Absolutely honored to be featured alongside my longtime mentor, Tom Paron [
@buttonballfarm ], and his remarkable son, Tucker [
@tuckerparon ], in the Spring Bulletin magazine published by my boarding school alma mater,
@frederickgunn1850 .
Our shared journeys, spanning decades, converged in a wonderful way earlier this year.
Following a catch-up conversation with Tom, I was introduced to the incredible story of Tucker’s inspiring and multidimensional four-year campaign to make the D1 soccer squad at
@universityofvermont @uvmmsoccer .
This led to a long-overdue campus visit to Gunn in February, which aligned perfectly with this Quiet Leaders project. It’s a testament to the incredible and rare education that Tucker and I were fortunate to receive at a tiny three-hundred-person boarding school in Washington, CT, founded in 1850 by Frederick Gunn, one of the nation’s first abolitionists and education pioneers.
To this day,
@frederickgunn1850 , nestled in the bucolic rolling hills of Litchfield County, lacks cell phone service. It remains a utopia and a distinct privilege to have experienced.
Tucker’s story, initially broadcast by a local TV station in Burlington, VT, embodies lessons in success, failure, resilience, creativity, humility, motivation, maturity, and naturally, “quiet leadership” (which inspired my podcast of the same name).
Despite being initially denied a roster spot three times, Tucker’s contributions to the elite D1 soccer program were so impressive that his teammates honored him with the Hal Greig Award, recognizing his exceptional impact on the team:
“In the Opinion of His Teammates;
Through His Desire, Hustle, and Love of the Game,
Has Done the Most for the Vermont Men’s Soccer Program.”
Tucker attributes his success to two key influences: his education (early education in a Montessori school, in particular) and the modeling and support he received from both of his parents, neither of which surprised me in the least.
Check out the first podcast episode I recorded featuring Tucker in the comments below. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
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![Absolutely honored to be featured alongside my longtime mentor, Tom Paron [@buttonballfarm], and his remarkable son, Tucker [@tuckerparon], in the Spring Bulletin magazine published by my boarding school alma mater, @frederickgunn1850.Our shared journeys, spanning decades, converged in a wonderful way earlier this year.Following a catch-up conversation with Tom, I was introduced to the incredible story of Tucker’s inspiring and multidimensional four-year campaign to make the D1 soccer squad at @universityofvermont @uvmmsoccer.This led to a long-overdue campus visit to Gunn in February, which aligned perfectly with this Quiet Leaders project. It’s a testament to the incredible and rare education that Tucker and I were fortunate to receive at a tiny three-hundred-person boarding school in Washington, CT, founded in 1850 by Frederick Gunn, one of the nation’s first abolitionists and education pioneers.To this day, @frederickgunn1850, nestled in the bucolic rolling hills of Litchfield County, lacks cell phone service. It remains a utopia and a distinct privilege to have experienced.Tucker’s story, initially broadcast by a local TV station in Burlington, VT, embodies lessons in success, failure, resilience, creativity, humility, motivation, maturity, and naturally, “quiet leadership” (which inspired my podcast of the same name).Despite being initially denied a roster spot three times, Tucker’s contributions to the elite D1 soccer program were so impressive that his teammates honored him with the Hal Greig Award, recognizing his exceptional impact on the team:“In the Opinion of His Teammates;Through His Desire, Hustle, and Love of the Game,Has Done the Most for the Vermont Men’s Soccer Program.”Tucker attributes his success to two key influences: his education (early education in a Montessori school, in particular) and the modeling and support he received from both of his parents, neither of which surprised me in the least.Check out the first podcast episode I recorded featuring Tucker in the comments below. I hope you enjoy our conversation.](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6869701427605458487347_0_2d2ca0a000cf24f51883a0fbbb2a448c.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1hdGwzLTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3QzOS4zMDgwOC02LzQ3NTkwMTI0MF8xODQ4NjUzMjY2MDAyMzcyMV8zMDkxODQwODA4NjI2MDA1Mzg5X24uanBnP3N0cD1kc3QtanBnX2UzNV9zNjQweDY0MF9zaDIuMDhfdHQ2Jl9uY19odD1zY29udGVudC1hdGwzLTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbSZfbmNfY2F0PTEwMSZfbmNfb2M9UTZjWjJnR3RmNTdxRUhRU3BOb3NheEljeXFxVzd1bFlXRFRnVkNvUS1LY0Jlb19SelFzcnhobGxfNVF2eDFYZW0tNndncTZHR0I5S0dhZGMzRUpUcUxiU2JkckYmX25jX29oYz1wUDMta2Y1dThWSVE3a052d0ZkUS15aiZfbmNfZ2lkPTV0SWRSb0tCbzh6eEhRMmhFZnJDb1EmZWRtPUFQVTg5RkFBQUFBQSZjY2I9Ny01Jm9oPTAwX0FmNDZYdXFxTllPQm45NVJMbG5ZWGlicWg1VWhZTHMzQnBuNWE1a1NiUTVGdVEmb2U9NkExMDU3QUMmX25jX3NpZD1iYzBjMmM=&h=ccdec1dddc4e54c92f9da605850f9e15)
