http://www.butterytoastmaster.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:59:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A day off of Toastmasters is a welcome opportunity to plan my Area Governor activities for the month. September and October are going to be BUSY! http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/09/labour-day/ "There is no difference between living and learning... it is impossible and misleading and harmful to think of them as being separate." - John Holt http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/08/john-holt/ Why on earth am I posting vegetables? It seems this week has gotten very full and I'll need all the energy I can get! Monday: Speech at HNTM, Education at SRTM Tuesday: Training in Waterloo Wednesday: SRTM Executive Meeting Thursday: RCTM Executive Meeting Friday: Do not think about Toastmasters! http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/08/toasted/ It has been said that the best topics for speeches come from events derived from one's real life and experiences. I find that my physical challenges are adding a certain slant to my speaking topics, and (as every cloud has a silver lining), actually providing me with fresh inspiration. "You ... http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/08/real-life/ "He who has no passion has no principal or motive to act." - Claude A. Helvetius http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/08/on-passion/ "When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." - George Washington Carver http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/08/thanks-to-george-washington/ I limped to my first Area Council meeting today. Glad to have made it! http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/07/area-council-meeting/ When Toastmasters become friends... - Someone will pick you up when your car won't start - There will be understanding with regards to suffering from fibromyalgia "symptoms" - It's possible to bring a large mason jar of green juice to a meeting and have your fellow club members look at you endearingly, rather ... http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/07/when-toastmasters-become-friends/ I'm currently reading John Assaraf's The Answer and what has struck me the most, thus far, as the "Five Musts" that he has outlined: 1. You must find something that stirs your soul 2. You must become excellent at it 3. You must recondition your mind to believe you can have it and ... http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/07/the-five-musts/ In my year as President of Stone Road Toastmasters and Area 62 government, my focus is on the people. We are all Toastmasters, but we're people first. Accomplishments are wonderful, but at the core, we are all just individuals looking to improve (together) in some aspect of our lives. More ... http://www.butterytoastmaster.com/2010/07/2010-2011-vision/