Page 9 - 2018 January Voices

JUST SAYIN’ . . .

Got Goals?

by Donna Stark, DTM—District Director

It was the first Thursday of January and the you haven’t at least checked out the Pathways
room was packed. Becky, our VP Membership, program, I hope you will soon.
walked in and exclaimed, “Wow. . . It’s like a gym My goals for 2018 include more sleep and
after New Years!” less coffee. More speeches and fewer sentences
January is synonymous with resolutions, started with “so.” Completion of an advanced
goals, and new beginnings—even if we are manual, a High Performance Leadership Project,
halfway through the Toastmasters year. In the and Level 1 of the Effective Coaching Path. I’d
context of the calendar year AND the Toastmaster love to hear about your goals. We can encourage
year, January is a good time to reflect on the each other!
past and to plan for the future. To analyze those I wish you a happy and successful 2018 and
lessons learned from what has gone well, and beyond. Mae West has been quoted as saying, “I
maybe more importantly what hasn’t gone well, didn’t say it would be easy, I only said it would
and to chart your course forward. be worth it.” Just sayin’.
From a club goals perspective, this is a
great time to dust off the Club Success
Plan you prepared in July, check your
progress, and adjust as necessary. If
increasing membership is a goal (as it is
for most clubs!), reach out to those who
resolved to improve their Leadership
and Communication skills. We know
the power of the Toastmasters program.
Consider holding a club Open House
and share what Toastmasters offers.
And if your club hasn’t prepared a
Club Success Plan, it’s not too late.
Download the file from the Toastmasters
International website!
What about your growth? Why did
you join Toastmasters? Have you set
goals for yourself? Develop your own
Success Plan of your own! And let’s
not forget about New Beginnings. If

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