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You are the product of your OWN decision!
Being a DTM has never been on my bucket list since I joined TMC in 2015.
As a dual member, I finished 10 speeches in Mandarin and 10 speeches in
English. After that, I stop giving speeches. I do not know how to go
further. I have lost my motivation.
With the traditional education program migrated to “Pathways”, I
realized if I can’t be granted DTM award by mid 2020, all of my previous
credit records will be removed. Thus in July 2019, I have decided to
kick off my mission impossible plan - to grant my DTM in one year!
The biggest challenge is to complete more than 30 speeches in one year.
On Average, I need to finish 3 speeches every month. So for the most of
my weekends, I stayed at home to look for materials, to write script and
memorize it. All of the speech schedules had been pre-arranged. Speech
delivery was from Taiwan to Japan. Also, I must be a coach and a mentor
for a club outside of Taipei. Nearly every night I joined meeting and
went home late. I could still recall so many nights where the moon was
shining in the sky. It was such a busy year yet my mind has never been
so fruitful! I can feel the passion inside of me!
Because of the impact by COVID-19, the deadline for ALS & DTM submission
was extended for one year. Finally, thanks for Division Director’s
supports, I was successfully granted the last piece of DTM jigsaw puzzle
in Jun.
DTM is not only an award, it presents how far for the growth that you
have made for yourselves. Of course DTM is not an end either, it is just
the first step in the long learning journey in TMC. Dear Toastmasters,
are you still roaming around in your club? To set a goal for yourselves,
and you will make it too!
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