How Much Is Too Much?

 



 

 

                                   First Snow!

 

 

 

Yes, this was the view from my living room Thursday morning; first snow and gloomy all day. Just 24 hours later it is all gone and the sun is shining once again.  My outlook seems to have matched the weather each day of this shortened week, which thankfully bodes well for the weekend!

 

I thought I would start by offering just a few updates from last week's blog, which, if you did not read it, I am sorry, but I have inadvertently deleted it and now you can't!  LOL!  I am still learning all about blogging, so bear with me!

 

First of all, I am happy to report that we had 7 of the board members jump on the first "Coffee Chat Call" last Saturday morning. It was fun and really gave us a chance to get to know each other a little better.

 

Second update is that I am thoroughly enjoying reading Ashely Judd's "All That Is Bitter and Sweet".  She is an amazing Christian woman who has very quietly and humbly turned the power of her fame into bringing light to some incredibly dark, disturbing issues for women around the globe.  I am about half way done the book and when finished I will make my final recommendation to the Board, LCAM Committee and office as to whether or not we should pursue her as a guest speaker for Friday's lunch.  She first came to my attention as a possible fit after I watched an interview with her.  Best of all is that she is passionate about literacy and the options it brings to women everywhere.

 

I had a member ask me this week, "How much time is this new role as President taking each week?"  So, I thought that today I would share some actual stats with all of you from Sunday until today:

• 287 EWI emails hit my inbox
• 2 hours and 10 minutes spent with a Judge, our counsel and accountant
• 4 conference calls
• 13 phone calls
• about 2 hours of paperwork, writing, reviews, etc.
• 1 hour on a great webinar with 56 other of you, and....the day is not yet done! 

Now, I am not sharing these stats to frighten off anyone.  That would be counter-intuitive to my purpose for this blog in trying to inspire others to serve at this level.  Rather, I offer you these realities with the disclaimer that I would not change any of this time spent!

 

I have learned so many things this week that I would not have ever been exposed to otherwise.  So, this is my current learning platform within EWI.  Where is yours?  Are you learning something new in the way of knowledge or skill sets through your current level of engagement?  If not, you should be!  I know for a fact that Chapters and the Corporate Committees are still looking for people to step into roles that are still vacant.  Just reach out and let leadership know what your interests are and what skill sets you need to develop for your firm.  We are here to help you develop!

I offer you this quote to consider;

"The value of anything can be determined by how much of your time and life you are willing to trade for it" - Brian Tracy


Last month I booked my neighbor some flights.  I have lived next to this gal for about five years now and we are friendly but not overtly.  You know, the chats in the back yard during the summer, running in to her at the mailbox, grocery store, etc.  I had forgotten where she worked and was intrigued when her email came in.  I checked out her company and realized that we do not have a member firm in this classification in our Chapter, so I diarized to call her this week and invite her to our meeting next Wednesday.  She was thrilled to be invited, accepted the invite and said to me, "I was hoping you would ask me one day"!  She had noticed the logo for EWI on my email and seen the EWI license plate I have on my car and had looked us up.  Have you asked your casual acquaintances and neighbors to a Chapter meeting yet?  They could just be waiting for you to ask!

Everyone that was at LCAM received a window decal.  I sure hope you have placed it somewhere prominent.  Better yet, order an EWI license plate for yourself or for every member of the Chapter.  Great, really inexpensive marketing.  Jordan in our office also created a specifc email signature logo for each Chapter!  They were just announced in the Leadership Connect on Wednesday with a link to the website.  Please use them if you can.  It could lead to some great discussions about EWI with potential new members.

Just checked my inbox and it is a GREAT day for EWI!  Those two hours and ten minutes on Wednesday were worth every second!

Enjoy the weekend!
- K