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Methods- Leadership Development

Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, fitness, Leadership, Methods on May 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Besides backpacking and teaching skills for the outdoors, my favorite subject in Scouting is leadership.  I know that leadership is but a small part of Scouting, but leadership when done correctly requires the leader to be of good character.  Leadership asks of the Scout to develop good citizenship, and of course being a good leader [...]

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Methods- Adults Association

Posted in Advancement, Character, Citizenship, fitness, Ideals, Journey to Excellence, Methods, Scoutmaster conference, tagged on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

This method is somewhat confusing, especially at the troop level for parents coming from the Cub Scout program.  I say this because it is different. I’ll explain as we go.  First and foremost, no matter what level of Scouting you participate in Adult Association starts with being a good example.  An example of what right [...]

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My Son, the Eagle Scout

Posted in Advancement, Character, Citizenship, Ideals, Leadership, Oath and Law, Scouting, Scoutmaster minute, Service, stories, Values on April 29, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Tonight my son was presented his Eagle Scout Award. I can not express in words how very proud I am of him.  Over the past 11 years him and I have been on a great adventure.  At times the trail was rocky and hard to navigate.  At other times the trail was smooth and wonderful [...]

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Captain Obvious

Posted in Advancement, blog, Camping, comments, Ideals, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Methods, Patrol Method, training, Values, Webelos to Scout Transition on April 25, 2012 | 6 Comments »

Earlier today I received an email from a “fan of the blog and podcast”.. his email is certainly appreciated and I am glad that he took the time to express his thoughts, but… I will not post the email here, but let me share with you the part that got me to write this post. [...]

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“NOT WORTHY”

Posted in Advancement, Character, Webelos to Scout Transition on April 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Last night we had another Webelos Scout cross over into our Troop.  He started in his last year of Cub Scouts a little late and wanted to complete his Arrow of Light, so rather than cross with the rest of his Den, he waited, finished his AOL, and crossed last night in a ceremony with [...]

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SMMPodcast # 104

Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, Ideals, Leadership, Methods, podcast, respect, Scout Law, Scoutmaster conference, Service, Values on April 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Welcome back to the SMMPodcast, we dusted off the mic and got back to talking Scouting!  We are trying out a new segment.. “The Mobile Thought”..  In this show, we talk about Reverence, Troop Elections, and Youth Leadership. Hope you enjoy the show.  Let me know what you think. Have a Great Scouting Day! Direct [...]

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Tenderfoot and Porn

Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Ideals, Oath and Law, Scout Law, technology, Values on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

So if you are reading this.. you are either on the blog or got it via email and you are looking at this post electronically.. it was brought to you from the wonderful world of the internet.  The world-wide web.  I think we can all agree, especially those of us that grew up in an age [...]

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C.O.P.E and Scouting

Posted in Advancement, blog, camp skills, High Adventure, Ideals, Just fun, Methods, Skills, stories, Summer Camp, teamwork, Values on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Spending time with your Scouts on C.O.P.E courses is a wonderful experience.  Scouts are challenged to step away from what they know is comfortable.  The team building exercises and challenging tasks push Scouts to push themselves, not only for the sake of pushing themselves, but for the sake of the team.  Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience courses test [...]

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SMMPodcast #102

Posted in Advancement, blog, fitness, Just fun on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Join me on a hike with a new Eagle Scout Mom, and my best Friend (my Wife).  We talk about advice for new Scout parents, Parents of Scouts closing on their Eagle Award and Fitness.  It was a great hike and I am glad that I got a chance to get Teresa on the podcast, [...]

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Where worlds meet

Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, comments, Ideals, Leadership, Scout, teamwork, Values on January 23, 2012 | 6 Comments »

For those of you that have followed the blog for any given time, you know that I am a fan of sports.  I believe that sports do great things in the lives of youth and I also believe that there is room for sports, scouts, academics, and a normal life for our youth.  I actually [...]

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