Sweat Today, Success Tomorrow: My week of screaming little children has shown me hard work pays off

Three Thinking - Edition 021 - Friday 31 July 2015

A 48 page script, including six songs, 29 Primary School children and four days. What could possibly do wrong?

The children knew that, if they put in hard work on
Tuesday, they'd reap the rewards on Friday. A wise
lesson for us all! Image - 123rf.com

This was the question I found myself asking on Monday morning as I arrived at a local secondary school to help with a week-long Summer School. The plan was to allocate parts, learn dialogue, lyrics and dance routines, set the show on the stage and do two performances of the 1 hour play on Friday (today). A very ambitious plan, I felt, and I wasn't too sure how it would all come together!

I can safely say that all the hard work has paid off. From 9 - 4 each day for the past four days, the budding performers have put blood, sweat and tears into learning dozens of lines and dances, and found the energy to run through Robin Hood and the Sherwood Hoodies countless times. It really has amazed me how committed, passionate and hardworking the seven to eleven years olds have been...and they are an inspiration to us all!

Wise words on putting in sweat today
in order to enjoy success tomorrow!

Because tonight, I have no doubt those 29 children will delight their parents with their performances, the result of a great deal of hard work and determination. The secret ingredient to their success, I believe, has been belief - they believed on Monday that they could pull off a full scale production by Friday and (with fingers crossed for tonight!) they have.



There is a well known quote that reads;

Some succeed because they are destined but most because they are determind

Not all the children were born to be on the stage. But all were determind to do a great job. It's the only way you can succeed.

  Determination today leads to success tomorrow (Aremu Sunday). So put the hard work in today, and reap the rewards tomorrow.  

THINK & REFLECT - Work hard today, reap the rewards later. There's no success tomorrow without sweat today!


Article by an exhausted Ben Wardle, who just so happens to be doing it all again with a new set of Merry Men next week!