"It Just Seemed Like The Right Thing To Do" with Bob Williams at STRIVE

Bob Williams spoke to the STRIVE students on Thursday, October 6th and captivated the STRIVE Students 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 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 just 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 13 Rotary Mentors and discussed attitudes and people that have been mentors to them and how that has helped them be a better person and to have a better attitude in life.

The next STRIVE Meeting will be on October 27th in Room 1602 at 9:02 at MHS when John Hotvet will continue with Attitudes.

Pictured here with Bob is STRIVE student Lauren. (Story and picture by Steve Frazier)