Lisa joined the JVA Staff in December 2013. She has a solid volleyball background at all levels. After completing her volleyball career at Purdue University, she served as the Student Assistant Coach followed by three seasons as the Assistant Volleyball Coach at Samford University where her responsibilities included recruiting, aiding in day to day team training, managing community service functions, and coordination of camps. In 2011 she helped guide the program to its first NCAA appearance.
Message of the Week
Message of the Week
Thinking about last week…it was a big one for JVA!
We had some really important meetings with boys clubs, talking about the history of JVA, where we have been, where we are going, and everything JVA has to offer. We had the opportunity to talk about the things we are so proud of…our people, our programs, resources, commitment to clubs, and the work JVA and you all have done to build this organization.
It should have been a week of celebrating. And yet, it was also one of the most stressful weeks on the job. But you know what? That is okay!
Sometimes you can be incredibly proud of what you are accomplishing and still feel completely overwhelmed by everything around you. Both things can be true. We just push forward!
I am learning…slowly but surely…to let things roll a little more. Focus on what we can control. Keep moving forward in a positive mindset and not let every challenge or stressful moment take away from the bigger picture. We even discussed this at staff planning…celebrate some wins! And I just ate my own words!
I know many of you are feeling the same way right now. You are in the thick of tryouts, or about to be. You have a million things going on! That list is long…
Have you looked at checklists? Used the resources available to you? Have you taken advantage of the education JVA provides? Have you thought about what you need to do to survive the next two weeks?
JVA is here to help! Give our staff a call. Reach out and make sure you are not forgetting something important. Sometimes you just need another person to help you think through the million things happening at once.
I completely understand that feeling. I just realized that my kids start school again in a little over two weeks and I completely forgot to order their school supplies. The school even offers those nice, already assembled supply boxes, which would have made my life much easier! Of course, I also missed the deadline to order those this year.
So now I need the checklists and reminders. Or maybe just pay better attention to detail.
Either way, we have you covered. You are in busy season. It is exciting, stressful, exhausting, rewarding and sometimes all of those things at the exact same time!
Keep pushing forward and focus on what matters. Give yourself some grace and remember that you do not have to do it all alone! You are crushing it!
With a lot of gratitude,
Lisa
Thinking about last week…it was a big one for JVA!
We had some really important meetings with boys clubs, talking about the history of JVA, where we have been, where we are going, and everything JVA has to offer. We had the opportunity to talk about the things we are so proud of…our people, our programs, resources, commitment to clubs, and the work JVA and you all have done to build this organization.
It should have been a week of celebrating. And yet, it was also one of the most stressful weeks on the job. But you know what? That is okay!
Sometimes you can be incredibly proud of what you are accomplishing and still feel completely overwhelmed by everything around you. Both things can be true. We just push forward!
I am learning…slowly but surely…to let things roll a little more. Focus on what we can control. Keep moving forward in a positive mindset and not let every challenge or stressful moment take away from the bigger picture. We even discussed this at staff planning…celebrate some wins! And I just ate my own words!
I know many of you are feeling the same way right now. You are in the thick of tryouts, or about to be. You have a million things going on! That list is long…
Have you looked at checklists? Used the resources available to you? Have you taken advantage of the education JVA provides? Have you thought about what you need to do to survive the next two weeks?
JVA is here to help! Give our staff a call. Reach out and make sure you are not forgetting something important. Sometimes you just need another person to help you think through the million things happening at once.
I completely understand that feeling. I just realized that my kids start school again in a little over two weeks and I completely forgot to order their school supplies. The school even offers those nice, already assembled supply boxes, which would have made my life much easier! Of course, I also missed the deadline to order those this year.
So now I need the checklists and reminders. Or maybe just pay better attention to detail.
Either way, we have you covered. You are in busy season. It is exciting, stressful, exhausting, rewarding and sometimes all of those things at the exact same time!
Keep pushing forward and focus on what matters. Give yourself some grace and remember that you do not have to do it all alone! You are crushing it!
With a lot of gratitude,
Lisa
