Thanks to Christina Yap for allowing us to re-post her report from her double awards at the E4 Area Contest.
I am deeply honoured and thrilled to have received two No. 1 awards at Toastmasters. In this post, I share the recipe for success.ย
For those of you out there who are up for your next challenge, may it inspire you to embrace challenges with aย #growthmindset. Everyone else has a role to play too! Read on..
๐ย ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ ๐
“๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ.”
Nine months into my Toastmasters journey, I was selected to represent my local Toastmasters club at the annual area speech contest. Last Friday, as I stood next to seasoned competitors, I could have succumbed to nerves.
However, I chose to embrace the opportunity. My passion for continuous learning, #personaldevelopment and the thrill of embracing new challenges kept me focused on the mission. As we navigate the AI revolution, I believe that cultivating a growth mindset and readiness to approach challenges with collectedness becomes more essential than ever before. This contest was a great opportunity for me to walk the talk.. ๐
All I had to do was be myself, try my best, apply all my transferable skills, knowledge, experience. And see what happens with a healthy dose of spontaneous #creativityโฆ
The result?
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: I received “๐ญ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐” awards in the
๐ฅ โ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโ and
๐ฅ โ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ค๐ดโ
categories. I am truly humbled by the next opportunity to compete at the Divisional levelโฆ
๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ?
๐๏ธ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐: The spellbinding techniques and motivational speeches delivered by my esteemed competitors truly inspired me. I learned much from observing everyone in action and by what they shared.
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๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Everyone played a role in supporting the event in a hybrid context. A heartfelt thank you to our host, UBS, for providing the venue and every individual who collaborated to make it a success.
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๐: A big thank you to all the judges, my distinguished Zuriberg Toastmasters Club, committee and members for their much valued feedback, support and vote of confidence. Immense gratitude to my mentor, Roland Straub, for believing in me, Dr. Vanessa Stournari for her support, Alice Nuslova, PMPยฎ for her guidance and to Ben Nordemann for introducing me to this fun path!
๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ?
There’s a first time for everything! We just need passion, readiness to embrace new challenges and a supportive network!
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ: where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and hone their #leadership skills.
Where Leaders Are Madeโจ
