WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

TOMMY "WILD FIRE" RICH

Later philosophers and theologians started to teach the brotherhood of man to respect one another using variations on the golden rule By the year 200 AD there were libraries on this subject Large amounts of this material became the New Testament It also found a place in the text of many non-Christian theologies

In Toastmasters we are taught to evaluate with a sensitivity for humanity. In our daily club activities we go out of ourway to teach through encouragement. Ourcommon experience in Toastmasters has taught us this method works and that other alternatives follow at a distant second Some of us may have felt the sting of personal pain when we lose a valued club member because of a poorly placed word of indiscretion

Those of us who have ventured above the club level are reminded of these valued lessons almost on a daily basis We learn quickly When we continue to work the Toastmasters program with diligence, ethics, encouragement, and understanding, our leadership abilities continue to grow We also learn that when we concern ourselves with fractionalized personality conflicts, our leadership abilities wane

Often we notice that when we perform poorly, others perform poorly When we demonstrate poor conduct, others who watch us also become slipshod This is one of the great lessons we learn at Toastmasters It is a lesson we carry forward into our personal and business world

One famous quotation on this subject is "for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" This ageless advice has been a guiding beacon for thousands of years Occasionally someone will reinvent one of the old bromides and make it live in modern times

Such a situation happened a few years ago The unlikely philosopher was a professional television wrestler

Most of us like to think we are more sophisticated than that. Many Toastmasters have learned that the most successful communicators tend to work hard at the skill of encouragement They also have a strong understanding of love for the brotherhood of man This is the type of leader who dominates the promotion list both in Toastmasters and in the real ^ world work place They are the same people who tend to become Area Governors, Division-Governors, ALG, ELG, District Governors, International Directors, International Vice Presidents, and International President of Toastmasters

COMMENTARY BY:

WILLIAM F. WIESE, ATM, EDITOR

District 47 Toast

Volumn 32 , Number 1

July 1990

Sarah Meeks , ATM District 47 Governor

Ed Waters, ATM Lt. Governor, Education

Steve Bard, DTM Lt.Governor, Administration

Carol Dayton, DTM District Secretary

A. Ed Smullen, ATM District Treasurer

Gail C. Lee, DTM, PDG District Parliamentarian

Lorraine Bennett,CTM DistrictSergeantAt Arms

William F. Wiese, ATM The Sunshiner, Editor

William F. Wiese, ATM

DistrictPublic Relations Officer

Stanley W. Wiese, DTM District Photographer

Diane E.Wiese, CTM Circulation Manager

Penny Champion, CTM District Historian / Staff Writer

D.C. Stultz, DTM Staff Writer

Jim Phillips, ATM Staff Writer

Douglas O Clark Staff Writer

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