Juliette Gordon Lowe, founder of Girl Scouts, is quoted as saying "Scouting rises within you and inspires you to put forth your best"
Putting forth your best requires your best outward actions. It also requires you to be able to look inward at yourself and your organization to make adjustments. It requires you ask yourself the following questions: Is there something I should start doing?, What's not working, what should I stop?, What is working and what should I continue doing?
The best time to ask those questions are generally at the conclusion of a project, activity, or even a campout. I know that Start, Stop, Continue isn't a fun or exciting activity at the end of a campout. It is an important tool that all of us, youth and adult scouters use to be able to make the next scouting activity better.
Being able to ask yourself those questions earnestly and answer them honestly will make you a better scout and leader. This skill will continue to benefit through your scouting career as well as your professional career.
By using Stop, Start, Continue as a tool we not only make scouting better current scouts. We also make 1396 better for future scouts.
I ask you after the next campout to look at Start, Strop, Continue with fresh eyes and a new perspective. Use it as a tool to improve your scouting experience.
A scout is helpful.