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My 5th DTM. By Caroline Kiang 張可芸 |
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During the past 10 years, I served in Toastmasters, starting from club officer all the way to district director. Even though I used to manage 30 employees and I thought I knew all about leadership, Toastmasters gave me more training in it, especially in High Performance Leadership project. Toastmasters has taught me: 1.Courage and effort are not enough without purpose and direction. 2.Stay true to your character. There are three constants in life . . . change, choice, and principles. 3.Respect myself and be honest with yourself. Did I really try my best? Try your best and leave the result to God to decide. 4.Stay confident. Toastmasters is the place to train your confidence. With confidence and realization of one’s own potential, one can build a better world. Ten years in Toastmasters not only helped me become a decent public speaker, but also helped me to search for my dream and search for excellence. As a result, I published my first book and had my first oil painting exhibition. 200 friends participated in my ribbon cutting ceremony. Thanks to all my friends. You all raise me up to where I can be. In my last speech as DTM 5, A30, my topic was “What is the meaning of life?” I offered 4 H’s. 1H - Be Happy - this is best thing you can do for everyone around you and yourself 2H- Be Healthy - health is number 1. Everything else (money, fame, power) doesn’t matter without health. Sleep early, eat healthy and exercise more. 3H- Lend a Hand to whoever is in need. That is the reason I offered 5 HPL classes and will offer a 6th one in July. 4H - Be a life time Happy learner. The minute you stop learning, life stops. In the past 10 years with Toastmasters, with planning and enthusiasm, I earned 5 DTMs and sponsored 20 clubs. I’m not trying to show how great I am - I just want to say - you can achieve your goal if you REALLY want to. Also, I benefited so much from Toastmasters. Why not to let everyone know how great this organization is? I had my MBA in finance and worked 18 years as a controller many many years ago. I had 3 kids and put my family first at that time. Now, I have decided to start my doctoral degree in Business Administration this year. I know I am old, but to my younger friends - what are you waiting for to achieve your dream? Written on a trip in New Zealand 4/9/2019 曾經是比爾蓋茲，歐巴馬及許多企業家的導師，奧里森。施威特。馬頓 (Orison Swett Marden)說過：只要不失去勇氣，性格，自尊心，及自信心的人來說，在他的生命裡終究不會有失敗。 我對此句話，奉行不悖。 在演講會的十年中，我拿了五個傑出會員獎，創了20個分會，在很多人眼中，這只不過是一個數字，可是這個數目如果沒有信念，沒有勇氣，沒有對會，會員的愛是很難完成的。我相信全世界應該也沒有幾位是五個DTM. 40 年前我得到企管碩士，40年後，今年暑假我將開始唸我的企管博士學位，學習是我一生的興趣，年紀這麼大的我都有達到夢想的信念，年輕的朋友們，你們在等待什麼呢？ 在我這次A30 的演講、我談到人生的意義究竟是甚麼？要有4H: 1、做一個快樂的人，讓你的快樂感染到你的周遭 Happy 2、做一個健康的人，健康是1、其餘都是零 Healthy 3、做別人的貴人，助人的快樂超出物質的擁有 Helping hand 4、做一個終生學習者，才不枉此生 Happy Life-time learner 以上與大家共勉 |
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