I took charge of Energy TMC as President in January 2009, and set several goals to achieve during my tenure, with the cooperation of our energetic ExCom and members, for further progress. At the same time I want to avoid Goals Overload. Recently, several new members have joined us and they have great potential to grow and improve their communication and leadership skills. I see that our members are enthusiastically taking assignments in the Area and Division Contests and supporting other clubs as well in their contests and meetings. Volunteering to do activities that are challenging and making us anxious gives us experience that will eventually alleviate our fear of failure. At TM we Learn skills relating to communication, leadership, decision making, time management and negotiation, and how to control anger, foster improvements, stay positive and much more. I like to share my vision with you, we will learn from last year’s successes and mistakes, turn mistakes into opportunities, make steady improvements, diagnose and implement treatment, turning new TMs into Good Public Speakers and experienced TMs to great speakers, using teamwork methodology.
I like to emphasize on an area where sometimes we do not pay much attention, that is, listening skills, which are especially critical in doing a job accurately and fostering good relationships not to mention understanding others’ needs. One can easily achieve it by actively practicing it during the meetings, which enables us also offering well-deserved praise which is an effective and inexpensive way to build a loyal and productive team. Once we start enjoying the meetings the growth will multiply in a short span of time. We are committed to the club’s friendly atmosphere where one can become better speaker through fellow members’ constructive feedback
Our club proactively and dedicatedly supports all the coming contests with a professional approach.
With a dedicated ExCom team, enthusiastic club members, and frequently visiting guests, I am positive that the Toastmasters Year 2009 will not only add many ribbons to our club, but also will be a very rewarding and fun experience for each one of us.
“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.”Brian Tracy
To all of us, Cheers!
TM Tariq Rashid
President Energy TMC
