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Emilly Taylor, DTM - Immediate Past District Director

you commit fully, there is no halfway through moment.
jumping off the diving board. Once you have
taken the step, bounce, and are now over open M - Motivation. Intrinsic motivation, that you
water, the halfway approach will end in a belly want this for the right reasons, and not for

flop or worse wih your swimwear around your shallow purposes. What is it that brings you joy
neck. Better once committed to see it through and self fulfilment? Bring that to table topics and
for that 10-point landing and the cheering fans! to the word of the day. Bring your passionate
expressions, feelings, and ideas to your next

E – Engagement/Encouragement. Yes, you speech and meeting!
have to be engaged in the concept that a team
will carry you through. It takes a team to run W – Willingness. Are you willing to work and
club meetings. Your encouragement and support honestly see why your thinking is getting in the

lift the team as a whole. We never know what way? Are you willing to allow others to work on
engaging the shy person and encouraging those their own issues—even if it cramps your style?
that are learning of their own potential are Are you willing to see things through no mater
going through. But being there, engaging and how difficult it may become? Remember, night

encouraging. is more than enough! comes before dawn. It’s okay to struggle knowing
that you are not alone and you have the backing
A – Ardency. Wholehearted engagement of your team. The willing and humble child
involves passion and enthusiasm. Have you ever gleans the most, learns the most, and becomes

noticed that when you are half-hearted it takes the most in the process of willingness.
more energy? Half-hearted, we have to focus on
making excuses versus that feeling of satisfaction O – Optimism. It’s been an accepted truism
experience when we did all that we could in the that being positive prolongs your life and makes

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