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Have You Ever Brought A Vision To Life?

 

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Having a plan or idea for the future is one thing, but when it benefits many and you have the chance to make it happen with the support of a team, this is an exciting and fulfilling accomplishment.

I had this very opportunity as I was working on my Visionary Communication path, I have been striving to learn how to make my visions come to life. I also have the privilege to be the current VP of Public Relations for the Raising Champions Advanced Toastmasters (RCAT) club. So, I saw a win-win opportunity land in my lap. I had been trying to come up with unique ways to promote our club, and I also noticed that the members of our club have become a little apathetic towards working on their Pathways journey and after all. we did join an advanced club to challenge ourselves and stretch our limits.

I had completed the project "Write a Compelling Blog" over the last few months and learned a lot about this format and about myself. I thought wouldn’t it be great to have a blog for RCAT so that our members could contribute to it and help promote the club, but at the same time complete a level 4 elective for their efforts? To start us off, I gave a workshop on how to get started on blogging. That workshop is available on our YouTube channel. This is how Chronicles of Champions began.

The intention is that different members will take on the challenge to write eight blogs within a month, which is the requirement for the "Write a Compelling Blog" project. It is to help provide content for our blog on topics of their choice that will help motivate our members, and hopefully draw attention to others about our incredible club.

I had a great guidance committee and with the help of the incoming VP of PR we will be kicking off this blog in June of this year. We will continue this endeavor until all our members have been given a chance to give blogging a try, and of course, we are open to having guest bloggers share their content as well.

What’s in it for you as an RCAT member?

* You will have the opportunity to learn how to blog. Please check out our YouTube channel for the workshop if you missed it.

* You will discover how the writing of blogs can assist your writing skills to craft speeches

* You will complete a level 4 elective on any path

* You will inspire your fellow members and showcase your expertise at the same time

What’s in it for non-members?

* You can find great information shared by the experts

* You can learn more about the benefits of Toastmasters, and joining an advanced club

* You can connect with new people, and join us anytime

As the final pieces of my High Performance Leadership (HPL) fall into place and my vision comes to life, I am so very proud of all those who have stepped up to participate and help me make Chronicles of Champions a reality.

Stay tuned for what happens next.

Melanie Taddeo

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