Bryan Stephens

Well, UYMG Sydney 2008 has finished and I am now home in Brisbane again. What an amazing time we all had there.  I had loads of fun, learned a great deal and met many wonderful people with lovely smiles. I would like to thank everyone who attended the event. Stephen and the guest speakers gave some great content but the participation of all attendees made the event all so worthwhile. I shall be posting more about the UYMG event over the next few weeks with some photos included.

Before the event, the Alpha Leaders had 2 days of training. Part of the training included a game where we had to split into 2 teams and quickly write down as many things down about a member of the opposite team in 2 minutes. The team that I was in lost the game, but at least that meant that we received the most compliments.

Below are the compliments that I received, in the order that they were written.

Good family man, technical, knowledgeable, helpful, friendly, caring, loving, funny, supportive, expert in his field, honest, handsome (says Robert and Janet), happy, enthusiastic, tall, masculine, intellectual, gentle, sense of humour, good heart, strong, vibrant, loves the weather, amazing, ambitious, entrepreneurial, helpful and genuine.

No wonder the other team won…they doubled up on helpful, lol. Anyway, it was a good exercise to participate in. Too often people find the negatives about others when they should really focus on the positives. There were many very nice compliments, so thanks to all Alpha leaders who came up with them for me.

Below is a video of the Alpha leaders on stage with Stephen Pierce and Alicia Pierce at the close of the UYMG Sydney 2008.

It was also special to have my dad, John, as part of the Alpha leader team this year. I am sure that he entertained many of you with his dad like sense of humour.