Author James Barrie ran against a popular "big man on campus" when he was running for student body president.
Growing up in high school many people were followers. They follow the "big man on campus" to be socially excepted in school. Two people ran for class treasurer my senior year. One was a popular person that would be considered "big man on campus." The person was publically straight forward and said that they were only doing this to enhance their resume for college. There was another person running that wasn't that popular but was organized and truly felt they would do a great job as treasurer. The popular person felt that they were going to win by a landslide. It turned out that the "big man on campus" ended up lossing to someone that might not have been the most popular but would do a great job!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
I See the Light!
When author James Barrie put together the "Brotherhood Committee" he was amazed to learn how many people wanted to build on a "brighter future."
Growing up playing basketball I was known as the "little white girl." I loved the game and tried very hard to not let the comments stop me from playing the sport. I built up the courage to express that I didn't think it mattered about my color just about how I played the game. People started to speak up after this and tell others how they felt as well. We soon became a much stronger team mentally and continued to play well together. This enhanced our game even if it didn't involve the basketball. People are out there that want to actively resist racial exchanges.
Growing up playing basketball I was known as the "little white girl." I loved the game and tried very hard to not let the comments stop me from playing the sport. I built up the courage to express that I didn't think it mattered about my color just about how I played the game. People started to speak up after this and tell others how they felt as well. We soon became a much stronger team mentally and continued to play well together. This enhanced our game even if it didn't involve the basketball. People are out there that want to actively resist racial exchanges.
"Let's go get those guys!"
After the author said that he had recovered medically, his friends felt the best way to resolve the problem was to, "Go get those guys!"
When our Volleyball team was playing a neighboring school they set up the gym to bother us during our match. They wanted to distract us as much as possible to cause us to loss our game. Some of the girls on my team started to yell back at them and we really started to let them get under our skin. The game quickly became frustrating and they were winning like they wanted to. Our coach called a timeout and told us that we need to keep calm and play our game. Yelling back at the people in the stands wasn't going to change anything about the game, however a way to get under their skin would be to play to our potential and ignore them. We went back out on the court blocking the fans out of our heads. We ended up winning the match and I feel we learned a valuable lesson!
When our Volleyball team was playing a neighboring school they set up the gym to bother us during our match. They wanted to distract us as much as possible to cause us to loss our game. Some of the girls on my team started to yell back at them and we really started to let them get under our skin. The game quickly became frustrating and they were winning like they wanted to. Our coach called a timeout and told us that we need to keep calm and play our game. Yelling back at the people in the stands wasn't going to change anything about the game, however a way to get under their skin would be to play to our potential and ignore them. We went back out on the court blocking the fans out of our heads. We ended up winning the match and I feel we learned a valuable lesson!
Don't Pick On Me...Please!
Have you even been confronted by a group of people in a confrontational way?
In high school, there were always groups of girls that felt that they were in power. One day a group of girls approached me in the locker room before practice and demanded money. I didn't have any for them but they really intimidated me. Fortunately one of my older teammates walked around the corner when I was explaining that I didn't have any money. The girls backed down to the fact that someone was around me and I suddenly felt relieved. I don't know what would have happened if someone didn't come to check on me.
In high school, there were always groups of girls that felt that they were in power. One day a group of girls approached me in the locker room before practice and demanded money. I didn't have any for them but they really intimidated me. Fortunately one of my older teammates walked around the corner when I was explaining that I didn't have any money. The girls backed down to the fact that someone was around me and I suddenly felt relieved. I don't know what would have happened if someone didn't come to check on me.
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