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I Feel Good.

I Feel Real Good.

I’m Wide Awake.

Ready To Shake.

Shake and Bake.

Ready to Learn.

Ready Burn.

Because I Feel Good.

Real Good.

Fantastic.

I Feel Great.

Now turn to the person on your left and your right and say, you got the right stuff, Uhuh.

Now Make Some Noise.

The Feel Good Cheer

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• Leadership is more than a title, position and the trappings of office.

•  Leadership carries great responsibility and accountability.

•  Leadership is the “Key” to growth and service.

Sword of Damocles

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• In 1990-1991 Optimist International Reached a membership of 174,011.

•  Since 1990-1991 Optimist International has lost 79,507 members

•  Assuming each Optimist member serves 35 children as of today we have lost the ability to serve

2,782,745 children

The Facts

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• District 09 - Southern Wisconsin Distinguished 3 Times• District 13 - Alberta, Montana, Distinguished 3 Times Saskatchewan & Northern Wyoming • District 14 - Pacific Southwest Distinguished 4 Times• District 31 - Arizona Distinguished 5 Times• District 35 - Dakotas - Manitoba - Distinguished 3 Times Minnesota• District 41 - California South Distinguished 3 Times• District 44 - North Carolina West Distinguished 3 Times• District 45 - Southwestern Ontario Distinguished 3 Times• District 78 - Caribbean Distinguished 3 Times

Only 9 Districts have consistently met their growth quota 3 or more times in the last 5 years! Only18% of our organization showing consistent growth.

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• Growth = Service

• Strength and commitment of leadership determines effectiveness of growth and service.

Leadership Triangle

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• Focused on Growth

• Inspires and Motivates Membership

• Leads by Example

Strong Leadership

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• Has No Clear and Defined Growth Goals and Strategies.

• Has No Program to Inspire and Motivate Membership.

• Does not Walk the Talk

Weak Leadership

Optimist Leadership and the “Big Lie”

What It Takes to Be A Leader.

Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward

goals identified as being for the common good.

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Bend Over Here It Comes Again!

B.O.H.I.C.A.

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• Capture the heart, you’ve captured the person.

• Getting people to fall in love with what we do.

Heartpower

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• A reminder of your team and the sacrifices they made.

• Extraordinary people helping an ordinary person go to the mountaintop.

The Magic of Being Distinguished

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• Must change our behavior

• Develop a new plan of action

Getting Off The Pot!

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