I Learned About Doors at the Swift Kick Company Retreat

No, we are not a carpentry company. But this past Quarterly Retreat on Monday (planned by myself and Melissa for the first time!), we learned a great lesson about closing doors.

You see, we had planned an outdoor activity for the end of the day. We were really excited for it. Imagine our disappointment when it literally rained all day. After realizing that the weather forecast wasn’t going to change, we got to work the night before to create an equally fun evening for our team.

What we ended up with was a game night that led to so many laughs and moments of friendship that we were glad it had rained. You know how they say when one door closes, another opens? That’s exactly how I feel about how Monday went. Melissa and I were determined to make an epic day, regardless of weather. We didn’t cry too long over the closed door, we turned around and ran through the newly opened one.

My favorite game was our own brand of Swift Kick Mad Libs. We took our mission statement, bios, and other material from our website and made some words blank. What resulted was such a ridiculous paragraph each time that I was actually crying from laughing so hard.  Other games included: running charades, drawing telephone, heads up, and loaded questions. Truly, this was the perfect ending to a day of hard work, Swift Kick dance moves, and cupcakes. We are pretty lucky to work for Swift Kick.

Oh, and then we had dinner at Ninja New York. It’s casual.

Other highlights of the day:

I put my secret cross-word making talent to work as a little surprise for the team
I put my secret cross-word making talent to work as a little surprise for the team
Just a billion projects we are going to rock this quarter ;)
Just a billion projects we are going to rock this quarter 😉
Swift Kick cupcakes YUM
Swift Kick cupcakes YUM
The drawing game got a little weird...
The drawing game got a little weird…
A ninja delivering Melissa's food!
A ninja delivering Melissa’s food!
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HER FOOD IS ON FIRE!
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Eat ALL of the sushi!
Ninja Chester and his Swift Kick crew
Ninja Chester and his Swift Kick crew: Sabina, Dakota, Random Ninja, Melissa, Tom

Another successful retreat to start another amazing quarter- check!

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