The Why Behind The How Part Two

One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community.

Albert Einstein What is our measure of success as Scoutmasters? The metrics of attendance, advancement and the size of the roster may be indicative of success but are not the real aim of our work. If we make boosting the numbers our focus we miss the target. Are our Scouts working towards Einstein’s most important motive? Are they discovering and developing capabilities and interests that make them valuable members of the community?

Einstein’s test of success is not easily quantified.

Seeing it requires an alertness to the motivations that drive the actions of the Scouts. If we keep them focused on the elemental goals of Scouting, the why behind the how, the metrics will follow.