Toastmasters Division H {Taiwan}

There is a series of philosophy books for kids. 

Let's take a look at "Courage and Fear" this time.

All of us have fears. We might have fear of darkness, loneliness, ghost, war,

nuclear thing, losing job, illness, age, 2012, being ugly, losing beauty,  change,

unknown, got hurt, pain, despite, death ... etc.

Do you notice that? The list is all abstract.

If you are afraid of snake or spider, it's cause it causes the fear of death and got hurt and pain and disease.

If you trace what you fear, you will find they all point to certain element.

One of the greatest fear is standing on the podium. However, we Toastmasters

are conquering it. How cheerful it is!

You can share:

- Define "Fear". In your daily life, what are the worst fears in your mind?

or,

- Define "Courage". How do you encourage yourself or other people?

My theme of the meeting: How do you apply TM skills to your life, work, etc.?

 

We spend much time in Sunrise on learning public speaking and leadership skills. 

I believe you must have learned many from weekly meeting.

Here comes the question, 

do you really appy those skills you learned to your life, work, or other fields?  

Do they work?

Please share your successful experience with us.

 

The reason I would ask this question is, 

we don't want to enjoy the time in the meeting for ourselves only, 

but also want tell other people how we enjoy it.

The best way to prove it is to show your excellent performance in work, life , etc..

That's also the reason Sunrise could have been lasting for more then 10 years.

So, let us know how you apply TM skills to make your work, life better.

Recently, there are a lot of materials that get more and more expensive.

Such as oil, water, electricity, gas..etc, 

it also affects the prices of goods and foods risen.

In economics, the increasing in the level of prices is called "inflation".

The level of prices is always changeable, only our salaries are stable.

So the theme of mine is "How do you overcome the inflation?"

I heard someone collects coupon and buys commodities in a special sale.

Do you have any good ideas to overcome the inflation?

Last week, we talked about our greatest weaknesses. 

This week, I would like to talk about our greatest comebacks.

What is a "comeback"? 

A comeback is a situation 

where you have a major failure or disappointment, 

you spend some time in pain, 

reflecting on what went wrong, 

you set yourself the goal of working hard, 

and the following month or the following year, 

you have a major, major success which surpasses the failure.

We all like to hear stories about how someone suffers a failure, 

works hard, and in the end succeeds twice as much. 

All of us have some powerful stories like this, 

and I would like to hear yours. 

I look forward to sharing mine.

The theme for the coming meeting is "What's Your Weakness? How to Improve It?"

These days, I'm looking for a new job. I was asking myself, my family and friends, "What's my weakness?"

Everyone is unique and not perfect. We must have some weaknesses.

When I knew my weakness from other people eyes, I felt a little bit down.

But I wanna say thank you to them, cause they let me know I can become a better one if I improve it

So, please share your weakness for us and how to improve it.

Tuesday is Valentine's Day. 

In the US, only couples really do anything on that day. 

But everyone can still appreciate the other relationships they have, 

such as friends and family: 

encouraging them if they're going through a hard time, 

sharing in their enthusiasm if they've had a recent success, 

and showing your appreciation for them even when times are normal.

The question I would like to ask is: 

What is the most important trait or quality that you look for in a romantic partner? 

There is no right or wrong answer. 

Whatever is most important to someone, 

they have a right to look for that in a partner. 

My answer today is different than it was three years ago, 

and I look forward to sharing it on Tuesday. 

Lot's of people spend their holidays at home watching movies. 

So the theme for this week is 

"Among all the movies you have seen or watched, 

which movie character to you want to be?" 

For example, I've always wanted to be one of the girls in "Charlie's Angels" 

who are smart, witty, beautiful and the most important of all, 

they are the best fighters.   

Maybe you want to be the super hero like Batman or Spider man? 

Or being a intelligent detective in an exciting crime movie? 

or maybe a wizard in the Lord of the Ring is more appealing to you?

       

Movie is a world of fantasy that anything could happen, 

so let your imagination soar and 

allow yourself having an adventure as your favorite movie character. 

"What's your new year vacation plan?"

There comes a Chinese New Year Vacation for 9 days(officially), we have plenty of time to spend.

Many things can be done during this longterm vacation. Take mine for example, I will stay at YiLan, keep company with my families and relatives.

I may also keep my starting up via blogging and programming 

That is all !!

How about yours, please share me with yours which might enrich ours as well.