Last Saturday at the NC State University Agricultural Education Commencement, one graduate stated, "They say it takes a whole community to raise a child." I couldn't agree more.
No, I'm not underestimating the value of our parents. However, I am advocating that we should surround ourselves with quality people to coach, train and mentor us along the way. When we enlist the help of others, we exponentially expand our ability to learn, grow, explore and become a better person. We gain valuable insight from our team of coaches. We receive advice and counsel that we otherwise may have never thought about.
And when we listen to that insight, advice and counsel with an open mind and come with a coachable attitude, we grow. We become stronger leaders. We become stronger people. We become better servants.
As we serve in organizations, we are fortunate to have many wonderful stakeholders, customers and members that share a common mission. We are also blessed to have others -- people and organizations -- that believe in our mission. They believe in it enough to share their time, talents and treasures with us so that we can better fulfill our common mission.
Today I am reminded that in order to grow, we need people to help us along the way. In order to become better leaders, we need supporters.
Thank you to the supporters who help organizations like FFA fulfill our mission of making a positive difference in the lives of students.
And thank you to my personal coaches, mentors and supporters for helping me continue to stay green and growing.
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