Posted on August 18th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
In San Diego at ASAE’s annual meeting?
Last night was the “open night” for the annual meeting.
Vendor parties galore took place.
Lots of fun was had.
For those who were new to ASAE or weren’t invited to any parties, there were a few personal enrichment programs offered.
An exercise program.
Eating healthy on the road.
Exploring Mexican history in San Diego.
The [...]
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Posted on August 15th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
I’m about to go on the road for a week!
Yesterday Raindrop stared at me while I worked.
Last night she was relentless.
Raindrop wanted to be close.
She wanted my attention.
All through the night.
Finally I got up at 4 AM.
It was obvious Raindrop was agitated.
And I wasn’t going to get to sleep.
So I trudged downstairs thinking…
I’m about to fly to [...]
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Posted on August 14th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
I got a sneak peak!
ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership surveyed 26,305 association members to identify how they volunteer, where they do it - and why they do it.
The Decision to Volunteer is the resulting book and goes on sale this Saturday.
I received an advance copy – and thought I’d share a sneak peak at some [...]
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Posted on August 12th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
What’s going on?
Do you ever feel like your volunteer effort is going in a black hole?
You get the request.
You do the work.
You send it in - and don’t hear a word.
Where did your hard work go?
If they didn’t get it, they would contact you, right?
If they did get it, wouldn’t they contact you too?
A black hole [...]
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Posted on August 11th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
In order to grow.
I finally realized there are not 43 hours in a day. (Who knew?)
This amazing insight came to me when I created a mindmap of what we are doing in our business.
Chapter Leaders Playground
Traveling the country to speak at leadership conferences
Writing here, other blogs, my Active Member Minute, articles and more.
We’re juggling a [...]
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Posted on August 8th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
Who knew we needed to change?
Our two-story, red brick house is about 100 years old.
The first floor is almost always comfortable.
The second floor is either 20 degrees hotter or colder.
Not very fun in winter or summer.
We thought it had always been that way.
It’s an old home.
Others said it was normal for a house like ours.
Guy, from Farmer’s Insulation, [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
Her name is Tutu.
Raindrop spent the last week at her grandparents with her new “sister” Tutu.
Tutu is a 10-pound rat terrier.
She’s a rescue dog.
She’s the pesky little sister Raindrop never wanted to have.
Raindrop loves her already.
My parents keep Raindrop for us a few weeks every year due to travel.
Mom and Dad had to put Snowy to sleep [...]
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Posted on August 4th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
Mark did.
Mark LeBlanc is finishing his year as president of the National Speakers Association.
He chose a theme for the year - NSA Rocks - and it’s been incorporated consistently into member experiences.
Promotions featured a flaming logo.
Rock stars provided performance tips.
The convention was repositioned as three day concert.
When Mark took the stage to welcome everyone [...]
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