Let’s take a look at the Toastmasters Path final project: Reflect on Your Path.

Reflect on Your Toastmasters Path

Have you ever cleaned out a garage or storage shed and had the great sense of completion that one gigantic task is done?

It’s so satisfying when you close the door and you know that it’s done… for now but right now… Ahhhhh.

This summer, my husband and I have been cleaning out not our own garage, but my parents’ garage. My parents have lived in this home since… since… Ok, 50 years. Over the years, they have accumulated objects that well, have some sentimental value, some tools that have lost their value, and a whole lot of dead leaves and spider webs in the corners.

Bit by bit, we’ve tackled this task, and this week, we addressed the back wall – the place where half-full bottles of bug spray and undrinkable soda pop go to die. The wall of unloved tools and broken ladders and that shelf that we’re all afraid to look behind… Ok, maybe I’m getting a bit over-descriptive here. But you know what I’m talking about. That final hurdle of the big task that justifies sitting down with your feet up and something comforting to drink in your hands.

We brought home a trunk full of recyclables, a backseat full of donations, and a significant number of things that just don’t have any value to anyone anymore. What was left behind? My childhood sled and a spool of string.

What’s this got to do with Toastmasters?

When you’re done… are you done? What do you do with what you’ve got when you’re done with a Toastmasters Path?

Today on the podcast, we’ll talk about the last project and why it should be last.

Do you need to be able to speak to a crowd? Persuade them? Motivate them? Then you need Toastmasters. In an hour a week, we can teach you public speaking and leadership skills and you’ll have fun while you do it. This is Toastmasters 101 and I’m your host, Kim Krajci

The Ups and Downs of the Toastmasters Path

Want to feel nostalgic? Pick up your childhood sled and remember how big it was when you and your brother could both sit on it as you head down the hill.

Yes, a Flexible Flyer, to those of you old enough to remember – is still in my father’s garage. It’s not entirely abandoned – I know my kids used it on the same hills I rode down. But these days, we don’t have any kids in the family who are going to use it… and maybe I should…

When we finish up the big project of Level 5 in any path, we may get that sentimental feeling, looking back at the fun and the work – the sled ride down the hill and the trudge back up to do it all again. Or maybe all you can think about is the time you fell off and ended up at the bottom of the hill before the sled got there.

We reflect on our paths – ups, downs, slides down and the trips up the hills. This project stops us for a final project to evaluate o...