WF Pride Focus on Unity and Humility Chad Cottingham Have you ever heard of the phrase “if I can’t have it, neither can you.” This train of thought is commonly referred to as ‘Crab Mentality’. You may have heard before as ‘crabs in the bucket’. This metaphor refers to a pot of crabs. Individually, the crabs could easily escape from the …
WF Pride: Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve
WF Pride Willingness and Desire to Sacrifice and Serve Chad Cottingham In the summer of 1991, a small group of people took a ‘mission’ trip to the former Soviet Union. Now if you know anything about the ‘Cold War’ and the Soviet Union, you would know that mission trips, churches, and bibles were strictly outlawed and prohibited. The Soviet policy, under …
WF Pride: Excel in Communication
WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham We recently had an opportunity to go camping with a large group of friends – tent camping for most of the group. Now I’ve done my share of tent camping, and it’s not all that fun sleeping on the ground. So when I heard this campground had cabins, with real beds, I jumped all …
Core Value Spotlight – August 2015
Core Value Spotlight – August 2015 Focus on Unity and Humility Scott Vatter never blinked an eye when he was asked to fill in as interim shop manager in Mid MI. Scott has always been one to step in to fill a void and never asks for anything. Scott has helped coach H2A and part time workers to help in …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
WF Pride Discipline and Accountability Chad Cottingham The older I get the worse I sleep. I wake up because my shoulder aches, I wake up to use the bathroom, and I wake up if I’m too hot. I’m also a light sleeper so I wake up if I hear noises or sounds. Once awake, I often have trouble going back to …
WF Pride: Integrity
WF Pride Integrity Chad Cottingham I remember getting our first computer in the fall of 1997. Kristen and I were so excited to get that new ‘Gateway 200’ all set up. We didn’t care that we had just spent nearly $2000 dollars on it – almost our entire savings – it was worth it to us. Connecting to the internet for …