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you learn new things on your Toastmasters

journey.
According to Google, Eleanor Roosevelt is
often misquoted as saying “Do one thing every
day that scares you.” That certainly rolls off

the tongue easier than what she actually said:
“You gain strength, courage and confidence
by every experience in which you really stop
to look fear in the face.” We are fortunate in

Toastmasters that when we look fear in the
face, it is just a bunch of friendly Toastmasters
looking back at us. I challenge you to remember
that the next time you are feeling butterflies in

your stomach before giving a speech.
while others are motivated by recognition. I was
very fortunate to have a job that I absolutely
loved for about ten years of my working career.

My attitude was “I get to do all this, AND you
pay me for it?” Parts of the job were difficult,
and I put in some very long days. However, it
never felt like work, because it was fun and I

really enjoyed what I was doing. I racked up
over a million airline miles and saw 33 countries
during those ten years, and wouldn’t trade the
memories for anything.

I do my best to bring that attitude to
Toastmasters, because I really do enjoy it, and I
continue to learn new things every day. I hope
my enthusiasm is contagious and helps all of

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