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We LUV Stefan Bucher’s graphic design genius with his Daily Monsters! His acclaimed graphic design work garnered him an invite to participate in a logo redesign exercise for SBXLIII that was shared in the New York Times Sports Section - Brilliant!
Stefan also provides a full version of the SBXLIII logo to enjoy…
Stefan Bucher’s Daily Monster is our Wednesday staple of creative, hairy fun.
Stefan reports:
“Good morning. Mrs. Joyner and her 6th graders at Davis Middle School in Gainesville, GA made some excellent, excellent Monsters that I think you must see! (Special shout-out to Kevin!) Aren’t they cool?”
What’s your Red Rubber Ball?!
The Melbourne, Australia edition of the Homeless World Cup is in full affect. The HWC website had a very nice post and video stream about a workshop that I conducted for the players in this year’s games. Have a look and follow this link to get the full story:
Scoring goals on and off the field
Posted on 02/12/2008
By Tim Beissmann
‘Goal’ was certainly the buzz word during the opening day of the 2008 Homeless World Cup.
On the pitches, the players slammed miraculous strikes into the back of the net, making a perfect start in their pursuit of the week’s top prize.
But the most important goals were those shared by the players at the Scoring Your Dream Goal workshops run by motivational speaker Kevin Carroll at BMW Edge theatre.
The workshops encouraged the players set personal goals and think about how they would achieve their dreams, then write them down and share them with the room.
“It is not enough to have an idea in your head. You need to share it. That takes courage. That is your challenge,” said Kevin.
He said it was not important how the goal was written or spelt. It was the action of writing it down which truly symbolised the intention to achieve it.
Kevin, who was abandoned by his drug-addicted parents when he was just six, told how discovering football as a child had changed his life, just as it had for the players of the Homeless World Cup.
“A ball can save a life. That is why every time you see that ball go in the back of the net this week, you will think about your dreams. Just as that player has reached their goal, you too will think of how you will reach yours.”
Everyone at the workshops received wristbands with the word DREAM inscribed on them, which represented the values of Dedication, Responsibility, Education, Attitude, and Motivation.
Speaking at his third Homeless World Cup, Kevin acknowledged that the road to achieving dreams was a difficult one, but also a highly rewarding one.
“It will not be easy,” he said. “But anything worth having takes dedication, time and effort.”
He told the players: “Your circumstances do not dictate your future”, and said he was living proof of that.
One Zimbabwean player said his goals were to play professional soccer for his local team in Zimbabwe, build a house for his homeless family, start up a soccer academy for the young people in his community and take care of and empower the orphans back at home.
Others simply wanted to do the best they could for their country in Melbourne and be able to return home with renewed pride and enthusiasm for life.
Kevin said he was greatly honoured to be in the presence of such leadership, and challenged the players to take those values home with them after the tournament concluded on December 7.
“You are all ambassadors. Make a commitment to your dreams, your goals, and your futures.”
What’s your Red Rubber Ball?!
The Red Rubber Ball at Work: Elevate Your Game Through the Hidden Power of Play is my third book (Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, What’s Your Red Rubber Ball?!), newly published and released by the McGraw Hill Company.
Read my publisher’s note about the book:
How do you ignite creativity, problem solving, and risk taking to score big in business? According to bestselling author Kevin Carroll, it’s child’s play!
Former 76ers athletic trainer Kevin Carroll, has turned his childhood passion for playing ball into a bestselling franchise. In this fun and thoughtful follow-up to his bestselling Rules of the Red Rubber Ball (2007), Carroll switches the playing field to the workplace, where innovation, motivation, engagement, and teamwork are the headline issues. Drawing on “play profiles” from thought leaders, change agents, and business leaders, he explains how to bring a sense of play into the workplace to stimulate creativity, encourage risk-taking, achieve goals—and have a great time doing it.
Fully illustrated, with 31 profiles of successful “players” including ESPN president George Bodenheimer, bestselling authors Seth Grodin and Malcolm Gladwell, Food Network host Duff Goldman, South Bronx activist Majora Carter, renowned author Paulo Coehlo, and many others.
We also have a companion website for RRB@Work, which features a great deal of multimedia content, including videos documenting the interviews that form the basis of this book. I encourage you to follow the link and pay us a visit!
What’s your Red Rubber Ball?!
Stefan Bucher’s Daily Monster is our Wednesday staple of creative, hairy fun.
We’ll let Stefan tell it:
Good morning! I hope you’re having a good October so far. I just got back from the excellent 5D Conference in Long Beach, and I have some totally unrelated good news for you: The Daily Monster Facebook app is ready! It’s called SEND A MONSTER and lets you scare all your Facebook friends with Daily Monsters. And these are all new Monsters, I’ll have you know. Twenty of them, with more to come as we get closer to Halloween. Exclusively available on Facebook.
I hope you’ll go check it out. Send a few Monsters to your unsuspecting victims. What better time than the days leading up to the great autumnal Spookinox! More seasonal Monster Goodness is coming your way very, very shortly… And please, face facts: 344 LOVES YOU
And by the way: you can check me out on Facebook here!
What’s your Red Rubber Ball?!
My Aunt Sandy + Uncle Bobby celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past weekend – 50 years! They’ve been married for as long as I’ve been alive. That’s a crazy thing to fathom. I have a really special relationship with my Aunt + Uncle because I was the first baby in their home. My Uncle was 23 and my Aunt was 21 years old when I arrived at their home in West Philly in my Mom’s arms at the age of 18 months old. The story goes that my Mom asked her sister, Aunt Sandy, and husband, Uncle Bobby, to watch me for a “few” days. The few days turned into a year and half of me being raised by my Aunt + Uncle. They nurtured, cared, and loved me as though I was their own child – they didn’t have any children at this point in their very young marriage. We have always enjoyed an unusual closeness that dates back to those 18 months together. So, when I received the invitation about their 50th anniversary celebration, I made every possible effort to go to the gathering. My travel schedule is always hectic and other family commitments would only allow me to be visit with my Aunt + Uncle for 3 hours at their home in Rialto, CA. It was important enough for me to attend this monumental nuptial moment so, I made the necessary travel arrangements to surprise both of them, their 4 children, and my Aunt Louise. I took a 2 hour flight at 6am from PDX to LAX. An hour and 30 minute drive from LAX to Rialto. My Aunt Sandy’s squeal of delight, loving embrace, her tears running down her cheeks, seeing that BIG smile crease her face, and hearing my uncle’s uproarious laughter were a VISA moment for sure…Priceless!
I cherished ALL 180 minutes spent with my 2nd set of parents and marveled at their relationship milestone. CONGRATS, Aunt Sandy + Uncle Bobby!
What’s your Red Rubber Ball?!
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