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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 JULY 2006 V O I C E S D I S T R C 2 5 Earl Hill, DTM• District Governor 2006-2007 T O A S M E R Seven Keys to Reaching for Success this year Earl Hill, DTM - District 25 Governor 2006-2007 Ever have those days when no matter what we 5. Visualize and write try, life seems to be a series of one step forward down how you desire to and two steps back? live successfully - think of the things that are Voices is the official Well today is the very best day to take charge of meaningful to you. publication of District 25, your life and develop strategies to achieve Things that give you serving Toastmasters personal success. We will need to work hard and pleasure, comfort, and throughout North Central make a commitment to our personal success fulfillment. Then being Texas. plan, but once we break the inertia we will find as specific as possible, write down how you that small achievements will help us gain want to live. Don't listen to any of the Inside this issue: momentum, and each step forward will negative, just concentrate. Write down every Are you getting all you can 2 attract more success. detail, where you live, what your house is like get out of Toastmasters? down to the decor. What you and your friends 1. Take a look at the one and only person are passionate about, what kinds of District Leadership Summit 2 responsible for your success - YOU. To be community projects do you donate your time and Staff Training successful you must take complete responsibility and money to. After writing everything down Marketing Hits the Ground 3 for your actions. You can't pin your success or copy the most vivid and important things into a Running! your shortcomings on anyone else. new journal. One you have chosen just for this. 2. Develop and nurture a successful self - Start Make the journal come to life with drawings, Presidential Visit to 3 photographs, magazine clippings, articles, and Toastmasters Anonymous by smiling more, look to the positive side in everything. Don't list all the reasons why poetry. Images and words that will help your Tips for Keeping Club 4 something is hard and you can't do it, find the vision of a successful life crystallize in your Members reasons even if it is only one to start with of why mind. Look through this journal several times you can do something. You must develop a a week. Every day visualizing living that life. The New Competent 5 successful persona to become a successful Make all of your actions in accordance with Leadership Manual that successful life. person. Get WOW-D! 5 3. Make the decision today - Decide today that 6. Define what success means to you. Fall Conference 6 you will be successful. Praise your self for past Concentrate on what you are best at and what brings you satisfaction and fulfillment. Using District Calendar 7 accomplishments, take stock of your strong qualities and work to nurture and improve those your vision of how you want to live, write down New Website Launched 7 that are underdeveloped. You have a purpose and then read out loud what Reach for Success 8 and a mission you must sweep aside the success means to you. Otherwise you won t Spotlight Club July 2006 know when you have achieved it. negative clutter and define this purpose and Speaking Tips Presented 8 begin today to fulfill yourself. 7. Study and make the commitment - Read to United Way Volunteers 4. Always begin with the positive - every books and magazines about people who are successful in your eyes, and ways to become Everyone is Welcome! 9 morning you wake up, every time you speak with other people. Always stick with the positive. more successful. Develop a daily methodical Celebration of Associate with positive people. People who have systematic approach to reaching your goals Communications 9 and take one step towards your success. also made the commitment to success. Avoid Your 2006-2007 10 negative people at all costs. They will not only Keep your mind in the moment don't let it Leadership Team drag you down; their negative actions and wonder to negative discourse. Focus your thoughts, their pessimism, whining, and attention on your vision of success. With a District 25 Club Alignment 11 complaining is a toxin and you need to steer resolute attitude you are well on your way to for 2006-2007 Year clear of it. reaching for success not only in Toastmasters Stretch your Comfort Zone 12 but in life. Contests and Promotions 13 Voices July 2006 Are YOU getting out of Toastmasters ALL that YOU can get out of Toastmasters? Maurice Taitt, DTM – Lieutenant Governor Education and Training 2006-2007 As you become educated, you become encouraged; as you become encouraged, you become enriched and, as you become enriched you become EMPOWERED!! How empowered do you want to be by June 30, 2007? Let me count a few of the ways.... • Stretch yourself...commit to an educational goal by June 30, that will require more effort than in the past • Get yourself a copy of the new Competent Leader manual and start working on it immediately • Be one of the first ten members to complete the new Competent Leader manual and get a limited edition SILVER Committed to Excellence pin • Be one of the first ten members to complete your Competent Communicator manual and receive a limited edition Committed to Excellence pin District Leadership Training Linda Richardson, DTM, PDG - District Training Chair 2006-2007 The 2006-2007 District Leadership team had the weekend of their life on May 19th and 20th. District 25 was the first to have 100% of the Area and Division Governors trained in Region III. Here is some of the feedback received from the 2006-2007 team: “I walked into the leadership summit feeling rather frightened at the enormous responsibility I had agreed to embark on this year as an Area Governor. I was warmly greeted and escorted to my table where I had fellow Division E governors surrounding me. I found a binder with every single bit of information I will need to complete my job. The one thing that was reinforced over and over for us is the fact that we are not alone in this adventure. The fact is that we are a team and together we will succeed. The leadership summit was well organized. All of our major duties were discussed and explained so that we felt we could achieve every goal. I left the meeting knowing two things: I can do this job, and I have a supportive team I can reach out to for advice.” --Ana Garza, Area 52 Governor “This Leadership Summit for the District Officers exceeded my expectations. The amount of material covered in these sessions as well as the information provided to us in the binder was extraordinary. All the presenters knew their material well and were receptive to receiving questions to clarify subject matter that was difficult to comprehend at times. One area I thought that could have been addressed and was not was how to select and prepare our assistants in the area of Member- ship, Training and Contests. In the past, when the previous Area governors asked me to assist them, the explanation of what was required was rather vague with the exception of doing the Area Contest and Division Contest a few years ago. However, this was the first training and when I read all the material provided to us for reference I will probably find the answers to my questions there.” —Kenny Wickline, Area 34 Governor I am delighted to convey the June 2006 Leadership Summit was very informative and more importantly was a great bonding experience. I never knew people could be so nice with only a few hours of sleep! I truly enjoyed meeting more Toastmasters in one day than in the months we were Clubbin’! Where else can you learn to help others succeed while enjoying your time? At times I wish all my club members were present to learn…but I know all the new Area Governors will present the data for more of our club members to experience the motivational individual successes on their road to better speaking, communicating, and leadership. This is a benefit everyone should experience, and I am motivated to pass this information to others. Maybe next time I’ll sneak in members of my club, so they can experience the great motivational testimonials, too. I wanted to personally thank Linda and Robert for their time and effort in preparing and presenting such an informative summit. I appreciate the years of experience they shared with us. The information was relative and necessary to District 25 success, and I am humbled to be a part of the new area leadership. — Diana Pittman, Area 62 Governor Page 2 Voices July 2006 District 25 Toastmasters Marketing Team Hits the Ground Running! Randy Terrell, ATMB/CL – Lieutenant Governor Marketing 2006-2007 Fellow District 25 Toastmasters: First, thank you for electing me at the Spring 2006 District Council meeting. I have met with the outgoing and outstanding Lt. Governor Marketing, Maurice Taitt, to turn over all club leads already in progress of chartering a new club. Every week I receive New Club Leads from Toastmasters International, as well as Club Members, Area Governors, Division Governors… just about everyone! Currently in the pipeline are the following New Club Leads.