Go Getters!

A good friend of mine called me up today to gauge my interest in a new job working as one of his staff (via third party contract) in his new school. He said that while he was discussing bringing in a therapist to work with his kids he immediately thought about me. That's a great feeling to have people show an appreciation for your skill or talent, but I digress.

While we talked about the job opportunity, my friend briefly broke down how he came to be the principle of this school. He had been laid off from his job as an administrator for another school system/district. My friend, a deeply religious man, said that the Lord had told him a time of rest was coming. He said he did not know that rest would manifest itself in being unemployed.

Through a series of events my friend found himself back in the drivers seat of a brand new school as the principle. He's kind of an owner/operator of the school. He said his superiors gave him the keys to the school, allowing him to hire his staff, set the agenda, and recruit his own kids. The last part about recruitment is quite incredible. My friend explained that although he had the power to hire staff, he could not do so without first having enough kids enrolled to support the salaries of those he hired.

Never backing down from a challenge, my friend went to work recruiting and enrolling kids into the school. He went door to door meeting parents and enrolling their kids in the school right on the spot. No small task by any stretch of the imagination. On the other side of this story is the fact that my friend can now report that he has the largest school (enrolled students) in his district from ages K-3rd grade. Incredible!!!!

I'd like to tell you that my friend's life has been easy. That he was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, that he had both parents in his home growing up, that he hasn't experienced devastating loss in his life. After all, that is the type of story so many seem to believe to be true about the successful. No, that's not his story. Instead he's experienced all that and more...and yet he has/is/will succeed. He's a go getter. A special breed. A man that does not shrink from challenges, but embraces them and charges at them with all the confidence of a triumphant warrior.

He's a real life, in the flesh, guy next door, inspiration. He's a man among men. Not because he has skills that others do not. If he has anything, he has drive, determination, and FAITH! These things are available to all of us. This is what people hope for. A life plotted out, that can be repeated and followed with successful outcomes. He's a model of a man, a hero...He's a Go Getter!