Category: Interact

Failing Enthusiastically

“Success is moving from failure to failure enthusiastically.”
Winston Churchill

Some may feel sorry for, or even derisive of, the Sarah Palins, Martha Stewarts and Carly Fiorinas of the world. My own response is often tinged with a bit of envy, “Wow, I bet she’s learning a lot.”

Success may be the kindest teacher, but failure is a very efficient one.
Never do I learn more than when I am in the midst of a colossal failure.
It’s this kind of learning which delivers a confidence, a confidence forged best in the furnace of failure.

So here’s to having not only the confidence to risk failure but the enthusiasm to embrace it. Let’s start now:  sharing and celebrating our failures and the learning that came with them.

Can’t get enough? Read about Title Nine’s Annual “Big Mistake” Contest. There is a method to the Madness.

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2009 T9 Challenge

big-kahuna-bound-smFor the past few years our founder, Missy Park has presented a company wide fitness challenge that sets concrete, sweat enducing fitness goals that put our technical wear to the test. This year we’ve decided to up the ante by dedicating 2009 to a series of races (aka challenges) that lets us T9er’s work our way up to one final personal goal. Whether that be one little Waterfront 5K or the finale event, the Big Kahuna Triathlon.

We’ll be training with our own cycling, swimming, and running coacsass-attack-smhes. We’ll share our not-so-top secret training schedules and training journals with you. If you find yourself in the bay area then come and join us for any of our 2009 T9 Challenge events (listed below). We’ll be the ones in the skorts.

You can join us at:

The Presidio 10 – March 29th, 2009

Sequoia Trail Run – July 18th, 2009

Big Kahuna Triathlon – Ocotber 25th, 2009

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Holiday Haiku Winner!

We have a winner! Congratulations to Shelley with her Holiday Haiku:

Snow and ice and sun
Sledding, skiing, mountain fun
Wintertime has come.

Congratulations as well to the other finalists, Laurie, Sherri, Esther and Caroline. Shelley will receive an awesome Haiku Messenger Bag custom embroidered with her poem and all the finalists will all receive a 1 year Team T9 membership.


Holiday Haiku Finalists

  • By Shelley:
    Snow and ice and sun
    Sledding, skiing, mountain fun
    Wintertime has come.
    (35%, 344 Votes)
  • By Laurie:
    Winds are blowing cold
    Mountain tops sparkle with snow
    Fun awaits outdoors
    (25%, 249 Votes)
  • By Sherri:
    Finding my own path
    through fallen leaves, golden light.
    Sweet serenity.
    (17%, 170 Votes)
  • By Esther:
    Stringing twinkle lights
    in frosty, holiday air.
    Whoops! Forgot dinner.
    (15%, 152 Votes)
  • By Caroline:
    Fog escapes my mouth
    As I run through icy woods
    Redwoods guide my path
    (8%, 82 Votes)

Total Voters: 997

Honerable mentions:

Kyle:
I wrote this Haiku
to win a present for Mom
she loves Title Nine

Stephenie:
My bra, my bra is
tight, cutting, binding, useless—
no more! Sis boom bah.

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Holiday Haikus at Title Nine

Submit your original Holiday Haiku for a chance to win a sweet Haiku Messenger Bag embroidered with your poem! Click here to refresh your memory on what a Haiku is. We’ll pick our favorite 5 haikus and then the timeout community will choose the grand prize winner. The fave 5 will all receive a 1 year Team T9 membership. The gift that keeps on giving.

Enter to win by 6PM PST December 3rd, voting will begin December 4th. Winners will be announced on Dec 9th.

*Please post your Haiku below and make sure to include a valid email address!

The submission period has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. The finalists will be posted soon. Stay tuned!

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T9 take on 6-Word Slam

I recently read about an online magazine which asked folks to submit their biography in six words. It got me thinking about a T9 take on that 6-word memoir. Could any of us find 6 words to encompass all that fitness is and does for us? Here’s some of our first attempts. (more…)

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