Agriculture’s Future – New Paradigms & Futuring
Anna Boroff thanking Shelly Schell for the StrengthsFinder Facilitation
The day started off with myself as part of the seminar management team. This part was terrifying in the beginning, and this time, I was sort of looking forward to it! They say the only way to get better at public speaking, at introductions, at toasts, etc. is to practice – and it’s true!
Shelly Schell discussing strengths with Yolanda Cotterall and Pakou Hang
Whitney Place, Corey Hanson and Nathan Nelson at work
The afternoon was spent (and it flew by) with Shelly Schell, from MARL class 6. She helped us through the Strengths Finder exercise, and we spent a lot of time diving deeper into our strengths, finding out about our classmates strengths, and learning how these have been working (or not working) in our lives. For me personally, I had initially been confused by the strengths it identified. The words, or labels, didn’t particularly identify with me on how I view myself. Shelly did a fantastic job in helping us dive into those themes more and understand what makes us stand out from others, how to be more aware of our talents and others, and how to apply our talents. The ideas for action were also very helpful. Finally, as we got to know not only our strengths, but discussed the other strengths in our class, we attempted to use that knowledge to identify tasks or identify where we might be lacking.
Anna Boroff, Heath Radke, Chris Hill and Krista Willis
Daryl Timmerman and Luke Daninger
I was so inspired by the afternoon. I have a lot of practical tips on how I can leverage these strengths now, and a lot more insight into what makes me tick. As a side note, I went home, and read my husband’s assessment that he had taken a couple of years ago and we compared notes.
Ben Askegaard and Mike Liepold
Auction planning: Jesse Davis, Sara Preston
Getting to not only know our classmates but understand our classmates has been fascinating and really meaningful to me.
Powerful Keynote by Representative Rod Hamilton
Banquet Emcees: Ron Pagel and Colleen Moe, both Class II alumni
Class VIII reflections by Chris Hill and Lona Rookaird
We ended the day with our MARL banquet, which included our first attempt at an auction (not too shabby) and an inspiring speaker in Representative Rod Hamilton, Minnesota House of Representatives. May we all have that kind of passion, understanding, and may we all be flip floppers at some point in our lives. I hope I am.
Timmerman auctioning off a Christmas basket
A crowd of members, alumni, friends and prospect members of MARL
Anna Boroff
