Articles of Interest (Dec. 15, 2016)

This is the latest edition of the #GetSET blog with articles, news and notes as well as various job leads within sports information that I have seen posted through various mediums. This blog remains dedicated to help people regardless of where you are at in your professional journey.

 Articles of Interest

STRATEGIC
Trying not to Lose is Different than Trying to Win (Michael Winston guest blog on Dan McCarthy's blog)

ENGAGED
Las Vegas Connection Comes Full Circle at San Diego State (Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Review-Journal) - This isn't your traditional article but it is a reminder of how important it is to cultivate relationships within your position. The end of the article is something that I have done to remind me.

Before re-entering the workforce in September 2013, I came across an author named Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11), who has published many great books including "Training Camp", "The Carpenter" and "The Seed." It is in these books along with many other key factors got me back into a career in sports information. If you'd like to borrow a copy from my library, contact me, I'd be glad to share it. Or if you would like to discuss it. A friend suggested this video and I thought it would be great to share here, especially on this key topic.

TEAMWORK
12 Ways Servant Leaders Serve Others so Others are Free to Serve Others (Leadership Freak)


JOB LEADS

Assistant Director of Operations & Montagne Center Manager - Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas

Staff Photographer - Indiana University Athletics in Bloomington, Indiana


WORDS of ENCOURAGEMENT

"A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that possesses the mind." - Robert Oxtron Bolt

"The greater danger for most of us not lies in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." - Michelangelo