Are you an Aquatics Director/Leader who tries to do it all? Stop it. Right now, I mean it.  Stop it.  Easier said than done, right?!?! I had to have this conversation with myself personally.  I was an achiever determined to do it all when I first started my career in Aquatics Leadership (and can quickly still go down that path if I don’t check myself regularly).  I realized at a point how exhausting and unproductive that approach is.  But it is...

10 Aquatic Safety Inspirations from the World of Football As I am sitting here writing this, it is the beginning of a season….football season. For those who don’t know me, I love the game of football, but I don’t have a particular team that I follow. I just love the sport in general. I started to think about parallels between aquatics operations and lessons or takeaways we can all use or remind ourselves of as we prepare for another season (or...

I’m going to be honest, I used to think name tags were only a customer service necessity and having all of my lifeguards and staff wearing name tags made them look professional.  I also remember embarking on a “wearing name tag” battle with my new staff after taking over an operation.  It was the second change I implemented after the “tuck in your shirt” challenge.  These small changes were a slow process towards larger and more substantial...