I have to say I am excited about being part of Rotary. My Club is full of great people, and every one of those people is capable of greatness!
"Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great." —Fernando Flores.
As the President, it is my job to create avenues for "my people" to find a path to be the great people I want them to be. After all, the only way to be a great Rotary Club is to be a Club full of great members, who are not afraid of doing great work.
After waiting for almost a year, it is pleasing to see great members voluntarily stepping forward to fill positions that need filling. It is also exciting to see great members putting new ideas into the mix and being creative to make mundane things fun again.
I have been criticised for not allocating jobs to members this year. I rather like the idea of members being so motivated within the Club that they will be drawn towards the jobs that satisfy their desire to serve. I want people to be actively interested in positions, instead of being pushed into jobs they do not want to do.
“We’ll never know our full potential unless we push ourselves to find it.” —Travis Rice
“There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.” —Henry Ford
A heads up here. My first allocated job was bulletin editor. That is a terrific job if you can get it. My second job was on PDG Tim's conference committee. That was a terrific job too! My third job was Foundation Chair when Halmahera Hospital in Indonesia was getting built. That was a scary job, but well worth the effort, although I did have a lot of help. Whatever you do, find a job that will challenge you and become a role model for others.