LESSONS LEARNED IN FIVE DECADES by Ron Stolski

 

  1. CREATE AND MAINTAIN AND ENVIRONMENT THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BE A PART OF.  People will come where they are invited and stay where they feel welcome.  Dance is a GREAT model of that.

 

  1. PROGRAM FIRST, FACILITIES NEXT.  (Our home town dance team had a beginning,  In the hall way, lounge, etc.)

 

  1. YOU HAVE INFLUENCE FAR BEYOND YOUR REALIZATION.

 

  1. MORALE IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR SUCCESS.

 

  1. THE MESSAGE RECEIVED IS THE MESSAGE. 
  2. CONTROL THE CONTROLS (Do not worry about that which you cannot control.)
  3. DO NOT CONFUSE ACTIVITY WITH ACCOMPLISHMENT