At Widjiitiwin, campers and staff often get scrapes, bumps and bruises. Sometimes they get sick for a day or two. Sometimes they fall and hit their head, arm or butt. Camp is far and away the safest place for these things to happen to children. Because children are away from home, they adapt and learnContinue reading “Building Resilience in Campers”
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Learning How To Lose
Failure is not optional because we certainly don’t always win. “Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you areContinue reading “Learning How To Lose”
Failure Plants the Seed for Future Success
Failure plants the seed for future success. It’s no secret that for many, our worst fear is often failure. But what if failure was actually a good thing? What of it could propel you to future success? “Failure is success in progress,” Albert Einstein once said. The great scientist was on to something. Encountering our fears andContinue reading “Failure Plants the Seed for Future Success”
The Leadership Chair
Sitting in the leadership chair is one thing. Accepting the responsibility that goes with the chair is something else. It’s easy to think you’ve got all the answers when none of the ultimate responsibility lies with you. But sitting in this chair. Until you sit in this chair, you don’t know anything. You can’t know.Continue reading “The Leadership Chair”
Meandering Moose 