Thankfulness
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| On the campus of Pacific University Forest Grove, Oregon November 30, 2016 |
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Articles of Interest (Nov. 30, 2016)
http://bit.ly/2gydWP7
Monday, November 28, 2016
Articles of Interest (Nov. 28, 2016)
I have neglected posting for a little while but I have collected a variety of links for the job seeker as well as other encouraging thoughts that I have came across in my reading.
• Questions and Tasks to Be Asked in a Job Interview (PR News)
• Young Professionals: Stress Less About Being Inexperienced (Undercover Recruiter)
• The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Interview (Undercover Recruiter)
• 34 Things You Should Remove from Your Resume Immediately (Business Insider)
• Stop Telling Sport Employers You Are a "Huge Fan!" (Dan Matheson)
– Dan Matheson is a Sports Management professor at the University of Iowa. I have followed Dan on Twitter (@DanMatheson) and have found his insights to be beneficial and wanted to share them with you.
Encouraging Thoughts
"Your mind needs to be focused on embracing the precious present if you are going to eventually live your best life and make your mark on the world." - Coyte Cooper
"The joy is in the journey and the journey is the joy." - Barbara Bush
"Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them." - Jack Canfield
• Questions and Tasks to Be Asked in a Job Interview (PR News)
• Young Professionals: Stress Less About Being Inexperienced (Undercover Recruiter)
• The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Interview (Undercover Recruiter)
• 34 Things You Should Remove from Your Resume Immediately (Business Insider)
• Stop Telling Sport Employers You Are a "Huge Fan!" (Dan Matheson)
– Dan Matheson is a Sports Management professor at the University of Iowa. I have followed Dan on Twitter (@DanMatheson) and have found his insights to be beneficial and wanted to share them with you.
Encouraging Thoughts
"Your mind needs to be focused on embracing the precious present if you are going to eventually live your best life and make your mark on the world." - Coyte Cooper
"The joy is in the journey and the journey is the joy." - Barbara Bush
"Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them." - Jack Canfield
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Inspiration from Walt Disney
| A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive. |
| Walt Disney
Let's Get SET
 and make a difference, one task; one day at a time.
Find me on Instagram: @DKambel
Find me on Twitter: @DannyKambel
Follow the Hashtag conversation: #GetSET
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Re-post of the interview that I did with Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Relations
Either you can read the interview here or you can read it below:
Thank you to all those who have contributed to my journey.
Danny Kambel
Pacific (Ore.) Sports Information Director
CoSIDA Job Seekers Committee vice-chair
by Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Relations
CoSIDA Week Committee member
Kambel is in the third month of his new athletic communications position, serving as SID at NCAA Division III Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. Previously, he was the sports information director at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas for three years. His office earned the 2015-16 American Southwest Conference Sports Information Department of the Year honor. Kambel came to LETU following stints as SID at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Texas A&M University-Commerce and was assistant SID at Florida International and Indiana State and an intern at Indiana University and the U.S. Naval Academy. He serves as vice-chair of the CoSIDA Job Seekers Committee.
What originally sparked your interest in working in collegiate athletics? At what point in your life life did you know that you wanted to work in athletics and when and how did you decide to go into athletic communications?
Kambel: My father was involved in the University of Northern Iowa athletics, primarily with football during my younger days. If I wasn’t reading a sports biography from the local library or his weekly copy of the Sporting News, I was reading a media guide from UNI or the Street & Smith basketball or football edition from cover to cover. I knew there was a lot of work that went into all this and I started to set my career plans towards this endeavor when I started my sophomore year in high school. I was the only sophomore that worked on the school’s television station and later into my sophomore year, they asked me to start writing for the school newspaper. My intention was to do as much journalism activities in high school as I knew it would open the doors for me to get involved in college.
In August of 1994, in my third week at Columbus State Community College, I took the step forward to get into sports information. It was then that I first started reading and hearing about CoSIDA. During that time, I started to align my academic and professional goals for the field of sports information. I had to educate myself on what it meant to achieve those goals, but it was two people, Mr. Eric Welch and Dr. Tom Habegger, who helped me to start to map out this plan. The two of them have been there for me since day one.
Usually, people have a little breathing room and time to evaluate and reflect when they start a new job. You, however, jumped right into game management action on your first day at Pacific Sept. 2 – which was Pacific's second day of competition this fall and the day of the Boxer football home opener. What was that day like, and how have you managed to get acclimated over the last two months?
The day of September 2 will always be a day that I will never forget. I woke up knowing that I was embarking on a new journey at Pacific University as the SID. The night before I had just said farewell to friendships and memories of the last three-plus years at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. Thankfully, it was a quick and uneventful plane ride, but I felt I had been equipped by mentors and friends that had prepared for me for this day.
As soon as I got to campus, I had an unwritten plan for the day, but any good plan has to be flexible as I have learned. I was able to reacquaint myself with the faces that I had met on my interview and to touch base with my supervisors – Athletic Director Ken Schumann and Associate AD Lauren Esbensen. To the credit of my co-workers Casey Grogan and Kelly Beck, I was able to spend most of the game in an observer role. I arrived in enough time to reacquaint myself with our head football coach and his staff. It was in that first game, I also met many of the game operations staff that allows me to do this job at Pacific.
During the game, there was an issue that Mr. Schumann brought to my attention for resolution and it was something that I had a solution for moving forward. At Pacific, there have been many people who have come alongside me to make my transition very smooth. There’s not a day where a coach doesn’t come by to say hello and visit. The only thing that has accumulated in my office is my Diet Coke bottles but the memories and visits with the student-athletes and coaches have been phenomenal. I feel very blessed to be here.
You have an interesting and robust Twitter feed (@DannyKambel) where you not only post about daily happenings and your thoughts, but you continually reference leadership quotes and daily reflection quotes. What inspires you to seek out these quotes?
Kambel: I find the quotes from my Twitter feed through my diverse followers that encompass my wide variety of interests. I do a lot of reading away from the job; reading is my ‘hobby.’ Two of my favorite people to read are John Maxwell and Jon Gordon, who both are great reads and sources of encouragement to me and share with the audience concepts that transcend into sports.
You also engage in many athletic pr/marketing Twitter chats. What specific Twitter chats do you engage in and why?
Kambel: I have had to scale back my involvement in Twitter chats, as of late, because of my new time zone. But, I have a listing of them that I put into my calendar that is synced to my phone, too. The first chat that I ever engaged with and has had a profound impact in my life is the #SCAChat (small college athletics chat) that was developed by Jim Abbott, Athletic Director at Oklahoma City University; Kirby Garry, Athletic Director at Cal State Monterey Bay and Ryan Ivey, Athletic Director at Austin Peay State University. Following the 2014 NACDA/CoSIDA Convention, Jim had indicated to me that he was starting a chat for small college athletics and it was while at the convention that I had learned to be more transparent with my social media. I have been fortunate to engage within this chat since its onset and met many of the participants that have helped me in more ways than one. Plus, on a few occasions, I have been fortunate to moderate the chat.
The other chats that I would recommend are the #YPSportsChat for the young professionals in sports. I might not be young in age but I have found the audience in the chats to be beneficial to me in a two-way street. I have gained an understanding of how to lead and mentor, but also how to communicate with this demographic. One of the highlights of the 2016 combined NACDA and CoSIDA convention for me was the opportunity to connect with many of these individuals in person and to continue being a ‘big brother’ to many of the participants.
Lastly, there are a few other chats that I haven’t been able to participate in as much are outside the athletics realm are the #jobhuntchat and #internpro that have helped me to learn more about the job seeking and mentoring that is prevalent in some cases but also missing in others within our sports industry. I have been able to provide relevant commentary to that audience about our industry as an educator. Personally, it was in these chats that I met individuals who helped prepare me for my new position at Pacific University with advice in key areas such as resume writing and interview preparation. As a long-time member of the CoSIDA Job Seekers committee, I plan to use both areas of advice in future editions of the "CoSIDA Job Seekers primer" for which I serve as the editor.
The sacrifice in time that I make to do these chats is a reflection of my lifestyle and I think there is something to learn from all of them. Even if you cannot participate in real-time conversation, if you go back and read the transcript by researching the hashtag, it affords a tremendous amount of growth.
You’ve had quite the varied career – working at different divisional levels. Talk about what you’ve taken from each of your professional stops along the way.
Kambel: I have learned that working regardless of level within intercollegiate sport that you have dedicated student-athletes and coaches. The commitment to excellence that is put in on a daily basis does not waiver regardless of the job. The scholarship athlete to the non-scholarship athlete, there is a great deal of work being done by and for the student-athlete.
In my first opportunity as a sports information intern at the Naval Academy, pre 9/11, I witnessed firsthand the dedication of the student-athletes and the coaches. It is that hard work that inspired me as a young sports information director. My parents instilled in me a strong work ethic and that was also evident in my co-workers which motivated me to be a better sports information director. I had my share of Sharpie™ ink to learn how to become better in some areas of my job, but I could have used it to deter me; however, I instead used it as a fuel to make me better. I often would take those revisions home with me as well as read, reflect and research how to do it better. I still have many of those revisions, and those articles as I have used them to teach and train my staff.
Another one of the lessons that I learned as an intern was the importance of deadlines and timelines. As an intern at Indiana University, Jeff Fanter, one of my mentors and bosses, produced a calendar filled with deadlines to get things done. I have worked diligently to integrate that into my personal but also in my professional life. It is this level of transparency that has allowed me to be successful, especially in a smaller sports information staff.
Lastly, I have always tried to look at ways to foster a culture of collaboration. How can I help my colleague in doing their job is a question that I ask myself often. Can I lend a hand with statistics? A photo? A note in the statistics? We are a sports information family and let us come together to help each other out.
If you were going to form the perfect athletic communications professional, name 3-5 traits or characteristics that today’s athletic communications pro should possess.
Kambel: The three characteristics that today’s athletic communications pro should have are to be SET; one – s (strategic); two – e (engaged); third – t (teamwork).
Being SET comes from the adage that you are ready or prepared to go forward in your endeavor. "Strategic" correlates to the concept of having both short-term and long-term goals as an individual and to the organization. What can you do in your day to day duties to contribute towards the goals? Are you helping recognize your own brand, and also your institution’s?
Next, "engaged" is important to know who and what you represent. I feel that you need to be engaged within your own family, but also to your organization towards its goals and objectives, internally and externally.
Lastly, in a sports culture, the importance of "teamwork" is paramount. As an athletics communication professional, our efforts are not measured by wins and losses, but we can contribute to our organization with a vital role. No role is too small for the individual and it is important to come alongside your administration, coaches and student-athletes to be successful.
I read where you are a member of the Columbus State Community College’s sport and exercise studies hall of fame … When were you recognized and why?
Kambel: It is not an athletic hall of fame, but it is the academic program that I graduated from in December 1996. I was recognized in June 2006 for what the selection committee deemed as success for what I have done since graduating. It ranks as one of my proudest accomplishments in my career.
The people that make up the Columbus State Community College Sport and Exercise Studies Program are the solid foundation for who and where I am today. The people at Columbus State Community College – Dr. Tom Habegger, Mr. Eric Welch, Ms. Johnna Kay, Mr. Don Laubenthal and my fellow Hall of Fame members – are a second family to me. Through the happiest of times – when being named a Sports Information Director – to the lowest of times – when my father passed away, they have always been there for me. I wouldn’t trade this honor for anything, it means that much to me.
As an athletics communicator, how do you measure success in your job? What is the most gratifying part of your position?
Kambel: I measure success by the ability to being able to come alongside our coaches, student-athletes and athletic administration to tell the story of our athletic department. The story of our athletic department is not just the wins and losses, but also the participation that intercollegiate athletics affords to them. The most gratifying part of my position is when I can walk around campus and by being told, “Hi Danny.” If they can take the time to learn my name, I can take the time to learn their name and tell their story effectively.
Thank you to all those who have contributed to my journey.
Danny Kambel
Pacific (Ore.) Sports Information Director
CoSIDA Job Seekers Committee vice-chair
by Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Relations
CoSIDA Week Committee member
Kambel is in the third month of his new athletic communications position, serving as SID at NCAA Division III Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. Previously, he was the sports information director at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas for three years. His office earned the 2015-16 American Southwest Conference Sports Information Department of the Year honor. Kambel came to LETU following stints as SID at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Texas A&M University-Commerce and was assistant SID at Florida International and Indiana State and an intern at Indiana University and the U.S. Naval Academy. He serves as vice-chair of the CoSIDA Job Seekers Committee.
What originally sparked your interest in working in collegiate athletics? At what point in your life life did you know that you wanted to work in athletics and when and how did you decide to go into athletic communications?
Kambel: My father was involved in the University of Northern Iowa athletics, primarily with football during my younger days. If I wasn’t reading a sports biography from the local library or his weekly copy of the Sporting News, I was reading a media guide from UNI or the Street & Smith basketball or football edition from cover to cover. I knew there was a lot of work that went into all this and I started to set my career plans towards this endeavor when I started my sophomore year in high school. I was the only sophomore that worked on the school’s television station and later into my sophomore year, they asked me to start writing for the school newspaper. My intention was to do as much journalism activities in high school as I knew it would open the doors for me to get involved in college.
In August of 1994, in my third week at Columbus State Community College, I took the step forward to get into sports information. It was then that I first started reading and hearing about CoSIDA. During that time, I started to align my academic and professional goals for the field of sports information. I had to educate myself on what it meant to achieve those goals, but it was two people, Mr. Eric Welch and Dr. Tom Habegger, who helped me to start to map out this plan. The two of them have been there for me since day one.
Usually, people have a little breathing room and time to evaluate and reflect when they start a new job. You, however, jumped right into game management action on your first day at Pacific Sept. 2 – which was Pacific's second day of competition this fall and the day of the Boxer football home opener. What was that day like, and how have you managed to get acclimated over the last two months?
The day of September 2 will always be a day that I will never forget. I woke up knowing that I was embarking on a new journey at Pacific University as the SID. The night before I had just said farewell to friendships and memories of the last three-plus years at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. Thankfully, it was a quick and uneventful plane ride, but I felt I had been equipped by mentors and friends that had prepared for me for this day.
As soon as I got to campus, I had an unwritten plan for the day, but any good plan has to be flexible as I have learned. I was able to reacquaint myself with the faces that I had met on my interview and to touch base with my supervisors – Athletic Director Ken Schumann and Associate AD Lauren Esbensen. To the credit of my co-workers Casey Grogan and Kelly Beck, I was able to spend most of the game in an observer role. I arrived in enough time to reacquaint myself with our head football coach and his staff. It was in that first game, I also met many of the game operations staff that allows me to do this job at Pacific.
During the game, there was an issue that Mr. Schumann brought to my attention for resolution and it was something that I had a solution for moving forward. At Pacific, there have been many people who have come alongside me to make my transition very smooth. There’s not a day where a coach doesn’t come by to say hello and visit. The only thing that has accumulated in my office is my Diet Coke bottles but the memories and visits with the student-athletes and coaches have been phenomenal. I feel very blessed to be here.
You have an interesting and robust Twitter feed (@DannyKambel) where you not only post about daily happenings and your thoughts, but you continually reference leadership quotes and daily reflection quotes. What inspires you to seek out these quotes?
Kambel: I find the quotes from my Twitter feed through my diverse followers that encompass my wide variety of interests. I do a lot of reading away from the job; reading is my ‘hobby.’ Two of my favorite people to read are John Maxwell and Jon Gordon, who both are great reads and sources of encouragement to me and share with the audience concepts that transcend into sports.
You also engage in many athletic pr/marketing Twitter chats. What specific Twitter chats do you engage in and why?
Kambel: I have had to scale back my involvement in Twitter chats, as of late, because of my new time zone. But, I have a listing of them that I put into my calendar that is synced to my phone, too. The first chat that I ever engaged with and has had a profound impact in my life is the #SCAChat (small college athletics chat) that was developed by Jim Abbott, Athletic Director at Oklahoma City University; Kirby Garry, Athletic Director at Cal State Monterey Bay and Ryan Ivey, Athletic Director at Austin Peay State University. Following the 2014 NACDA/CoSIDA Convention, Jim had indicated to me that he was starting a chat for small college athletics and it was while at the convention that I had learned to be more transparent with my social media. I have been fortunate to engage within this chat since its onset and met many of the participants that have helped me in more ways than one. Plus, on a few occasions, I have been fortunate to moderate the chat.
The other chats that I would recommend are the #YPSportsChat for the young professionals in sports. I might not be young in age but I have found the audience in the chats to be beneficial to me in a two-way street. I have gained an understanding of how to lead and mentor, but also how to communicate with this demographic. One of the highlights of the 2016 combined NACDA and CoSIDA convention for me was the opportunity to connect with many of these individuals in person and to continue being a ‘big brother’ to many of the participants.
Lastly, there are a few other chats that I haven’t been able to participate in as much are outside the athletics realm are the #jobhuntchat and #internpro that have helped me to learn more about the job seeking and mentoring that is prevalent in some cases but also missing in others within our sports industry. I have been able to provide relevant commentary to that audience about our industry as an educator. Personally, it was in these chats that I met individuals who helped prepare me for my new position at Pacific University with advice in key areas such as resume writing and interview preparation. As a long-time member of the CoSIDA Job Seekers committee, I plan to use both areas of advice in future editions of the "CoSIDA Job Seekers primer" for which I serve as the editor.
The sacrifice in time that I make to do these chats is a reflection of my lifestyle and I think there is something to learn from all of them. Even if you cannot participate in real-time conversation, if you go back and read the transcript by researching the hashtag, it affords a tremendous amount of growth.
You’ve had quite the varied career – working at different divisional levels. Talk about what you’ve taken from each of your professional stops along the way.
Kambel: I have learned that working regardless of level within intercollegiate sport that you have dedicated student-athletes and coaches. The commitment to excellence that is put in on a daily basis does not waiver regardless of the job. The scholarship athlete to the non-scholarship athlete, there is a great deal of work being done by and for the student-athlete.
In my first opportunity as a sports information intern at the Naval Academy, pre 9/11, I witnessed firsthand the dedication of the student-athletes and the coaches. It is that hard work that inspired me as a young sports information director. My parents instilled in me a strong work ethic and that was also evident in my co-workers which motivated me to be a better sports information director. I had my share of Sharpie™ ink to learn how to become better in some areas of my job, but I could have used it to deter me; however, I instead used it as a fuel to make me better. I often would take those revisions home with me as well as read, reflect and research how to do it better. I still have many of those revisions, and those articles as I have used them to teach and train my staff.
Another one of the lessons that I learned as an intern was the importance of deadlines and timelines. As an intern at Indiana University, Jeff Fanter, one of my mentors and bosses, produced a calendar filled with deadlines to get things done. I have worked diligently to integrate that into my personal but also in my professional life. It is this level of transparency that has allowed me to be successful, especially in a smaller sports information staff.
Lastly, I have always tried to look at ways to foster a culture of collaboration. How can I help my colleague in doing their job is a question that I ask myself often. Can I lend a hand with statistics? A photo? A note in the statistics? We are a sports information family and let us come together to help each other out.
If you were going to form the perfect athletic communications professional, name 3-5 traits or characteristics that today’s athletic communications pro should possess.
Kambel: The three characteristics that today’s athletic communications pro should have are to be SET; one – s (strategic); two – e (engaged); third – t (teamwork).
Being SET comes from the adage that you are ready or prepared to go forward in your endeavor. "Strategic" correlates to the concept of having both short-term and long-term goals as an individual and to the organization. What can you do in your day to day duties to contribute towards the goals? Are you helping recognize your own brand, and also your institution’s?
Next, "engaged" is important to know who and what you represent. I feel that you need to be engaged within your own family, but also to your organization towards its goals and objectives, internally and externally.
Lastly, in a sports culture, the importance of "teamwork" is paramount. As an athletics communication professional, our efforts are not measured by wins and losses, but we can contribute to our organization with a vital role. No role is too small for the individual and it is important to come alongside your administration, coaches and student-athletes to be successful.
I read where you are a member of the Columbus State Community College’s sport and exercise studies hall of fame … When were you recognized and why?
Kambel: It is not an athletic hall of fame, but it is the academic program that I graduated from in December 1996. I was recognized in June 2006 for what the selection committee deemed as success for what I have done since graduating. It ranks as one of my proudest accomplishments in my career.
The people that make up the Columbus State Community College Sport and Exercise Studies Program are the solid foundation for who and where I am today. The people at Columbus State Community College – Dr. Tom Habegger, Mr. Eric Welch, Ms. Johnna Kay, Mr. Don Laubenthal and my fellow Hall of Fame members – are a second family to me. Through the happiest of times – when being named a Sports Information Director – to the lowest of times – when my father passed away, they have always been there for me. I wouldn’t trade this honor for anything, it means that much to me.
As an athletics communicator, how do you measure success in your job? What is the most gratifying part of your position?
Kambel: I measure success by the ability to being able to come alongside our coaches, student-athletes and athletic administration to tell the story of our athletic department. The story of our athletic department is not just the wins and losses, but also the participation that intercollegiate athletics affords to them. The most gratifying part of my position is when I can walk around campus and by being told, “Hi Danny.” If they can take the time to learn my name, I can take the time to learn their name and tell their story effectively.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Welcome Back...
"Accept no one's definition of your life, define yourself." – Robert Frost
For those of you, who are in transition, either personally or professionally, this quote is dedicated to you. Knowing yourself is one of the hardest lessons to acquire in life. Regardless of your age or stage of your life, there is bound to be some definition.
Personally, I have had setbacks in my own journey that could have took me away from my goals and my aspirations. But, I went back to what I had defined myself and that is when I started to learn more about being SET - strategic; engaged; teamwork.
The process of being strategic is something that I want to continue to learn but to also share. I recently read and agree that in the absence of being strategic makes people question their own goals and objectives to both themselves and to their organization. As a strategic communicator, how am I contributing to my organization and its goals as well as my own. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition says this about strategic, "useful or important in achieving a plan or strategy."As I continue to assess myself and share through this blog, I hope that you can find the reason to start on a plan. The plan to be strategic is built on the foundation of accountability and responsibility.
As we start to head into 2017 and today being "Election Day,", what are doing in our personal time to be more strategic. What types of plans are we making? Are we making that one step forward towards our ambitions.I am going to start to put at the end of each blog, some job leads but I put out the disclaimer that I am doing this as a service to the job seeker and if you are a job holder and would like me to add it here, just e-mail it to me.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
More on being STRATEGIC...
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| Anthony Rizzo - photo from http://fansided.com/ |
Last night for the first time since 1908, the Chicago Cubs (Major League Baseball) won the World Series. One of the key members of the Chicago Cubs team is first baseman Anthony Rizzo (Twitter: @ARizzo44).
But, here are some unknown facts was a non-roster invite to 2011 spring training with the San Diego Padres; in January 2012, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs; he is a three-time Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Cubs Heart and Hustle Award recipient (2013, 2015, 2016).
However, one of the most unknown facts about Rizzo is that he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and found out he had Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Why am I sharing the story of Anthony Rizzo? Read this story.
• He is dedicated to Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida
• He wrote in his senior yearbook that one of his goals was to win the MLB World Series.
I haven't met Mr. Rizzo, yet, but I can assure he had goals
and was SET (Strategic | Engaged | Teamwork).
Let's Get SET
and make a difference, one task; one day at a time.
and make a difference, one task; one day at a time.
Find me on Instagram: @DKambel
Find me on Twitter: @DannyKambel
Follow the Hashtag conversation: #GetSET
Follow the Hashtag conversation: #GetSET
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
What is strategic?
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| John Wooden |
“When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur…. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but eventually a big gain is made. Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That’s the only way it happens — and when it happens, it lasts.”
This quote illustrates the importance of being strategic. A parallel to this is the need to have goals. I have been reading and reflecting on the importance of having goals for both our personal and professional lives. It was in my third week of college at Columbus State Community College that I first put my goals on paper to be a Sports Information Director. Not just an intern, nor an assistant director but a Sports Information Director. The work that it took to get to those goals is something that took a lot of small steps both as an individual and as a professional. If you don't have your goals before you and someone to hold you accountable, you are lacking in the area of being strategic. As you embark in your journey - both personal and professional - it is important to have your goals in written form but also to have accountability and responsibility to them.
Definition of Strategic - relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
Here's an article by friend, Dr. Coyte Cooper wrote in July 2015 on "5 Questions You Must Ask to Set High Goals" Visit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-questions-you-must-ask-set-hig`h-impact-goals-coyte-cooper.
If you have time, you should consider reading his two books - Impressions: The Power of Personal Branding in Living and Extraordinary Life and Make Your Mark: Remarkable Lives Are Not An Accident. They Are Earned. Here's How.
Let's Get SET
and make a difference, one task; one day at a time.
and make a difference, one task; one day at a time.
Find me on Instagram: @DKambel
Find me on Twitter: @DannyKambel
Follow the Hashtag conversation: #GetSET
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Welcome...
November 1, 2016
In June 2016, I launched my personal brand of SET (Strategic • Engaged • Teamwork) in conjunction with my permanent job as the Sports Information Director at LeTourneau University, a NCAA Division III institution in Longview, Texas.
Since launching the brand, I have relocated to Pacific University (www.goboxers.com | www.pacificu.edu) and with a new job as the Sports Information Director, a NCAA Division III institution in Forest Grove, Oregon.
Since launching the brand, I have relocated to Pacific University (www.goboxers.com | www.pacificu.edu) and with a new job as the Sports Information Director, a NCAA Division III institution in Forest Grove, Oregon.
This is my career map for those, who are new to this blog.
Dates: 1994-1997
Employer: Columbus State Community College
Title: Assistant to the Athletic Director
Date: Summer 1996
Employer: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games
Title: Sports Information Center Volunteer
Dates: 1997-1999
Employer: University of Toledo
Title: Sports Information Student Intern
Dates: 1999-2000
Employer: Naval Academy Athletic Association
Title: Sports Information Intern
Dates: 2000-01
Employer: Indiana University
Title: Staff Assistant in Media Relations Office
Dates: 2001-03
Employer: Indiana State University
Title: Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director
Dates: 2003-06
Employer: Florida International University
Title: Media Relations Coordinator
Dates: 2006-10
Employer: Texas A&M University-Commerce
Title: Sports Information Director
Dates: 2010-12
Employer: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Title: Sports Information Director
Dates: 2013-16
Employer: LeTourneau University
Title: Sports Information Director
Dates: 2016-present
Employer: Pacific University
Title: Sports Information Director
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Strategic - relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
Engaged - to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons); to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire
Teamwork - the combined action of a group of people, when effective and efficient.
Let's Get SETand make a difference, one task; one day at a time.
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Strategic - relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
Engaged - to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons); to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire
Teamwork - the combined action of a group of people, when effective and efficient.
Let's Get SET
and make a difference, one task; one day at a time.Find me on Instagram: @DKambel
Find me on Twitter: @DannyKambel
Follow the Hashtag conversation: #GetSET
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