The Art of Commitment Ashley McMillion Daymar Colleges Group

Map of Pennslyvania

Our Nation’s Capitol Congress met more in Pennsylvania from than any other city. (8 Times) Philadelphia served as the temporary capital of the United States, 1790–1800, while the Federal City was under construction in the District of Columbia. Pennsylvania Avenue & Constitution Avenue serve as the main thoroughfares in Washington DC to pay tribute to the state that hosted the Nation’s Capitol from

Great Moments Reflect upon historical moments and great speeches in History Listen the messages they send

Preamble of the Constitution We the People of the United States, to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, try for domestic Tranquility, try to provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, to establish this Constitution for the United States of America The Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787

Man on the Moon First, I believe that this nation should try to commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. I believe we should try to go to the moon. Speech by President Kennedy on May 25, 1961

I Have A Dream August 28, 1963, 17 minute speech When we try to let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!“ Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963

Never, Never, Never Try to Never, Never, Never, Never ever give up. Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. Winstin Churchill, October 29, 1941

Try…Try…Try… Apologize for altering speeches No one tried, they DID « Try » appears is in Country Have you ever wondered what would have happened if the great figures before us just tried?

Impact of Try When you use the word try, you are not committing, you are giving yourself an out. Try states desire without commitment Try states goal without intent Synonyms of try include: Hope to, Hopefully, want to, plan to, would like to…

Language of Commitment Do…Do…Do… I will, I have, I’m doing Commit Believe Make it happen

Implement Conference Take- Aways

TPI Best Practices 18 Presentations in 2 days full of best practices and ideas just waiting to hit a campus near you! Participants each year take pages upon pages of notes

TPI Best Practices Embrace what you hear and commit to putting those ideas into action! Make a timeline, make a wishlist and DO IT! Actually DO IT!

Say what you mean, Mean what you say

I Say what I mean, I Mean what I say Affirmation

I Say what I mean, I Mean what I say 1st

I Say what I mean, I Mean what I say 2nd

I Say what I mean, I Mean what I say 3rd

The Art of Commitment Ashley McMillion Daymar Colleges Group