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President's Corner
A New Year is upon us...
and many of us
will make resolutions for the New Year, and some won’t. If you have
friends that say they do not make resolutions, because they always
fail anyway, they are perfect potential members of our Toastmasters
club.
Studies show that most people abandon their resolutions within days
of making them, according to Dr. Stephen Kraus, a Harvard-trained
social psychologist that has done extensive research on resolutions.
Of the 85 percent who abandon their resolutions, says Kraus, 20
percent break them within a week.
If 85 percent of people abandon their New Year's resolutions, that
means 15 percent complete them. And when those people succeed, they
feel good about themselves. And they put themselves in a position to
set and achieve higher-level goals.
When people say they don’t believe in making New Year's resolution,
what they really means is that they don't believe in setting goals.
They may dream about having a better life. And they may talk about
it. But nothing happens. So they chalk it up to fate. Some people
are lucky, and some people are not. If people believe success is a
matter of luck that means their destiny is out of their control, and
they are waiting for something to happen that will change their life
for them.
That is where Afterburner Toastmasters can help. Goal setting is
fundamental in Toastmasters. It is a fun and easy way to learn how
to set achievable goals. Not only that, but they get a tremendous
support system to cheer them on each step of the way.
And what do people risk by setting new goals for themselves? Some
time. Some effort. But what are the possible rewards? They might
accomplish something meaningful. They might improve themselves in
some significant way.
It makes me feel good to believe that I can control my future - to
believe that by increasing my knowledge, developing my skills,
sharpening my thinking, and ruling my emotions, I can accomplish a
great deal. And the only way I know of to do that is to set goals
and pursue them, one small step at a time.
Studies show that people who set goals achieve more in life than
those who don't. Those same studies confirm that when people write
down their goals and refer to them regularly they achieve even more.
More often than not, success in life comes in small degrees - one
small accomplishment added to another, gradually, over time.
You can be someone’s luck this year. Share Toastmasters with
everyone you know
You could be instrumental in changing someone’s life.
Dodi Foster DTM
President Afterburners Toastmasters club |
