So what's a "World-Shaker"?

world-shak·er

  /ˈwɜrldˌʃeɪkər/ Show Spelled[wurld-shey-ker]

–noun

something of sufficient importance to affect the entire world. 

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  The definition of the title for my blog seems as good a place as any to start my first post. I first became familiar with the term world-shaker in 7th grade, when my gym teacher/coach/mentor, (Coach B) would quote the film Cool Hand Luke all the time. At first I thought it was just some odd thing he would say, but it wasn't long before I sat down and watched the movie (several times) and was quoting it myself. Now over 25 years later as a teacher and coach myself, I still quote and refer to that movie with my students. I believe we're all "natural-born world-shakers". 

As Vince Lombardi famously said: 

“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”