Start Somewhere

Why Now?

I finished being President of Soroptimist International in July 2017. I finished being an SI officer in July 2018. I finished being the Chair of the SI Leadership Development Committee 31 December 2018.. and the SI function I have now is co-host the SI Convention in Kuala Lumpur in July this year (2019). I asked myself what else do I wish to finish?

We have restructured the organisation – the board structure, the committees and now use the calendar year. In December 2019 I will finish being the Immediate Past President and Mariet Verhoef Cohen will then take on the title as I slide along the perch to being a Past President. Under the old structure I would have finished all of the above in July 2019 at convention. If I had any goals to complete by the time I finished being IPP then I have this year to do so, and with the change I have an additional six months to complete the task. It’s a bonus to have extra time. What other bonuses have I got from today?

I concluded that completion of the post of Immediate Past President would be a good time to complete a task that I have wanted to do when life got too busy. Now, after a time of reflection, may be more appropriate than during a period of frenetic activity and challenges. The time is right for me to reflect and share my insights and experiences – maybe they will give you cause to reflect too.

I have wanted to write for some time and bring that together with my wish to share my lessons on my journey to leadership. I thought of writing a book – but that elephantine task became too large. It became easier to back off.

This blog is my first figurative bite – and the next blog will be my second bite. Over the course of 2019 I anticipate making a meal of it!

I have had this blog site for two years and made three blogs, which i have removed, so this will be a fresh start.

I have the resources. Today I brought together the journals I have kept for the past ten years, all stored away, never read – all 48 of them. I was surprised at the number – I wonder what they hold?

I plan to move through the journals and as lessons in preparation for leadership pop up on reflection, I will create a blog on that lesson.

Lesson 1: Start Somewhere: The first step in the day is to move your feet out of bed and place them on the floor, thereby making a decision and a start to getting up and going. Our choice is to do this – and to do it at 6.00 am or 11.00 am. – whatever is right for you. We just need to take that first step: and act.

I invite you along on the journey of “A Worthy Woman: Educating a Soroptimist to Lead”. Knowing you are out there will help me to stay focused, and retain my motivation to complete my project.

Question: Are you procrastinating? Start somewhere.. start today.