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clubs we still have. Julianna Leach and Crystal If you want to be a more effective leader
Pugh are working on chartering North Eugene than I was, find yourself a mentor and three role
Toastmasters. I believe Eugene and Corvallis can models. Your mentor will be your guide through
both support more clubs than they currently the basics of your post while your three mentors

have, but we’re not attracting enough interest should be split between:
to create them. • Someone senior to you who you want to
As this is my second year as Division B emulate
Director, a role I cannot fill again immediately, I • A peer who you think is better at the job

have decided to focus my energy in competing, than you are
particularly for the World Championship. • A subordinate who is doing your old job
I’m given to understand that an upcoming better than you did.
Toastmasters Convention will be held in San Again, this is a hard-earned strategy for me

Antonio, Texas. It would be nice to represent because I didn’t discover it until way too late
District 7 in my hometown. in my term. I made so many mistakes and left
If you are interested in taking on a leadership so much undone because I didn’t know how to
role, I have a strategy to offer you: find a mentor reach out and ask someone to guide me through

and three role models. In my secret little it. Find a mentor and three role models.
Toastmasters heart, I know I have achieved good
things as President and Director, but I feel I could
have done so much more if I’d only known how.

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