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No Regrets
Phyllis A. Harmon, DTM
Editor/Publisher
I love the beginning of a new Toastmasters year. We get an opportunity
to build on the lessons learned from the prior year and use them to
plan for future success. It’s like breathing fresh, spring air with just a
hint of moisture—full of promise and anticipation.
I like waving goodbye mentally to the prior year and focusing on
what’s ahead. I promised myself years ago that I would not get stuck
in “what if” land, where shoulda, coulda, and mighta been are the
tarpits and quicksands of past regrets. They bog us down and hold us
fast, stuck reliving what we cannot change.
You cannot change the past but you can take what you learned
and shape an entirely different future. Great leaders know that. They
learned by experiencing failure and disappontment—then reassessing
and moving on. EDITORIAL
You can do that for yourself and your club. If last year didn’t live
up to your expectations, reassess and do something about it. Now’s the
time to take your club’s pulse using the Moments of Truth module. I
love that module! It gives every member an opportunity to be heard.
The suggestions for change become the goals for this year’s club
success plan.
It is the beginning of a new year. A whole year of promises
to keep and lessons to learn. What are you waiting for?
Volume 6 Issue 1 July 2019 Monthly Columnists 2019-20 Officers Administrative Manager
Publisher B. Lee Coyne, ATMS District Director Paul Fanning, DTM
Phyllis Harmon, DTM Cate Arnold, DTM Emilie Taylor, DTM
Dottie Love, DTM Public Relations Manager
Associate Publisher Eldred Brown Program Quality Director Kathleen Tully, DTM
Brenda Parsons, ACS, ALS Emilie Taylor, DTM Cate Arnold, DTM
Harvey Schowe, DTM Voices! is published monthly by District 7
Senior Editor Club Growth Director Toastmasters. First issue published August
Phyllis Harmon, DTM James Dent, DTM Eldred Brown, DTM 2014. Submit articles or contact us at
James Wantz, DTM voices@d7toastmasters.org
Associate Editor Leanna Lindquist, DTM Finance Manager
Leanna Lindquist, DTM Michelle Alba-Lim, DTM Karen Semprevivo, DTM
Paul Fanning, DTM
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