Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Motivational speaker Sam Glenn spoke on the need to maintain a positive attitude during presentations last week. He spoke to junior high and high school students during the day, and then held a presentation for the community that night.
A month ago the Kimball High School civics class received $6,000 in KENO funds to bring motivational speaker and best selling author Sam Glenn to Kimball. On Oct. 30 in the high school auditorium, everyone was able to see what all the fuss was about.
Glenn spoke three times in Kimball on that day. He spoke once for the junior high students, once for the high school students and for the community that evening.
The high school auditorium was about three-fourths full for his evening presentation.
Michael Ferguson introduced Glenn, who walked out onto the stage on a six-foot, six-inch tower. On stage, a black square canvas sat with a few simple yellow circles drawn on it.
Glenn proceeded to introduce himself and talk about what to expect from the content of his presentation with the finesse and inflection of a comedian. It was as though he were channeling Jim Gaffigan and Brian Regan, the way he changed the pitch of his voice and the way he delivered his anecdotes.
Glenn delivered what seemed to be a mere string of personal and comical anecdotes. His emphatic gestures and the way he surprised the audience with his booming voice made for quite an evening.
He shared stories that involved spilling milk as a child and getting gum stuck up his nose as an adult.
Throughout the evening, Glenn made a connection to people's attitudes with every story that he told. The real theme of the night was that attitude means everything and a lot can be accomplished with a positive attitude and some motivation.
It was the hopes of the civics students of Kimball High School that the talk given by Glenn would light a motivational fire beneath the residents of Kimball.
Glenn offered up the idea that anything can be accomplished if people are positive and can be thankful for the moments of life they live.
"Once we stop caring if other people think we look silly, we actually start enjoying life. Attitude is everything," Glenn said.
Glenn wrapped up his talk by drawing a chalk drawing of a path lined with trees tinged with autumn colors.
After he finished his presentation, members of the crowd pushed forward to meet and thank him for traveling to Kimball.
