REALLY UNFORGETTABLE

Leadership is a journey and one that helps us to understand ourselves better as well as others who have nominated or selected you for the position. In Toastmasters, it is a great opportunity for any individual to embrace leadership because this is a place where there is great learning. Every individual and every situation we come across is a learning experience. For me, there have been several instances which I can remember which can be termed as “unforgettable”.

When I took over the reins as the District Director, while I had a clear idea of who the members of the District team were, I was in a dilemma as to who should be the Parliamentarian. We had many leaders in the fray and I thought I could discuss this matter with the Past International President of Distinguished Toastmasters, Mohammad Murad, as we were returning on the same flight from Muscat to Dubai. While I posed the question to him, it suddenly stuck in my mind-”why not ask him to be our Parliamentarian” for this year unless he had some board engagements. Without hesitation, I posed the question and was certainly pleased with his two word response-”Could Be”. I have not forgotten and will never forget these two words. All I needed to do was follow up, and eventually he became the Parliamentarian for our district that year. We are so lucky to have him with us, and as of this date, he is still the Parliamentarian for District 105— his 5th year on the trot.

Thank you, Mohammed.

Thank you to District 105 for the opportunity to lead the district, and thank you to the district team for allowing me to write my thoughts.

Nagabhushan Balaji, DTM District 105 Director (2018 - 2019)

District 105