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People are not doing what they say that they Once a person hangs with people who are

are going to do. Yes, I spotted a real issue, a real people that one can rely on, count on, we have
problem. reset the bar to a higher level for ourselves. We
We continued to discuss at length what we become more aware of what the good people do
shall do going forward. I told Leno, I expect to empower one another. Once we start to chow

people to do what they say that they are going to on the quality people food, we up the quality
do. And do it. That people do not run me around of our expectations, and more quickly we leave
the mulberry bush, saying one thing and doing behind those folks who are clogging up our lane
another. on the freeway.

I associate with people who communicate I continue to do my work “Adopt-A-Highway,”
with me on a timely basis. People who give me by tidying up my section of the world so that
“put-ups” not “put-downs.” It is easy to detect I may continue to move along on my path of
the lane that a person occupies. Do the people personal professional growth and development.

in our circles respond timely to vmails, to text When I do my work, of eliminating those people
messages, to emails, etc., etc. At the first sign that who do not keep up, nor measure up, blocking
people are not “Johnny on the spots,” I’m down my lane, I am role modeling for others, while
the road, and I don’t care. I leave them behind. taking care of myself.

Or they will continually leave me behind, not Leno continues to keep me on the path of
feeling good enough, which is a horrible feeling. physical fitness by pumping iron regularly, and I
I enjoyed sharing with Leno, my thoughts on am committed to assisting my good friend Leno
my intersections with people. I came up with a by sharing with him my Toastmaster network.

solution. He will experience good people food, more
“Leno,” I said, “Any time that you’d like to go connections, another community, and in time
as my guest to a Toastmaster meeting, at Portland more and better clients.
Rotary Toastmasters, you are welcome. We’re an Portland Rotary Toastmasters is “The

awesome group of folks who do what they say that Greatest Club in The Universe,” by conscious
they are going to do, and we d o it. It feels good. We design. People do what they say that they are
have people of all ages participating in our group going to do. Doing so demonstrates respect for
who get along famously. Each week, we are in an self and others engaged. Feels good and works

environment, a safe harbor, which encourages well!
and supports positive communication, behavior, Terry Beard is a Portland, Oregon, businessman,
and execution patterns. The people in our entrepreneur, Toastmaster, Rotarian, and author of
Toastmaster group are the people that we can Squelched - Succeeding in Business and Life by

all count on week after week, year after year. You Finding Your Voice, an autobiography of his journey
can have this experience, too. From the first day from “never good enough” to success that was significantly
that we chartered our Club, three years ago, we enabled by his efforts to master public speaking. The book
collectively set the roles, goals, and expectations.” was published in 2017 and is available on Amazon.com.

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