising, or how McDonalds lets you \u201chave it your way\u201d – their way)\nand for the vocabulary and comprehension test on Crime and Punishment<\/em>. This Russian novel from the 19th<\/sup> Century\ndetails a world we all currently inhabit, albeit in many less words. We are also\npracticing our business pitches, having recently been exhorted to \u201cknow \u2018em\ncold and do \u2018em bold,\u201d approximately 50 times a week, between now and the\ncontest at the end of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\nit rained cats and dogs, or at least hamsters and gerbils, so we were treated\nto the gentle rhythm of rain on the rooftop and an occasional clap of thunder\nto remind us of the wonders of nature and the flow of life here in the waning\ndays of Phase Two. Sometimes gentle like the falling rain, sometimes loud and\nunexpected like thunder, but all part of our PEP experience.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul\nA. (a.k.a. \u201cLife Alert\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, May 8, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we took our last test from our Entrepreneurship\ntextbook. For the most part, everyone did surprisingly well. Afterwards, we all\nbreathed a sigh of relief. Then we celebrated by giving ourselves a big hand of\napplause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a brief celebration, we received our Etiquette\nhandouts to study in preparation for our guest speaker this Friday. We will\nreceive instruction from Colleen Rickenbacher, author of Be On Your Best Business Behavior<\/em>. She will be giving us a\nrefresher course on manners and proper etiquette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the remainder of the class, we practiced our pitches\nfor our upcoming Business Plan Competition (BPC). We had enough time for about\nhalf of the class to stand up and give their pitches. We have been instructed\nto present our pitches to fellow PEP brothers seven times a day until the BPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunnar\nA. (a.k.a. \u201cRafiki\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, May 9, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, many of us had Computer Lab. There are still some\nassignments that need to be completed before graduation. Some of us are still\ntrying to finish up some last-minute market research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As graduation draws nearer, there are many things that need\nto be ironed out. We are polishing the rough edges of our pitches so that we\nwill be more confident in the Business Plan Competition. Though many of us are\nnervous, there is an unmistakable excitement in the air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Spring \u201919 classmates have taken the initiative to\nhelp the Fall \u201919 class in their journey through Leadership Academy. Seeing\nthese gentlemen grow, as they close out the first phase of the program, is an\nawesome experience. It allows us to reflect on how far we have come in our own\nPEP experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony\nB. (a.k.a. \u201cBoomhauer\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, May 10, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today leaves us with three weeks left until graduation.\nAlthough there is a sensation of relief, there is also the surprising\nrealization that this will all be coming to an end. All the hard work required\nto get Spring \u201919 to where we are now has been stressful at times, as well as\nrewarding. May 31st<\/sup> will be another one of those rewarding times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen Rickenbacher, the author of one of the books we are\nassigned to read, granted us the privilege of listening to her speak about\nproper business behavior and etiquette. She drove for five hours to get here,\nwhich we were all very grateful for! The information she blessed us with\nincluded everything from how to tie a tie to respectfully asking a girl out on\na date. She had a great speaking voice, so she was very easy to listen to. Even\nthough some of us considered ourselves fairly well aware of how to act in\nprofessional situations, she surprised us numerous times with valuable\ninformation we had never even considered before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have made it our goal to learn how to act professionally\nin the future. Sometimes we don\u2019t realize how time can make us act differently\nuntil a situation presents itself, and we get a chance to see how others truly\nperceive us. This is something that my PEP brothers and I need if we are to\nachieve our dreams in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua\nB. (a.k.a. \u201cMcLovin\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expressions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoubt is the vestibule\nwhich all men must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Charles Caleb Colton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A man thinks he is doing\nsomething wrong just because he doesn\u2019t get something right the first time. In\nreality, he is learning, just like the masters before him. A young person may\nthink something isn\u2019t right in a situation, and a simple person may try and\nconvince him that the issue isn\u2019t important, thus losing that thread of an\nidea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps someone full of\ningenuity will be more likely to battle social dilemmas and\/or save someone\nfrom certain destruction. Perhaps his mind is wired to see a bigger picture.\nMaybe he was always meant to be a blessed hero under God. Yes, it would be a\nblessing to engage in an intelligent conversation with this person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, he can \u201cdoubt\nhis ideas to sleep\u201d due to the influence of the simple people, and his\ningenuity may be lost. His gift, like sweet and delicious fruit, can rot and be\nlost if the environment is not favorable. Hopefully, that fruit will bear seed\nand be grown in a new garden. That is the nature of wisdom. It must be tended\nto and nurtured like a fruit-bearing plant or be lost forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guy P. (a.k.a. \u201cSlingblade\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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