Page 14 - October 2020 Voices

FROM THE DESK
Well Done!
Lorri Andersen, DTM
Club Growth Director
Congratulations to the clubs that held an open
house and paid early dues in September! It’s
exciting to see how many clubs took advantage
of the District’s Incentives! Congratulations to
those that did a Moment’s of Truth and a Club
Success Plan as well! Even if you did not get your
plans finished in September, it is still important
to create and finish them in October. Club the right knowledge and skills, and you live a
Success Plans are the starting points for your
club. Quoting a speech from Past International
Director, Deepak Menon (June 2020); “we need
to form a strategy for our own success. We preparing, and a positive expectation eventually
need to master those activities by achieving
excellence and take steps to be better than the
day before. Achieving excellence is serving our
Members the best we can and giving them and
each other the highest level of quality service.”
Quality of service is a measurement. You can
begin your measurement by taking your club’s
pulse and heart rate through the Moments of
Truth module. When you know what you need
to focus on, begin filling out your Club Success
Plan - your club’s path for success.
This plan is closely related to what I have read
in one of my favorite books “Born to Win” by
the famous author Zig Ziglar (2018 Ziglar, Inc.).
His plan can be modified for which ever goal
you are attempting to achieve.
Success is a skill that can be learned and
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broken
down into a well-
defined guideline
of planning, preparation, and
expectation. Planning begins with a clear vision
of your goals and cultivating a strong desire to
complete them. Preparation means you obtain
lifestyle of continuous improvement. Expect the
best out of your work. If you plan and prepare,
you have the right to expect success. Planning,
becomes your lifestyle. He sums it up simply:
Will, Skill, and Refill! Will is your desire and
passion, skill is your technical expertise, and
refill is that you continuously train, develop,
and reinforce your will (desire) and skill (talent).
Daily work to refill yourself in all areas. Some use
the morning and early alone hours to refill their
will while others make a calendar appointment
in order to remember.
October is a great time to complete the plans
you started and begin to implement them. Form
a strategy for your club’s success.
Work on your Club’s Moments of Truth and
Success Plans. Ask each officer to complete a
section and when you finish, celebrate a job well
done with your club!