During my first volleyball season as an official, I’ve
pretty much had to just shake off things as I learned and progressed….but those
of you that know me, I did have to Shut Down a couple people (no names).
In looking over my upcoming basketball assignments,
I will definitely be practicing the art of Shaking off, but don’t let the
new/work in progress Mark fool you… if the need presents itself, I will definitely…Shut
em down, shut em, shut em down!
A few more instances where this decision may come into play:
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Those that doubt you for whatever reason(s)…..Shake em off!
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Those that ask you to help them out, then they
don’t follow through….Shake em off!
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Those same people ask you to help them out again….Shut em down!
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Referees that come off as know it all’s…..Shake em off!
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Those same referees that try to tell you how to
do your job, when they have issues themselves..…..Shut em down!
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Those that look at you funny, because your family
elects to holds hands while praying in a public restaurant …..Shake em off!
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Those that assume you “have money” because you
know how to handle your business/finances…….Shake em off!
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Those that want to give you grief/hate on you
for being where you’re at….Shut em down!
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Phony people…..try to Shake em off, but
sometimes ya just gotta Shut em down!
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Those that can’t/don’t understand that you don’t/refuse
to dress as they do….Shake em off!
