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where you are the most important of all the
creatures in the world. Crazy sounding of
course, but that’s what Toastmasters is all

about. YOU are the reason we exist. Without
you, your dreams, aspirations, goals,
successes and “learning experiences” (I
won’t call them failures) our clubs can’t

thrive, our areas aren’t supporting your
club, our divisions and District don’t
need to offer training opportunities,
speech contests and the list goes on.

No one else is successful either. You And
see, it truly is all about you-or rather, yes, your
all about ME. We are an organization, ME may
a confederation and united body of help someone

MEs. else reach out,
Follow Sue’s example. Look at your stretch and achieve
drawing with the ME label. Sit down their status of ME.
tonight and think through what it is that you Are you done? Got it all

want to accomplish this year in Toastmasters. down on paper? Fantastic! Then cue
Don’t plan for anybody else but you-that is ME. the confetti, the balloons, the white doves flying
Challenge yourself to begin a new Path. ME. into the sky and the fireworks. Celebrate the
Finish that DTM you started but just haven’t the ME. Officially, the “YEAR OF ME” has begun.

time to work on. Once again, it’s ME. Write that Congratulations in advance… and may it all be
ultimate speech that you’ve always wanted to about ME!
deliver. Hey—it is ME! Step out of your comfort
zone in leadership? It’s all about ME!

Obviously if your MEs are successful,
everything else will begin to fall into place
with your club, area, division, District and
Toastmasters International.

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