Skill Developer Gifts

"Apart from helping the community, making new friends, enjoying your experiences, supporting people in need, developing new skills, building a better community and having fun I can't see the point in volunteering!"

"If we're learning about multitasking, why does she need our 'undivided attention?'"

"How learning curves feel... Before: Holy hell During: I'm not gonna make it! After: That wasn't so bad! The next time: Again?!!"

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

'She hasn't advanced to figure eights yet.'

Keeping all the balls in the air - skills

'I'm working because I've been upgraded. He never upgraded so he's out of work.'

"I'm good at ticking boxes."

Time to try something new.

Keys to Success: Focus, Alertness, Concentration...

We learn by doing

'I'd do better if I knew all the words you know!'

Fishing Contest

'Why is it you never sign up for any trainings?'

'Very impressive, but is there anything you can't do?'

You are more than your job description.

"When the report said that coaches should have some psychological training I think they meant more than having watched all 11 series of Frasier."

"I don't look at it as bouncing from job to job, I'm merely gaining a broad base of experience."

'You're never going to follow me in my trade, Son - you may as well go to university.'

'You know, sometimes I think we don't even speak the same body language.'

'Boy Scouts aren't ANY kind of terrorists!'

'He likes to introduce variety to his mentoring communications...'

'I don't know anything about anything, but I'm great at looking stuff up!'

"Our training program was too successful. Twenty employees used their new skills to leave the company for better jobs."

'What is wrong with you, Covington? Larson's sales territory is twice the size of yours, and yet she managed to find the time to learn how to palm a basketball!'

'By golly, you've erected a whole new skill set.'

Everyone thinks they can do it

'...open beer bottles with his teeth.'

OWZAT...The beer-mat-flipping champion sets a new world record!

"Once you learn, though, you'll never forget."

"A good employee never stops learning new skills."

'You bring an impressive array of bundled services to the table.'

"Closing all the district offices isn't completely negative...I mean it might encourage some of our clients to develop important coping skills."

"It's good practice between battles."

"The job is very stressful. You'll be expected to think fast, talk loud, and parallel park in heavy traffic."