A topic that is starting to emerge in the public and sporting world, week on week is the value placed on people being their authentic selves.What that means is that any of us can drop all those defensive shields we accumulate over our lives and be the person we are truly meant to be, as long as there is a safe and welcoming environment and the folk around us are in tune with managing individual biases.
Getting involved in tasks in a safe and engaging way to the fullness of ability, and having some real fun is key to the prosperity of this club as well as any other organisation. We all do better when we give ourselves permission to give of ourselves in a realistic way, not the way we think we are expected to.
I’m learning heaps about the club and the members as I dig in, and many things have reminded me about behavioural personalities and the need for me to adapt my approach based on the way people want to interact. I’m never going to try to look for people to change, but you may observe me interact differently with folk based on their inherent personality traits.
Against this background, there are still a few roles that are yet to be filled and in my desire to ensure everyone is engaged the way they want to be, I’ll continue reaching out.
The other thing I want to let everyone know is that the Rotary Club of Greater Dandenong Endeavour Hills and Casey - Cardinia Rotaract Club are sponsoring a Mental Health Forum titled “Healthy Minds” to be held on Tuesday August 15 at 6.30 pm for a 7 pm start. The venue is Lyndale Secondary College Auditorium. There will be some extraordinary Speakers on the night and I encourage you to register. This is also a unique opportunity for anyone to invite family / friends / colleagues if you think it helpful.
Please use the attached link to get more information and to register CLICK HERE
Have a good weekend and I look forward to catching up next week at our meeting.
