Nearly a month ago, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of girls and their parents at their soccer end of the season banquet/dinner. Their coach and his wife are friends of mine from the gym. They are the Barcelona AZ 99 Girls! Coach Jimmy threw them a nice banquet, where they all got to get all dressed up and have a nice dinner with the team and all the parents. This was a pretty special night for them. Anyway, I knew I was going to share my story with them, but I also wanted to speak about topics that are relevant to 13 yr. old girls and make an impact on them. I spoke a lot about learning to love yourself and being true to who you are, rather than following the crowd to fit into what "they" want you to be. I spoke about following your dreams, setting goals and going after them. I spoke about what it takes to get where you want to go in life.....it's not always easy! It takes self discipline, hard work, sacrifice, and dedication, and NO EXCUSES! I did go into the "CAN'T" is NOT an Option speech. Of course, I used examples for all of the above. I think it went well, and Coach Jimmy and his wife Sammie have since told me that they had a lot of positive feedback from the parents. The girls seemed to enjoy it as well. They really opened up and got into it when we had some Q & A time:) I know how difficult it can be at times to be a 13 yr. old girl, and I only hope that what I had to say to them got through to them in some way. I hope that the words I spoke to them got into their heads and their hearts. I hope that when they are going through certain situations, they recall the things I said that night. They sure are a good group of girls, and I want to share with you a photo that they sent to me. Thank you, Coach Jimmy, Sammie, and all Barcelona AZ 99 Girls (and parents!)
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