09/01/2026
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September is Self-Improvement Month, and it’s a great time for Scouting America commissioners to invest in themselves so they can better support the units, leaders, and volunteers they serve.
As commissioners, we’re always encouraging others to grow, so why not challenge ourselves to do the same?
Here are a few ways to participate this month:
🔹 Learn something new. Take a Scouting training, attend a roundtable, explore a new resource, or strengthen a skill that will help you in your commissioner role.
🔹 Reconnect with your purpose. Spend some time reflecting on why you serve and how your service helps deliver the best possible Scouting experience to youth.
🔹 Seek feedback. Ask a unit leader, fellow commissioner, or Scouting volunteer: “What’s one thing I could do better to support you?” Then listen and act on what you learn.
🔹 Set one personal goal. Choose something realistic you can improve during September, such as communication, time management, leadership, organization, or simply making more intentional contacts with your units.
🔹 Share what you learn. Self-improvement becomes even more valuable when we help others grow too. Share a resource, lesson learned, or success with your fellow commissioners.
This September, let’s make Self-Improvement Month more than a slogan. Let’s become better commissioners, better leaders, and better servants of the Scouting movement, one small improvement at a time.
What will you work on improving this September? Share your goal in the comments and inspire another commissioner to join you!
