Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Never Tolerate Mediocrity - A
"Recycled Scoutmaster's Minute"  Larry Winget was a common read
for me in 2009. Because of that, Larry filtered into a lot of my
Scoutmaster's Minutes. I think it's important for scouts (and
frankly, everyone) to realize that the only way to "be great" at
something is to strive to actually be great. That's not conceit,
it's truth. The person that stops us from being great at
something more times than anyone else is "us". We are often our
own worst enemies, and if we let ourselves talk ourselves out of
being awesome, well, we'll get what we settle for. It was good
to see this one again, and I think it has just as much relevance
today.  Never Tolerate Mediocrity  There are many phrases that
we will hear throughout our lives, and many of them will be
strong reminders to us as to what we can be. While I was reading
Larry Winget's "It's Called Work for a Reason", I found that
there was a central tenet that he would mention over and over
again, and I want to