Duke Pieper, author of "I'm Alive: Courage, Hope, and a Miracle"
Duke was a hockey player at Shattuck St. Mary's and in 2008 he had a cavernous hemangioma. He came close to death multiple times. During the first surgery, he actually had a 5% chance to live and on another occasion was only hours away from dying. He also had multiple brain infections and the last one landed on his spinal cord paralyzing him from head to toe. From this point on, he had to re-learn everything from walking to talking, eating to breathing. He believe the true reason he made it through those nine months in the hospital was to help other people!
Joe Schmit: Silent Impact - Influence through Purpose, Persistence and Passion
As the sports anchor for KSTP Joe has seen how individuals can make their biggest impressions when they are not trying to be impressive. He shared stories about lasting impression through their actions which he documents in his book Silent Impact: Stories of Influence through Purpose, Persistence and Passion.
The people identified in his research had three traits in common:
Purpose – those who had great impact aligned their actions with their values. They were genuine, had integrity and put the team in front of themselves.
Persistence – those who had great impact were persistently positive and relentless in their preparation. They routinely went above and beyond for everyone on the team.
Passion – those who had great impact were the heart and soul of the operation. They cared about others, knew what was going on in the lives of their team members, enjoyed their successes and showed concern over their adversities.
Joe shared a quote from Maya Angelou who said, “People won’t remember you for what you did or said but they will remember you for how you make them feel.” It is not about making them feel better about you but how you make them feel better about themselves.
Joe’s book shares many of the stories of people who made others feel better about themselves.
Announcements
11/18 – Strive meeting
11/19 – Bell ringing at Cub (sign up at meeting)
12/7 – Swallowship at Don Pablos
12/9 – Strive meeting
12/20 – Family holiday breakfast (reduced rate for children)
1/12 – Rotary and Chamber of Commerce co-sponsoring Test Drive, Next Step Reality at EPHS
Spotlight on Stella Lindberg and Carter Mason
Stella is adopted from China. She played volleyball from 7th to 11th grade and is the manager in her senior year. She is the founding member of EPHS Ukelelee Club. She works at YoYo Donuts. Stella enjoys reading, eating and travelling. She is considering studying marketing, branding or hospitality.
Carter is youngest of two children. His sister graduated from St Olaf and is teaching in Shakopee. He has played tennis since he was four and he and his doubles partner have won the state championship the last two years. He teaches tennis in Minnetonka and enjoys playing guitar and hockey. Carter has five schools under consideration and possible majors in marketing, physical therapy or pharmacy.
Happy Fines
Carol Bomben happy about river cruise in Europe with her husband.
Brad Aho thankful for community support on this election day.
Pastor Rod Anderson happy about Gustavus victory over St Olaf.
Matt Crane shared story about his kids.
Andy Currie happy about today’s speaker and grandchildren.
Visitors
Fred LeVoir - Prospective Member, first visit, guest of Mark Weber
Mike Lewis - Prospective Member, fourth visit
Marco Pavoloni - Prospective Member, guest of Cathy Haukedahl
Andy Stavast - Prospective Member, first visit, guest of John Melander
Student interns: Stella Linderberg and Carter Mason
As the sports anchor for KSTP Joe has seen how individuals can make their biggest impressions when they are not trying to be impressive. He shared stories about lasting impression through their actions which he documents in his book Silent Impact: Stories of Influence through Purpose, Persistence and Passion.