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it hit me as if the cartoon Acme Company came the starting line. Once you see your name in
crashing down. Why was this so difficult? Yet I the banner at the top of the page, you now know
am aware that there appears to be a growing that you are just minutes away from Shangri-la.
number of Toastmasters members who have not (If you have not ever activated your password,

even got to this point, and are not engaged with let your club’s Vice President of Education know
the learning experience, and (excuse me Charles so that they may help you do this smoothly
Dickins,) “Are there no Pathways?” “There are, and painlessly.) Please note—this Pathways
but many would rather die than go there”. They information is available for viewing without

have become lost, cannot see the woods for the logging in.
trees, and cease to grow, become discouraged, It has been produced so that a non-member
frustrated, and angry with Pathways, and who may be interested in the Pathways and the
eventually go off the beaten path to be seen no Toastmasters program may see in advance the

more—at least as active Toastmasters. dynamic and exciting material.
Here is what I want you to do. Go grab your For the purposes of this Gleanings, I am
pith helmet, Foreign Legion Kepi, or whatever introducing you to an area less traveled (but
form of head gear symbolizes to you “the most rewarding) in helping you understand

great adventure,” and join with me exploring, Pathways and how to use its various features
prospecting for gold and treasures beyond for your maximum connectivity and success in
belief in the world you and I have joined called the program. As you may know, you can access
Toastmasters. Pathways three ways. One is by clicking on your

Splendid, absolutely splendid. I trust that name which will send you to your profile and a
you have already discovered how to log on to Pathways entry point. The second is to use the
the Toastmasters International website. Do so PATHWAYS feature on the program bar, and
now and stop—we will wait for us all to be at this will lead you to the screen displaying the

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