Give it your all!

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
--Larry Bird
American basketball player 

Great attitude!  And I bet, at least for him, he gave over 100% on a regular basis.  I remember watching him play, and he was all elbows and determination!!!  


This is the kind of effort that we want our Gold Award girls to display, isn't it?  Not a half-way or lackadaisical effort, but one that they give 100% to.  Not every minute of every day, but when it's time to work on the Gold, they focus and give it their all.

All that passion and interest in their project should be the driver for doing a good job.  And it should also be contagious.  I bet Larry Bird's was!  He was all about team play, and our girls should be too. We ask them to identify an issue and then gather a team of friends, students, club members and/or troop members to lead.  Our Gold girl is the leader of that team, and she is setting the example, putting out the goal, getting agreement and then working with the team to achieve it.

All that determination and effort DO pay off in a complete, well done Gold Award Project.  Even if there's no 3-second rule involved....