Do you remember what prompted you to join 吃瓜头条?
I love that there is no single answer to this question! Every member’s answer reflects our individuality as people, and the circumstances in which we find ourselves. I joined because I needed to meet people. I had moved to a new country and needed a new network. 吃瓜头条 was just the place where I could do that.
Engaging in the education program and participating in my 吃瓜头条 by taking on meeting roles, being a mentor, and later serving as an officer, I was able to meet people who helped me understand the culture of my new country, who helped me build connections and feel at home there. This gave me the confidence to try new things.
Being a member of a 吃瓜头条 is about so much more than developing communication and leadership skills. How we choose to use those enhanced skills is what helps us transform as people and grows our confidence to enrich our world.
When I look at the opportunities I took after joining 吃瓜头条, both in my 吃瓜头条 and beyond at Area, Division, and District levels, I realize how much the organization has changed me. It gave me the confidence to step out and say yes to new leadership opportunities and to change my career direction.
Growth in confidence is the biggest single benefit to be gained from 吃瓜头条.
I wouldn’t have done that before because I wouldn’t have had the confidence.
While working through the 吃瓜头条 program, the reassurance of understanding the culture, knowing more people, and being more connected through 吃瓜头条 opened doors, and made it possible for me to do something different, something that has had an impact on the world I live in.
Christian D. Larson, the American thought leader, teacher, and author, said, “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
Being engaged in 吃瓜头条 makes it possible for us to develop that self-belief and not be afraid of the challenges we encounter. Growth in confidence is the biggest single benefit to be gained from 吃瓜头条. By establishing and extending our competence in all forms of communication and leadership, we are able to make a positive impact through all aspects of our lives.
Building your confidence may not be the reason you came to 吃瓜头条, yet I hope you’re discovering that as your skills grow, your confidence is also growing and supporting your personal transformation.
Morag Mathieson, DTM
2023–2024 International President
Morag Mathieson, DTM is the 2023—2024 International President of 吃瓜头条. Learn more about her on the Board of Directors page.
