Presidential Closing Speech - We All Have Dreams

We all have dreams. But the problem of dream is….. it is just a dream.

We may have dream to be a millionaire, but we don’t even work for it or at least, at least step into the 4D shops to buy lottery. Or go buy Kotra Pharma shares.

We may have a dream to have a beautiful wife and blissful family, but we don’t even try to be a handsome husband and caring father like Chris. 

We may have a dream to help others to be their better self, but we don’t even strive to be a better version of ourselves.

We may have a dream to be great public speaker like our General Evaluator, Shane Chooi, but we don’t even step up to deliver a speech when given the opportunity.

We may dream to have leadership charisma like our IPP Claire and our Prof X, Tan Geok Ean, who can lead without saying a word, but we don’t even step up to learn when given opportunity.  

Don’t talk about our dream, when we are not prepared to take the bull by its horn.

Leadership is a skill like any other. Some people seems to be born with it, but the reality is the experience they had when they are younger, they were lucky they got good mentors and experiences that helped them to learn leadership at younger age. But leaders are made, it is a skill like any other, it is learnable practicable skill like any other. It is like going to gym , you commit yourself to that practice and you build the lean and sexy muscles like…. Keny. And the best part – unlike muscles will fade away, this leadership skills stays for life.

Simon Sinek, the author of “Leaders Eat Last”, once said this “The only trait to be a leader is courage.” Be strong and courageous. Take up the opportunity, to your vision of Promised Land. But, the choice is entirely yours.

Time has come for new Exco team to take over. If you have a dream to be better speaker, better leader, upgrade to a better version of yourself, now is the time for you to step up. Hustle while young. The hustle brings the change. The hustle experience burgeons valuable knowledge. The persistent hustle begets success.

I look forward to work with the new Exco team.

By the authority of Toastmasters International vested in me, mandate entrusted as Club President, I hereby exercise my power granted under Toastmasters Club Constitution, Article VI: Officers – Section 5 Nominations, calling for Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the term 2021/2022 on 1 June 2021, 7.20pm through Zoom.

By the authority of Toastmasters International vested in me, mandate given as outgoing club President for the term 2020/2021, knowing deeply part of the journey is the end, I hereby declare our meeting officially adjourned.

 

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