LET’S FINISH IT STRONG

Dear Fellow District 105 members,

It seemed like yesterday when I was in UAE for my first experience of the in-person First District Ex-Comm Meeting for the year 2022-2023 as the District Administrative Manager.

Few blinks and it is seven months gone and we are into the contest season and the renewals are round the corner.

With so much to accomplish and not many months left, and as it seems like our cup of woes are over flowing and it gets overwhelming, just pause and remember to breathe and breathe deep. We have choices on what is the legacy we want to leave behind especially as we are on the threshold of our District never going to be as it is now. Our district is all set to be realigned and become two and what we leave behind will be our legacy to be quoted / referenced. Let us make it a good reference.

Very early in my professional career, when things seemed to go south be it difficult situations or people, I had little chit I would open and read to help me reframe the situation. It has made me take the bull by the horns (sometimes stupidly too) and tackle the problems as opportunities Sharing it here and hope it help you to reframe some of the challenges we are facing in our toastmaster journey, professional or personal life. Be thankful for the troubles of your job. They provide about half your income. Because if it were not for the things that go wrong, the difficult people that you have to deal with, and the problems and unpleasantness of your working day, someone could be found to handle your job for half of what you are paid.

It takes intelligence, resourcefulness, patience, tact and courage to meet the troubles of any job. That is why you hold your present job. And it may be the reason you aren’t holding down an even bigger one.

If all of us would start to look for more troubles, and learn to handle them cheerfully and with good judgement, as opportunities rather than irritations, we would find ourselves getting ahead at a surprising rate. For it is a fact that there are plenty of big jobs waiting for men and women who are not afraid of the troubles connected with them.

Visualizing us finishing strong with all our collective efforts rooted in our core toastmaster values of integrity, respect, service or excellence!

Let’s do all it takes to finish strong!

TM Sudha Gomati Narayan Administration Manager, District 105

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