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to close the gap and get to the other
side of the problem. I’ve been there
myself. Once we understand and
desire to change, the rest is easy.
Looking to the Future
My dream is to live in Sicily,
ideally near the water, and spend
my time pursuing art and music.
But, if that is not possible, I want
to go back to Omaha and live in
Little Italy.
My mother instilled the need to
be productive! So maybe I will use
my MBA and do volunteer work,
helping small businesses through
the Small Business Administration’s
SCORE program.
Final Words
Many people believe that
Toastmasters is about public
speaking, and leadership training is
sprinkled here and there for people
who may want it. However, taking
numbers were not matching the great work the course in leadership and ethics
I saw. We reviewed the steps in online record while serving in District leadership opened
keeping and found they were missing a step my eyes to the possibilities of Toastmasters
in logging the Pathway levels. It was easy to and the importance of influencers. I know
fix. The Vice President of Education did all people who take a Club-level office but never
the hard work. He corrected the process and look beyond their Club.
made the adjustments. The next phase of self-development is
Their story is mine, too. People, or clubs, where all the growth happens. The world
often get stuck on a process or premise. needs informed influencers who can lead
Maybe it was my experience with consulting indirectly. That is how we can make a
and knowing how to trace the wires back difference and help make the world better.
and find the issue. Thankfully, they wanted
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