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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up doing a lot of non-sport activities (scouts, 4-H, church groups, volunteer with a particular charity, multi-family camping). In HS that turned into leadership of the same groups, which requires public speaking and planning and so on. I saw how all these groups require volunteers to function, and how you need to carefully balance consensus (because nobody is getting paid to put up with anything) with clear organization and decisions. It was really good for my EQ and sense of community involvement. One of the main things I try to model for my kid is that part of joining a club or organization is showing up for the fundraising and business meetings and other boring stuff. You can't only show for the fun parts. [/quote]
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