By Ernestina Pinones DTM I volunteered to help at the TLI held at Stacey’s Furniture and Texas Wesleyan University. It was a “Golden” opportunity to meet new people and reconnect with old friends. As I saw attendees enjoying the breakfast treats, the lunches, and the beverages, I was proud to have helped a little in…
by Robi Ley, District Director D25 wants to recognize those individuals who go above and beyond for our members. Our July Outstanding Member is Tammy Kasterke. Tammy joined Toastmasters in March 2009 in our neighboring district and moved to D25 in July 2017. She has been serving our membership ever since. She served as a…
by Chuck Mencke, DTM “A mentor said, ‘Let’s go do it,’ not ‘You go do it.’ How powerful when someone says ‘Let’s!’” – Jim Rohn, Entrepreneur, and Motivational Speaker I feel there has not been enough emphasis placed on mentoring within the Toastmaster’s educational and leadership programs. With Pathways, I am pleased to see mentoring…
by Susan Carson How many of you think Toastmasters is only about communicating and leading others? That is not the big truth. It is a well-kept secret! TM is really about your relationship with yourself– communicating with, understanding and leading yourself. It is only then that you can excel at communicating and leading others. And…
by Kim Story, DTM If you have ever received an email from me, then you have seen this quote before. When I think about my Service Journey in Toastmasters, it always comes back to this quote by Mahatma Gandhi. But why is this quote so important to me? In his book, “How To Win Friends…
by Les Condit, DTM Toastmasters has helped me to be a better speaker and to learn new leadership skills that are necessary to be successful in working with a volunteer type organization. I admit that when I became an Area Director it was because it was something that I needed in order to meet the…
