Posted on June 4th, 2009 by Cynthia D'Amour
Huh?
Just got an email from a woman I didn’t know.
She offered to let me use her article on potty training accidents.
For my Active Member Minute e-zine.
What’s that got to do with Chapter Leaders and their success?
Here’s the main advice for accidents…
Be comforting.
Don’t despair.
Be ready to clean up.
Why did she send this to me?
It’s a [...]
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Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Cynthia D'Amour
I totally rejected him.
Last night James was at a meeting.
I got in my extreme comfy clothes.
(Not for public viewing)
And settled in to read a great book.
I saw the salesman approach.
He tried to ring the doorbell.
(It doesn’t work - on purpose.)
He wouldn’t give up.
He looked in the window of our front room.
Saw me immersed in [...]
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Posted on April 29th, 2009 by Cynthia D'Amour
Killed the deal.
Received an email request last week.
I was recommended to her.
She wanted some advice about an event I attended last year.
A few tips for a first-timer.
I got a unexpected break in my schedule.
Used the time to write up a few ideas for her.
Also asked her for ideas about cool things to do in her hometown.
(I’ll be there [...]
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Posted on October 16th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
My energy was zinging.
Luckily I caught myself in time - and got into bored traveler mode before it was too late.
What was going on?
Just before I left for the airport I read Kevin Holland’s review of my blog.
He said I was hypnotizing.
And hokey - with kooky photos!
It was a hilarious review - and so on the [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Cynthia D'Amour
And I was willing to give her lots!
Today I went in pursuit of a pair of walking shoes designed to help prevent plantar fasciitis - a lovely form of heel pain.
My friends told me to go to Mast Shoes.
They specialize in comfortable shoes.
Their staff is highly trained.
They have been around since the 1940s.
I’ve lived in [...]
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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 December 5th, 2007 by Cynthia D'Amour
It’s scary how natural it looks!
My friend Shawne set me an email saying she just couldn’t resist doing the Elf dance.
Shawne is a fun-loving person.
I couldn’t wait to see what she was talking about.
I clicked the link and found Shawne and her hubby dancing up a storm.
Needing a timeout from learning all my new computer software, I [...]
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