Bob Williams At STRIVE on Attitudes - "It just seemed like the right thing to do!"

Bob Williams spoke to the STRIVE students on Thursday, October 22nd and captivated the teens with his great message about the importance of having the right attitude. Bob told stories about people he knew and about their attitudes in life and how they used their positive frame of reference to impact the people around. He recounted stories about FDR, his brother Rex Williams, Don Draayer, and other stories about others and himself. He told one story about a young man that worked for the Twins in the early years at spring training in Orlando, Florida. It seems that one of the visiting execs had an family emergency and couldn't get a flight so the young man drove the exec some 200 miles because it seemed like the right thing to do!" The young man did not want payment for the deed but the exec insisted. Upon his return to camp he mailed the money back explaining that he did not want payment because his good deed just seemed like the right thing to do. He never heard back from the exec again but every year since then he receives a World Series Louisville Slugger Bat because evidently the exec also thought it was the right thing to do! The STRIVE Students were very impressed with Bob's message and then sat in small groups with the Rotary Mentors and discussed attitudes and how they can improve their attitudes in life. The next STRIVE Meeting will be on November 5th at 9:00 at MHS.