Category: camping
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Which way?
We are really at a turning point in camping and I am not sure that everyone is aware of it. If we keep doing the same thing, we will get the same result. Do not fool yourself into believing that your camp will be here for another 50 years. 50 years from now chances are…
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Mind Like Water – Summer Camp Director’s Best Friend
As we move closer to the beginning of the summer I am in a pretty calm state. This is based on years of being a camp director, but also on the adoption of the Getting Things Done methodology of managing my to-do’s and planning my days. The mind like water concept is essentially the idea…
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Change is never easy…
Change is never easy, whether we want it to be or not. You can plan and plan and think you are ready but you never are really ready. Summer camp has been the one constant in my life. Over the past 30 years – almost every summer has been spent at camp in one way…
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Days of Training Pay Off
It is officially the beginning of the summer. Campers are on-site at camp and all is well – already a staff trip to the hospital – head on head collision worthy of comedy video – ends in broken nose. It is at this point in my summer that, if I have done my job as…
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BLW Culture of Success
I’ll be working on getting photos and worksheets up by the end of this week. A couple of things to remember: 1. Water vs Rock = Water wins 2. Always ask: What does success look like?