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Submitted by Paula Riggins<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Use<\/a>Have you ever heard someone say Flattery won\u2019t get you anywhere?\u00a0 Well I am here to tell you that those people are wrong.\u00a0 Flattery will get you anywhere and everywhere.\u00a0 I suggest you take a look at the internet with all those people blogging, posting stories and oh so willing to share their opinions with anyone who happens by. \u00a0Heck I\u2019m writing this blog now because I\u2019m thinking I have some knowledge to share.\u00a0 Now I\u2019m not saying I can just call anywhere and get anything I want. But when it comes to leading my scout troop the world of know-it-all\u2019s is an incredible resource.\u00a0 It is one you need to learn to tap into as soon as you possibly can!<\/p>\n

I noticed a few years ago that my scouts loved guest speakers, experts and just anything that was different from the normal old meeting.\u00a0 I started looking around and sitting right there at my own kitchen table was a guy who loved carving hiking sticks.\u00a0 He wasn\u2019t too into scouting but with a little persuasion and well placed flattery he found his way to showing my scouts how he hand crafts his hiking sticks and even created a workshop for them to create a masterpiece of their own.<\/p>\n

Next came one of his art school buddies whose creepy artwork can actually be found on the cover of science fiction books.\u00a0 With a little flattery I got him to bring his artwork to a meeting and stick around while the boys painted their own creepy creation. The scouts went wild and the Artist so impressed he even one kid if he could use his idea in one of his paintings.\u00a0 Talk about flattering.\u00a0 When I thanked him he said he was thrilled that he had something to share and would love to come back.\u00a0 He actually did when my daughter became a scout and needed an artist to speak to her troop.<\/p>\n

Now you might be saying to yourself well yeah who has resources like that? I\u2019m telling you right now you do.\u00a0 If you or a few of your scout families are on Facebook you have plenty of resources right there.\u00a0 Just keep an open mind.<\/p>\n

\"Use<\/a>When I needed a makeup artist for our Entertainment Technology badge, I message a FB acquaintance who is the High School drama director asking if he knew of anyone interested.\u00a0 He shot back a name and I recognized her from one of the shows I had seen.\u00a0 I sent her a nice little email telling her how much I enjoyed her work and she was flattered enough to come show my girls how to do stage makeup.\u00a0 She had a pretty tough schedule to work into and it come to find out it was because she is in an upcoming show at the Ky Center for the Arts.\u00a0 \u00a0My girls were so impressed and they loved practicing on one another with a few tips from someone with a lot more experience than I would have brought to the table.<\/p>\n

I do have to admit I am pretty outgoing cheerful person and I am a little more than chatty.\u00a0 I honestly can\u2019t keep my mouth shut when an idea comes to me for my girls and I have some thick skin and can handle a little rejection.\u00a0 My philosophy being hey it can\u2019t hurt to ask.\u00a0 Just remain gracious and you just never know where it may lead you.\u00a0 I once ask a lady at her yard sale why she was selling all her jewelry making supplies.\u00a0 She said she loved it but it wasn\u2019t profitable business. I told her she had some really pretty pieces and asked if she had any interest in showing her stuff to my daughters scout troop.\u00a0 She said \u201cNO I don\u2019t do well with kids!.\u00a0 I stayed cheerful and told her thank anyways then she offered up a whole bunch of beads for the girls to use in a project.\u00a0\u00a0 I totally wasn\u2019t expecting that but hey that sounds pretty good too.<\/p>\n

\"Use<\/a>When I went home and was telling my mom about the lady at the yard sale and she said I can show them how to make beads from magazine scraps if you think they would be interested.\u00a0 Oh yeah!\u00a0 I was telling this story to one of the other scout moms and she said my sister makes jewelry she would probably love to show the girls the tools and some stuff she has made.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t that another requirement? Woo Hoo!<\/p>\n

Now just to be clear I\u2019m not trying to say that you need to be insincere with your flattery. \u00a0\u00a0But spreading it around will help you find those valuable resources hiding all around you.\u00a0 Another suggestion I would make is that after your visits continue the flattery in as public a way as possible.\u00a0 We try and get group shots with the guest and girls then post pictures and thank you messages to their website or FB page so others can see how they are helping the community and helping to shape the girls of the future. \u00a0You never know who will see it and think I wonder if the girls would like to learn how to\u2026..\u00a0 LOL, yes it becomes a cycle that keeps on growing.<\/p>\n

Now repeat after me, \u201cFLATTERY WILL GET YOU EVERYWHERE!!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\r\n Paula Riggins was a GS\u00a0herself, way back when every brownie still wore beanies! She graduated from Sullivan University with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Business and is a Programmer Analyst for a Fortune 500 company. If you ask she will tell you working with kids is her passion. Paula is a Christian wife and mom of two kids. Over the last 17 years she has taught Sunday school and directed Vacation Bible School at her church, as well as several Bring a Child to Work Day programs for her employer. She started as a Cub Scout leader when her son was in 1st grade and is very proud to say that he is currently a Life Scout working towards the highest rank of Eagle. When her daughter was born she couldn\u2019t wait to get involved with scouting again! Paula has been a scout leader for several years now and is looking forward to many more to come. \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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