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    OUTGOING MESSAGE FROM DISTRICT 33 GOVERNOR

    JESSE OAKLEY III, DTM

    When I walked through the doors of my first Speechcraft course in 1995, I found my passion.

    When I walked through the doors of my home club Starmasters in 2002, I rekindled that passion.

    Asthe outgoing District 33 Governor in 2013, I continue to enjoy the passion.

    Jesse Oakley I I I , DTM

    2012-2013 Distr ict 33 Governor

    People of District 33 Toastmasters,

    As I write this final message to you as District Governor, I am filled with lots of emotion and heartfelt gratitude.

    This year has brought challenges, opportunities, and success. Some were good, others were not. Either way, I would not

    trade this experience for anything because it is beyond priceless.

    From Las Vegas to Modesto, from Bakersfield to Santa Maria, from Ventura to Fresno, I met amazing Toastmasters

    during my travels across this District. Whether it is for a District Conference, a DEC meeting, a Division Contest, or a

    TLI, I can count on meeting friendly faces at any of these events. It is always good to meet fellow Toastmasters in this

    District, because I am thankful to have a chance to serve them.

    While it may not be June 30th yet, I do have one final piece of wisdom to share with youAlways Keep Growing.

    Whether it is for you, your club, or your respective community, always find a way to keep growing.

    When you grow, you go. When you grow, you learn. When you grow, you win

    Growth is a key factor in any goal you want to succeed. Without it, you can only decay.

    As Kathy Choate steps into the role or District Governor on July 1st, lets continue to grow not just as club leaders, district

    leaders, past leaders, or distinguished communicators. Let us all grow as Toastmasters.

    It will bring us great success as we Embrace Excellence.

    That is all I have for now. Take care and thank you for your time and attention.

    District 33

    WESTWORDThe Official Newsletter for District 33Toastmasters

    INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF THE WESTWORD

    Lt. Governor Reports Division Governor Reports 2012-13 District Images

    Spring Conference Highlights 2013-2014 Officers Spring Conference Pics

    District 33 Spotlight Guest Commentary Kudos

    PLUSA Tribute to the First Lady of ToastmastersHelen Blanchard!!!

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    Helen Blanchard DTM , PIPThe Passing of a Toastmasters Legend

    (cour tesy of Toastmasters I nternational)

    Helen Blanchard, a trailblazing Toastmaster who rose through the ranks of the

    organization to become Toastmasters Internationals first female president,

    passed away on Saturday, May 11, at the age of 86.

    Helen began attending club meetings in 1970a time when Toastmasters was stillan all-male organization. That didnt deter her, or the club she chose: Naval

    R&D Toastmasters in San Diego. (At the time, Blanchard was working at what was then called the U.S. Navy

    Research and Development Center in San Diego.) When a club leader submitted her membership application,

    they slyly disguised her gender, turning in the paperwork under the name H. Blanchard.

    World Headquarters then requested my first name, and the club president asked me what kind of male name

    Id like to use, Blanchard recalled in a 2008 Toastmaster magazine article. I told him Id never thoughtabout it. So the members decided to name me during Table Topics, and they came up with Homer.

    By 1973, women were allowed to join Toastmasters, and Homer could go back to being Helen. Blanchard

    took on one leadership position after another in the organization, and in 1985 she was elected InternationalPresident.

    Along with the Naval R&D club, she eventually joined two other San Diego clubs: Undersea Toastmasters and

    Excelsior Toastmasters, a club she started in the late 70s.

    Blanchard also achieved distinction in her professional career. She worked in a department of the Navy that

    tested sonar systems to identify if new torpedoes were hitting their targets, and she eventually oversaw 130 U.S.

    government employees responsible for providing support to Navy scientists and engineers.

    In 2008, Blanchard wrote her autobiography, Breaking the Ice. Whether thriving in the workplace or leadingfellow Toastmasters, she says she lived by the motto Commit to excellence.

    Time and again, Blanchard wrote in Breaking the Ice, I accepted challenges that made me reach far beyond

    my comfort zone. Helen has been a mentor to hundreds of Toastmasters during the past 40 years, and an

    inspiration to thousands of men and women through her courage, her tenacity and her positivity. She will be

    greatly missed.

    MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HELEN BLANCHARDCelebration of Life service for Helen Blanchard DTM, PIP (The First Lady of Toastmasters) will take place

    Saturday June 15th 11:00 am at:

    First United Methodist Church

    2111 Camino del Rio South

    San Diego, California 92108

    (near Mission Valley west of Texas Street)

    To register for this event, please go to the following link:Helen Blanchard Memorial Service

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    Kathy Choate, DTM

    District 33 Lt. Governor

    Education & Training

    2012-2013

    Congratulations to the gold medal winners of the Spring Reach Relay Race. It was an exciting event and we

    had 33 clubs cross the finish line as distinguished or better by April 19. We presented more than $900 in

    incentive awards to those who worked the program and achieved success.

    In addition, we already have 48 distinguished clubs!

    Now is the time to schedule speaking opportunities for your members who are close to achieving new educational goalsfor the year.

    ***The COMMUNITY SUPER STAR AWARD raised the bar for sponsorship and membership achievements this year.Here are the recipients:

    Sandy Aubin, ACS, ALS Carol Campbell, DTM Kay Collis, DTM, PDG, PRA George Cormier, DTM

    Gene Dunford, ACB, ALB Steve Goldstein, DTM Patrick Hardy, ACG, ALB, AS Ann Hill, DTM

    Mark Hunter ACG, ALB Vivian Komori, DTM Ying-Ming Lee, DTM Michon Loyd, DTM

    Elisia Meffan ACG, ALB Brenda OBrien, DTM, PDG Aurora Salavante, ACG, ALB Cristina Scoble, DTM

    Robert Scoble ACB, ALB

    We are also proud to have 14 new DTMs added to our Toastmasters elite family.

    Leona O. Byrne Carol Lynne Campbell George Andrew Cormier Glen A. Herman

    Vivian E. Komori Mark A. Lager Jeff Landau Carl Andrew Lepper

    Michon Loyd Lisa K. Mazza Shannon Miller Cristina P. Scoble

    Gregory F. Seymour Gary L. Watts

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    Katy Porter, DTM

    District 33 Lt. Governor

    Education & Training

    2012-2013

    Unity in the Community starts with U!

    We had an amazing March, with 5 new clubs in one month! In April, we had our second renewal

    period of the year, and are now over 5,000 membership renewals this year. Encourage alumni members who are on the

    fence. Maybe they just need an invitation from you to continue with your club.

    June is a busy Toastmaster month as clubs hold their final Open Houses and Speechcrafts of the year. Remember to ask

    members and guests about their experienceour members are our best advertisement! Post on Facebook, Twitter and

    Websites.

    District Updates:

    Added 1,250 new members so far this year!Just 600 people away from our distinguished goal of 7,022 memberships. Each new club, new member and renewal

    member contributes, as we grow together.New clubs are up to lucky 7! We are currently at 182 clubs heading for our goal of 195. Each club that renews or

    charters adds to our supportive community of clubs.Potential club coaches: If you would like to grab an oar and help a smaller club, Jamuna Ramnath can get you trained

    and coaching in a flash! This will help us meet our distinguished clubs goal.

    Awards for highest monthly membership growth:

    Division FFebruary- Chocolates (delivered in April)Division FMarchChocolates (coming soon!)Who is next?

    Thank you to the whole Marketing Team!

    District 33 Club Members, Club Officers, Area Governors and Division Governors each took an oar and promoted theToastmasters Program in every corner of our District. This year, in support, we had a strong team of Division Club CoachChairs, served by our District Chair, Jamuna Ramnath. Jamuna brought her expertise in webinars, and offered training thatwas timely and complete to this years volunteer coaches. Thank you to the Division Club Coach Chairs: Roxie PattersonMarianne Bastecki, Diane Ellis, Lorrie Linnert Dunford, Dick Temple, John Rogers, Sara Pomare and Sherrie Parker.

    Our new team of Division C.R.A.F.T. Chairs, served by Emma Santa, focused on serving our medium sized clubs, as wellas helping to find Twinkles of ideas, and start new clubs. Emma populated our District C.R.A.F.T. support page withfun ideas for clubs to use to be successful. She was a resource to the team, to help us all stay grounded and effective. Shewas also instrumental in preparing the leadership group to hold our first web-based DEC! Thank you to the DivisionC.R.A.F.T. Chairs: Ann Hill, Cheryl Wronski, Dan Murray, Kay Collis, Curtis Helt, Jenny Brantlee, Debby Baker, TomSims and Adella Logan.

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    A-T.E.A.M.Albert Nelson ACS, ALB

    2012 - 2013

    Division A Governor

    Servant Leadership

    What a privilege it has been to be an

    ntegral part of this communication and

    eadership organizationwhereeaders are made. In serving in my

    eadership position, I have become

    more convinced than ever that to lead

    s to serve. This truth is born out by

    ur own HPL literature which

    dentifies the following six dimensions

    f Service Leadership:

    Vision & Values

    Direction

    PersuasionSupport

    Development

    Appreciation

    My previous Westword article

    ocused on appreciation. Psychologist

    William James once said, The deepest

    raving in human beings is the need to

    e appreciated. Respect and

    ecognition are keys in the celebration

    f successes. I appreciate the

    pportunity to serve the same people I

    ave been grateful to lead. Service

    eaders are willing to place

    mpowerment above personal power;

    ontribution above their own ego

    atisfaction; and the needs of the team

    bove their own needs for credit and

    cclaimHPL Manual

    n Service,

    Albert L. Nelson

    Division A Governor

    Achieving Personal Success!

    Gloria Davidson, DTM

    2012 - 2013

    Division B Governor

    Special thank you to our eight Area

    Governors: B1-Raul Gamino, B2-Paul

    Leveille, B3-Phil Cleaver, B4-Edith Pham,

    B5-Liz Brenner, B6-Kathy Weiner,

    B7-Raquel Svennebjer, and B8-DeanMenes. They were effective and lead by

    example!

    Congratulations to new DTMs: Greg

    Seymour, DTM, Jeff Landau, DTM, Carl

    Lepper, DTM and Mark Lager, DTM!

    Educational count reported is as follows:

    70 CC - 17 ACB - 6 ACS - 3 ACG

    27 CL - 12 ALB - 5 ALS & 4 DTMs.

    High Performance Leadership awards wereearned by Elsje Chun, Mark Lager, Carl

    Lepper, Elisia Meffan, Greg Seymour, Fern

    Vacca, and Kathy Weiner.

    Thank you: Kathy Weiner and Jamuna

    Ramnath, Contest Chairs, and Elsje Chun

    and Carl Lepper, TLI Chairs.

    Contest Winners: Spring, 2013: Rachel

    Velez, International, and Wendee Smith,

    Tall Tales. Fall, 2012: Scott Taylor,

    Evaluation, and Fern Vacca, Humorous.

    The BIG DIVIDE! Effective July 1, 2013,

    Ventura County will have Division B, West

    Ventura County, with Dan Murray, DTM

    as Division B Governor-elect, and Division

    J, East Ventura County, lead by Jamuna

    Ramnath, DTM as Division J

    Governor-elect.

    Congratulations to all who achieved

    personal success! It has been a privilege to

    serve you,

    Gloria

    Blossom and Grow

    Carol Campbell, DTM20122013

    Division C Governor

    To district 33, I want to say Th

    You for all that you have done to h

    Division C to grow and blossom

    year. We are 1 distinguished club aw

    from being a Presidents distinguis

    Division. This feat would not have b

    possible without the fabulous team

    area governors; Brian Soucy, Li

    Evans, Michele Shafe and Ph

    Dahlheimer and Chief Judge Te

    Burnett. There are many others

    there that have been working t

    Toastmaster Magic to keep thi

    together and moving forward. That

    is too long to mention but you knwho you are. Thank you! I have

    enjoyed being part of the Las Ve

    Pride, which is working with my si

    Division governors from Las Ve

    who are also Leos.

    For some details, Division C has

    competent communicators, 20

    competent leaders, 9 advanced

    communicator Bronzes, 8 advanced

    leader bronzes, 6 advancedcommunicator silvers, 3 advanced

    leader silvers, 5 advanced

    communicator golds, 2 high

    performance leaderships and 3

    Distinguished Toastmasters. We

    have 5 clubs that are within reach

    distinguished and as our fearless lea

    would say It aint June 30th y

    Please keep up the great work and

    unwavering Toastmaster spirit!

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    TOASTMASTERS 1+1 CAMPAIGN

    On December 1, 2012, Toastmasters International announced a brand new membersh

    campaign!! Refer a friend to a Toastmasters club and you will get an awesome reward

    For more information, go to the following link below!!http://www.toastmasters.org/1

    Linda Sims, DTM

    2012 - 2013

    Division G Governor

    As this Toastmaster year comes to an end, I would like to give thanks to my Division G team for mthis an amazing year: JanMarie Crabbe (G-1), Jas Singh (G-2), Dale Mell (G-3), and Diana Hallare Without this team, the year would not become successful.

    Knowing that it AINT JUNE 30TH YET (to quote an outgoing strawberry-loving District GovernorDivision G still have a shot at becoming Distinguished on all levels. We are working on a new club Visalia and have leads at Fresno State University, Ruiz Foods, Citibank, and University of Phoenix.all these leads turning to potential new clubs, you can say that growth begins with G.

    As of right now, we have 5 Distinguished Clubs in our Division (Sierra Club, TLC, Atomic, VisaliaFresno City Toastmasters) and more on target. By the end of this year, there is no doubt that we wilbeyond Distinguished.

    It has been a great pleasure and an honor serving as Division G Governor for the 2012-2013 Toastm

    year. I look forward for more success and great stories from this Division for many years to come.

    Thank you very much.

    Unleash Your Finest Moments!

    Michon Loyd ACS, ALB

    2012 - 2013

    Division H Governor

    As the sun sets in Division H for this Toastmaster year, Ralph Smedley said it best: The destination determ

    direction. The Division H team set off on an adventure to bring Unity to the Division H Community by nu

    and supporting all twenty-one Division H clubs with a positive spirit and great energy. We hosted ten enco

    contests bringing club pride and fun filled camaraderie to all. We are so proud to have successfully admi

    TPR (Toastmasters Pulmonary Resuscitation) to clubs who needed an extra breath to make it through the ye

    all need a little help sometimes. This synergy and dedication multiplied creating an upbeat force which le

    birth of a new Division H club, Cheers Toastmasters. Division H is proud of the twenty-four communicat

    twenty leadership educational awards that boost our clubs DCP status and help our Toastmasters continu

    educational journey.

    Throughout this year, new friendships were formed, old friendships were renewed, and so many DiviToastmasters accomplished much more than they thought they ever could. It has been an outstanding voyaan exceptional team. Thank you, Janice, Ania, Stany, and Aurora for being a strong, unified, passionate gArea Governors. Thank you, fellow district officers and mentors for your wisdom and encouragement. I cothink of a better way to spend the year than to serve with you. After all, a successful journey is measfriends not miles.

    http://www.toastmasters.org/1plus1http://www.toastmasters.org/1plus1http://www.toastmasters.org/1plus1
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    DISTRICT 33 TOASTMASTERS SPRING CONFERENCE

    HIGHLIGHTSTHE SPRING CLASSIC

    District 33 International Speech Contest Results

    1st placeCarolyn Pelletier (Division H)

    2nd placeKathy Hamilton (Division D)

    3rd placeRachel Velez (Division B)

    Carolyn will represent District 33 at the semifinals of the

    World Champion of Public Speaking this August in

    Cincinnati, Ohio!!

    District 33 Tall Tales Speech Contest Results

    1st placeJean Williams (Division H)

    2nd placeScott Hopkins (Division E)

    3rd placeSandra Griffin (Division F)

    DISTRICT 33 TOASTMASTERS SPECIAL AWARDS

    2012-2013 District 33

    Spark Plug of the Year

    Sara Pomare, DTM

    2012-2013 District 33 Difference Maker of

    the Year

    Philip Dahlheimer ACG, ALB

    2012-2013 District 33 Toastmaster of the

    Year

    Emma Santa, DTM

    Milo Graham Award winner

    Division F Janet Riley ACB, ALB

    (left)

    Special Thanks goes to

    Conference Chair Debbie Baker

    ACB, ALB(right)

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    2013-2014 DISTRICT 33 TOASTMASTERS CHIEF OFFICERS

    Congratulations go out to the following people that were elected to serve as the

    chief leaders of District 33 Toastmasters

    (Their terms will officially start on July 1, 2013)

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    IMAGES FROM THE DISTRICT 33 TOASTMASTERS SPRING

    CONFERENCETHE SPRING CLASSIC

    At the DoubleTree H il tonModesto, Calif orn ia

    (Photos courtesy of Phi li p Dahlheimer ACG, ALB)

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    DISTRICT 33 TOASTMASTERS SPOLIGHTSimi Vall ey Street Fair

    Every year in April, Simi Valley, California (Area B6), has a fantastic event called the Simi Valley Street Fair.

    Every year it gets better and better. This year one lucky winner won $75.00 worth of gift certificates and we got

    a lot of interest in starting a Youth Leadership this summer in Simi Valley. We had about 20 or so people

    interested in starting a youth leadership for their children. Here are some photos from the street fair below.

    There are a lot more photos too If anyone wants to see all of them, please email

    [email protected] and ask.

    District 33 Toastmasters thanks District 33 WestWord newsletter editor

    Linda Martins-Mann for her amazing work with the newsletter for the

    2012-2013 Toastmaster year.

    Her tireless dedication in bringing the message to the District 33 Community is

    beyond amazing. Thank you for the amazing work, Linda!!!

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    DISTRICT 33 KUDOSCongratulations again to all Toastmasters who met the One Educational per Year challenge! Special recognition to

    these 45 members who earned THREE or more educational awards AND, we encourage EVERYONE to make it happen!!

    Byrne, Leona O. 6 CC, CC, CC, ALS, DTM, CLCampbell, Carol Lynne 5 DTM, ALS, ACG, CC, CL

    Hammer, Torkil I. 5 CL, ACS, CL, ACB, CC

    Hardy, Patrick William 5 LDREXC, CL, ACB, AS, CC

    Loyd, Michon 5 DTM, ALS, ACG, CL, LDREXC

    O'Brien, Brenda 5 CC, CL, CC, CL, ACB

    Salavante, Aurora R. 5 CL, CC, CC, ALB, CL

    Byrne, David E. 4 CL, CC, CL, CC

    Collis, Kay 4 ACG, CL, ALB, ACG

    Cormier, George Andrew 4 CL, LDREXC, ALS, DTM

    Goldstein, Steven 4 CL, CC, CL, ACB

    Komori, Vivian E. 4 ALS, DTM, LDREXC, CC

    Lager, Mark A. 4 ACG, DTM, ALS, LDREXCLewison, Karen D. 4 ALB, CL, LDREXC, CL

    Meffan, Elisia 4 LDREXC, ACG, CL, CC

    Miller, Shannon 4 LDREXC, ALS, DTM, CC

    Sanchez, Patricia Elizabeth 4 ACS, ALB, ACB, LDREXC

    Scoble, Cristina P. 4 ACG, LDREXC, ALS, DTM

    Vacca, Fern 4 CL, ACG, CC, LDREXC

    Welsh, Bradford A 4 CC, CL, ALB, ACB

    Aubin, Sandy 3 CC, ACS, ALS

    Chun, Elsje 3 ALB, LDREXC, ACB

    Dahlheimer, Philip J. 3 ACG, CC, CC

    Dunford, Gene R 3 ALB, ACB, CL

    Dunning, Phillip 3 ACB, ALB, CLHarper, Valerie Ann 3 CC, CL, ACS

    Helt, Curtis R 3 CL, ACB, CC

    Herman, Glen A. 3 DTM, ALS, LDREXC

    Hill, Ann 3 CC, CC, CC

    Landau, Jeff 3 ALS, DTM, CC

    Lee, Ying-Ming 3 ACB, CL, CC

    Lepper, Carl Andrew 3 LDREXC, ALS, DTM

    Linnert-Dunford, Lorraine 3 ALB, CC, CL

    Mazza, Lisa K. 3 ALS, DTM, LDREXC

    McBay, Kenneth 3 ACB, CL, ALB

    Perone, Anthony A 3 ACB, CL, ALB

    Porter, Katy D. 3 CL, ACS, CC

    Priddy, Margaret Louise 3 CL, ACB, CC

    Riddle, Eric M 3 CL, CC, CL

    Scoble, Robert J. 3 ALB, CL, ACB

    Seymour, Gregory F. 3 LDREXC, ALS, DTM

    Shank, Rebecca Green 3 ACB, CL, ALB

    Soucy, Brian R. 3 ALB, ACB, ACS

    Turner, Flora R. 3 LDREXC, ACG, CC

    Watts, Gary L. 3 LDREXC, ALS, DTM

    Weinapple, Michael P. 3 ACS, ALS, LDREXC

    Zakowska, Anna Justyna 3 ACG, ACB, ACS

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    MORE DISTRICT 33 KUDOS

    Fifty-four members sponsored THREE or more new members this year. They deserve special recognition for

    their efforts:

    Member name # mem sponsoredCristina P. Scoble, DTM 13

    George Andrew Cormier, ACG, ALB 11

    Gloria I. Davidson, DTM 10

    Carol L. Sauceda, DTM 9

    Grace Rachow, ATMS, CL 9

    Jesse Oakley III, DTM 9

    Aurora R. Salavante, ACG, ALB 7

    Gregg Wilkerson, ACG, ALB 7

    Michael Ford, CC, CL 7

    Patricia Jepsen, DTM 7

    Carl J. Dieter, ACS, ALB 6

    Frank Nolimal, ATM 6

    Janice L. Weisenberger, ATM 6

    Kay Collis, DTM 6

    Steven Goldstein, DTM 6Al Brown, DTM 5

    Cynthia A. Dondero, CC, CL 5

    Donald N. Williams, DTM 5

    Michon Loyd, DTM 5

    Viji Sundar, ACS, CL 5

    Vivian E. Komori, DTM 5

    Ann Marie Barton 4

    Brenda O'Brien, DTM 4

    Corky Cornell, CC, CL 4

    Donna M. Castricone, CC, ALB 4

    Hergit Coco Llenas, CC 4

    JanMarie Crabbe, CC, ALB 4

    Janice Louise Wallace, ACG, ALB 4

    Susil Sivaraman 4Ying-Ming Lee, DTM 4

    Ann Hill, DTM 3

    Cheri A. Hickman, ACG, CL 3

    D. George Lund, DTM 3

    Edith L Byrd 3

    Elisia Meffan, ACG, ALB 3

    Francisco Arias, CC 3

    Gene R Dunford, ACB, ALB 3

    Gordon Pickett, DTM 3

    John Stuart Rogers, DTM 3

    Joy I. Gaylord, ATMS, CL 3

    Linda J. Sims, DTM 3

    Mark Lawrence Hunter, ACS, ALB 3

    Midori Tani, ACB 3

    Nora A. Lonnquist, ACG, CL 3

    Patrick William Hardy, ACG, ALB, AS 3

    Phyllis Ann Tribby, DTM 3

    Robert J. Scoble, ACB, ALB 3

    Robert W. Francome 3

    Rodney W. Baldwin, CC, CL 3

    Sandy Aubin, ACS, ALS 3

    Sherrie V. Parker, DTM 3

    Twila R. Stout, DTM 3

    William Everett Starr, ACB, CL 3

    Yuka Seltzer, ACS, ALB 3

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    DISTRICT 33 GUEST COMMENTARY

    GOAL SETTING AFTER 50

    By George Cormier, DTM

    It is said the older we get the wiser we become. Some say its because of the amount of long term memory we have

    stored. Whether this statement is true or not, we surely have developed our modus operandi toward life. For many our

    journey through life has included many twist and turns. When we are younger, time seems to drag by and we were always

    in a hurry to conquer all of lifes challenges. As we have reached our prime, time now flies by and we approach these

    same challenges at a much slower pace, sometimes not at all. Could it be because of the lessons we learned? Who

    knows?

    Today I will share some advice with you on how to keep it real. Goal setting is still important! Especially, now as we

    face lifes little surprises. When you look in the mirror are you happy with the image you see? Have you evolved into the

    person you visualized when you were a child? If not, there is still time. The secret to this transition is up to YOU! It

    starts with a vision and setting both long and short term Goals. (Keep in mind you had to crawl before you walked).

    Another important step in this process is to set milestones, check points along the way to keep you on track. Celebrations

    are equally as important, I guess that why birthdays are a major part of life.

    Remember change is good,but it aint easy! To better oneself often requires us to reprogram our though processes.

    Thinking positive, even changing our vocabulary. Terms like Tenacity should replace words like Compliancy. Are you

    getting the idea?

    In the last three years I have set several goals. One was to improve my health. Another was to improve my confidence.

    Today I am happy to report my health has improved. I have lost 65 pound and maintained the loss for over 2 years. This

    has helped me to keep my diabetes under control. In the area of confidence I recently attained my Distinguish Toastmaster

    status (DTM). I have been looking forward to this accomplishment since 1985. I am celebrating my recent success not by

    gloating but providing you with a formula that I believe can help you as well.

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    IMAGES OF 2012-2013 DISTRICT 33 TOASTMASTERSUnity in the Community

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    MORE IMAGES OF 2012-2013 DISTRICT 33 TOASTMASTERSUnity in the Community

    It has been an amazing journey.

    Thank you for allowing me to serve an awesome community as your District

    Governor for the 2012-2013 Toastmaster year.

    Thank you for bringing Unity in the Community to life.

    Thank you for your time and attention.

    The Door i s Always Open..