This month we’re focusing on “respect” as our July Life Skill. Three-time All American Pole Vaulter, Vera Schmitz, talks about respect and what that has meant in her own life. Vera began talking respecting others from her experiences as a member of a team. She stressed the importance of respecting the group’s energy. At a particularly difficult practice, those who …
August’s Life Skill Speaker Megan Sappington Speaks on “Confidence” at HALO Staff Meeting
Confidence is a powerful tool and life skill. Once you harness positive energy and confidence, and believe what you want is attainable, you begin to make it happen for yourself. It can truly mean the difference between succeeding and (unnecessarily) accepting defeat. Megan Sappington, yoga teacher of 20 years and owner of The Yoga Studio in Jefferson City, Mo., is a …