Appreciate

Leading the Challenge-Region V

Hillary, Tyler, and I had the outstanding opportunity to venture back to our roots to Region V’s Leading the Challenge this past weekend. The theme of the weekend? Leaders Under Construction.

I was truly blown away by the outstanding work that the Region V officer team had done! Katie, Lucas, Bekah, Allyssa, Jordann, Jon, and Kaylen were outstanding facilitators and leaders! They knew how to bring down the roof and provide and amazing experience for all of the members of Region V!

We started off the conference with some leadership workshops as well as one on swing dancing, courtesy of Mrs. Williamson! Then it was off to Powder Ridge where members had the chance to ski, snowboard, and tube their hearts out! After a minor traffic jam on the way back it was time for some supper and…of course…you can’t have a leadership conference without…the DANCE!!

There were some awesome tunes coming out of the speakers at the dance on Saturday night! Everything from “John Wall” to “Fishin’ in the Dark.” It was pretty epic!
Then we heard some reflections on the inspirational story of one boy who made a difference in his job as a bagger at a grocery store that changed the lives of others.

On to day number two, where we were dazzled once again by some amazing leadership workshops put on by the Region V officers! Then, some pictures (of course) and it was time to head home.

This was a truly outstanding weekend! We were all so fortunate to be invited. I was reminded this weekend of how nice it is to go back to our roots. Hillary, Tyler and I had the opportunity to go home and experience LTC in a different role than ever before.

It was truly humbling. I had the chance to experience how I had grown over this past year and remember where I had come from. I happen to have Futuristic in my top five strengths, so I often forget to look back. This past weekend I was better able to look back and reminisce about last year. To appreciate the experiences that I had and enjoy the company of the Region V officer team.

Don’t forget to look back. Don’t forget to appreciate where you have come from and where you have been. Those experiences made you into who you are today. Those experiences made us into who WE ARE.

Congratulations to the Region V officer team once again! You guys are truly outstanding!


Stationed by the Flag,
Chelsea