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Byerly Foundation Executive Director; Emeritus-Retired Coker College Communication prof. Works out to stay healthy and slim. Eclectic reader/book listener

[Bruce Douglas @bdouglas14]

Foxes win! https://t.co/MvqAUsi5Xb

[GSSM @SC_GSSM]

GSSM is wrapping up this year's summer camps with iTeamsXtreme. The iTeamsXtreme campers have been learning about robotics and 2D/3D game design software through hands-on projects. Thank you to everyone who has made our camps possible this year!

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

When you burn people out, you push them out. Stars are the first to leave—they have the most opportunities.

The solution is not to pile on the perks. It’s to pinpoint the root causes of overload and design more manageable jobs.

If you want to keep people, stop exhausting them.

[Gerald Malloy @geraldmalloySC]

Please join us at the Back to School Extravaganza to get a head start on your preparations. We will be distributing free backpacks and supplies on July 26 from 5-7pm at the Hartsville High Gym. Let’s work together to spread the word so that our students are set up for success.

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

On May 2, 1972, Bruce Springsteen auditioned for the record producer John Hammond.

Hammond had signed icons like Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin—two of Springsteen’s heroes.

“I would’ve been in a state of complete panic," Springsteen said, "except on the way up in the elevator,

I performed a little mental jiu-jitsu on myself.”

“I thought, ‘I’ve got nothing, so I’ve got nothing to lose...If nothing happens, I'm going to walk out of here the same person as when I walked in.’”

With this mindset, Springsteen said, instead of panicking, he walked into the audition feeling confident.

He performed his song, “It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City.”

“When I was done I looked up,” Springsteen writes, “and I heard him say, ‘You’ve got to be on Columbia Records…That was wonderful.’”

Springsteen signed a ten-album deal and would go on to record with Hammond and Columbia Records for the next fifty years.

Takeaway 1:

What Springsteen called “mental jiu-jitsu” is known in psychology as “cognitive reframing."

Whether it's public speaking, a big game, or a potentially life-changing audition, it can be helpful to reframe the situation as something that isn't actually *that* important.

Another one of my favorite examples of this is the way the snowboarder Shaun White would reframe an Olympic half-pipe run. Right before dropping in, White said,

“I say to myself, ‘Who cares?’ At the end of the day, who cares? What’s the big deal? I’m here, I’m going to try my best, and who cares? I’m going to go on from this regardless of what happens.'"

Takeaway 2:

Four months after the audition, John Hammond was interviewed by the magazine, “Record World," and he was asked, "What are you doing now?"

"Well," Hammond said, "I latched onto a young folksinger a few months ago who I just think is going to be absolutely a giant. He’s Bruce Springsteen...He’s one of the greatest talents I’ve ever come across.”

While Hammond could see, after just one song, that Springsteen was a generational talent, Springsteen himself was full of self-doubt.

It made me think of Bill Russell, one of the greatest basketball talents ever.

Once in an interview (well into his NBA career), Russell made a comment that he never got any positive feedback from his college coach.

The coach heard the comment and wrote to Russell, saying that Russell had so much talent he didn't need positive feedback.

"The hell I didn't," Russell said. "[Everyone] wants to be told they are doing a good job...It never hurts to say a good word."

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“Sometimes it takes another person to believe in us." — Steven Pressfield

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@laurenbaker310 @DukeEnergy @RedCross @RedCrossSC @DE_SCPresident @DE_RyanMosier @AmandaDow72 @JiranRick @quinetta @mindyhtaylor @SCnow That money will be well spent.

[Lauren Baker Griggs @LaurenBGriggs]

The @DukeEnergy Foundation continues to invest in organizations that prioritize emergency preparedness to build more resilient communities.
I was honored to present a check to the @RedCross of Eastern SC to support their efforts focused on training programs and shelter response.

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@ByerlyFndn As usual Barb nails it

[The Byerly Foundation @ByerlyFndn]

We have a guest writer this week! Barb Chappell is the Vice President of Development and External Relations at Butler Academy located in Hartsville, SC. See what she has to say about fundraising...

#hartsvillesc #fundraising #nonprofitsupport

[rapufferF3radar @rapuffer]

#F3Hartsville has the Fox on Saturday in #Hartsville I am betting that #Ragtop not only finishes but outdoes a lot of those 10,20 and 30 younger than his 70 years. #BobbyMcGee you got this

[The Byerly Foundation @ByerlyFndn]

Today, we encourage you to appreciate the work of local nonprofit organizations and consider how you can contribute to their mission. Together, we are a catalyst for positive change! #hartsvillesc

Read more here: https://t.co/LF6N2Jkzny

[rapufferF3radar @rapuffer]

Carolina Beach right outside of Wilmington NC

[James Clear @JamesClear]

I want to go somewhere where:

1) I can stay directly on the beach (no crossing roads, straight onto the sand)
2) I can walk to 10+ great restaurants (don't care about fancy, just great food)
3) Is relaxing and quiet (minimal road noise, etc)

Needs all 3. Where should I go?

[James Clear @JamesClear]

I want to go somewhere where:

1) I can stay directly on the beach (no crossing roads, straight onto the sand)
2) I can walk to 10+ great restaurants (don't care about fancy, just great food)
3) Is relaxing and quiet (minimal road noise, etc)

Needs all 3. Where should I go?

[Duke Global Health @DukeGHI]

Please join us on Apr. 24 to recognize our undergraduate students as they share the results of their Capstone projects. The topics range from education, to dementia, and mental health services. Faculty/staff are encouraged to attend and provide feedback. https://t.co/cOWIFUcvkq

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@RichHarwood Happy New Year

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@nhannahjones THE WORLD PLAYED CHESS by Robert Dugoni though you may prefer THE LIFE OF SAM HELL by same author

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@ByerlyFndn Congratulations

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@RichHarwood Always solid ideas and encouragement to start now and go forward NOW

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@F3Nation I have the value in the continuing conversations which grow richer oner time

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@jharper03 @F3Omaha Way to stay and way to work