After incurring two losses in the UAAP Juniors Basketball game, it was time for me to make a slight deviation from my usual official duties to give a motivational talk to the Junior Archers during one of their afternoon practices before the Saturday, August 27 game versus UST. I won’t be sharing exactly what I told the kids but what I want to post in this weekly blog are excerpts from motivational article which inspired me and which I partly shared with the boys during that casual afternoon meeting.
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\nExcerpts from Learn From Losing written by Lem Elway
\nI don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like to lose. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even like to write about losing. Losses usually lead to questions and doubts: Should I alter my approach? Set new rules? Change my expectations? How do I keep athletes from getting frustrated? How do I keep them from losing confidence in me?
\nStaying Positive:
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s extremely easy to feel negative about your players and yourself when the losses pile up, and you need to fight this every step of the way.
\nEvaluate Why You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re Losing
\nBreak down every game and figure out what went wrong and what went right. Know what your athletes are doing well and where they need to improve.
\nMake It A Learning Experience: We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve all heard the saying, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You can learn more from losing than winning,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d but the operative word there is can\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthis learning doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t happen automatically. You need to seize the teachable moments of losing.
\nUpdate:
\nThe Junior Archers won its game against UST last Saturday August 27 after a tight first half. Awesome!
\nMajor Activities of the President’s Office
\nAugust 22
\n– Witness the elaborate Opening of the Lower Grades and Upper Grades WiZup Opening Ceremonies
\n– Held an iPad Genius Bar for the school librarians
\nAugust 23
\n– Presided over the Growth in Organizational Leadership and Development (GOLD) Season 1 Trimestral Assembly
\nAugust 24
\n– Attended a half-day “From Career to Calling” Workshop in CSB Hotel with Dr Michael Naughton as resource
\n– Presided over the Operations Council (Extended) Meeting
\nAugust 25
\n– Became part of the yellow sun in the Human Philippine Flag Formation sponsored by the HS SRCC
\n– Visited the Grade 4 Level Parents and Teachers Meet & Greet Activity
\n– Presided over the Core i9 Orientation Meeting in preparation for the iPad Rollout Project
\nAugust 26
\n– Attended the Presidents Circle meeting held in La Salle Green Hills
\n– Watched Cars 2 in Alabang Town Center hosted by the Grade 1 Level PA officers
\n– Visited the wake of Mrs Verly Caja, mother of PE teacher, Mr Oliver Caja
\nAugust 27
\n– Watched DLSZ win versus UST in the UAAP Juniors Basketball tournament<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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