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2007 Holiday Party Successful
But Challenging
TimesMarch 2008 Volume 1, Issue 1
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TheannualHolidayPartywasagainasuccessfulevent.Over200 people attended to enjoy visits with Santa and the ever-popularcarriagerides.Thisyear,wehadaspecialtreat-carolingfrom theAustin Girls Choir. The Holiday Party has been amuch-anticipated event each year in the neighborhood. Thisyear, however, was especially challenging because only twopeople stepped forward tovolunteer to serveon a committeeto put on the party. The efforts of those volunteers wereappreciated.Buttocontinuewhathasbecomeagreattradition,theHOAneedsmoreofourneighborstovolunteer.Becausetheparty is a “tradition,” much of the normal difficulty in planning theeventhasbeeneliminated;wehaveournormalvendors,weknowwhatweneed in termsof refreshments.The job,whilemanageablebyasmallgroupofvolunteers,isnotmanageablewhen essentially one or two people have to do all the work. Aswestartanewyear,wearehopingtoseesomerevitalizedinterest in volunteering for neighborhood activities. TheseincludeourEasterEggHunt,PoolCommittee,andtheHolidayParty.Ifyouhaveanyinterestinvolunteering,[email protected].
Please Help! TheBoardisactivelyseekingvolunteersfor the pool committee this summer.Responsibilities include recommendinghours,repairs,etc.,andplanningsummereventsatthepool.Thisdoesnothavetobeaterriblytime-consumingroleandit’sagreatwaytogetactiveinyourcommunity.Please contact Mary Mendoza at [email protected]; 512-301-0155
HappySt. Patrick's
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Association Contact InfoHOA DirectorsMaryMendoza.........................................................ph.301-0155............................................... mary.mendoza@haynesboone.comPhilipMahon............................................................ph.301-1670..................................................................mooney3106@aol.comPatPoole..................................................................ph. 301-4208................................................................. [email protected]
Maintenance CommitteeMarkBrooks............................................................ph. 394-0335..................................................................... [email protected]
Newsletter CommitteeMauraThomas.........................................................ph. 693-8530..................................................................maura@burgetave.com
HOA ManagerJenniferStephens.....................................................ph. 492-6011.............................................. [email protected]
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How To Incorporate Change in 3 Easy StepsBy Maura Thomas
Whetherit’s“goinggreen,”improvedproductivity,orincorporatinganewinitiative,likevolunteering,intoyourlife,ifyouconsiderthefollowingthreesteps,youcandothese,ormostanythingelse,mucheasier. Everyoneknowsit’sreallyhardtochangeourbehaviors.It’swhymostNewYear’sResolutionsdon’tlastbeyondJanuary.Whyit’ssohardtodothethingsweknowweshould,likeexercisingmoreorquittingabadhabit.Buttherearethreecomponentstochangingbehaviors,andconsideringthesemightmakeitmucheasierforyoutoincorporatethosenewthingsintoyourlife. The first component is awareness. Most of our habits are so ingrained inour lives andbehavior thatwedon’t even recognizethemanymore.Becomingawareofthebehaviorsthataren’tservingyou is the first step in changing them. For example, if you want to incorporatemoreenvironmentallyfriendlyhabitsintoyourlifestyle,it’simportanttounderstandwhatyou’redoingthatdoesn’tservethatdesire.Doyouleavethewaterrunningwhenyoubrushyourteeth?Doyouparticipateinyourcity’srecyclingprogram?Doyoubuyrecycledproducts?Trytothinkaboutareaswhereyoucouldimprove,perhapsevenmakealist.Thenthenexttimeanopportunitypresentsitself,you’llbemorelikelytorememberthatyouwanttochangethebehaviorinsteadofjustbeingon“autopilot”asyoumovethroughyourday.
Educatingyourselfisthesecondstepinchangingyourbehavior.It’shardtochangeyourbehaviorswhenyoudon’tknowhow.Let’ssayyourealizethatyouspendtoomuchtimeinyouremail,andyouknow it’shavingadetrimentalaffectonhowmuchyougetdoneeveryday.Butwhatchoicedoyouhave?Itseemslikeyougetanendlessamountofemailandifyouaren’tcheckingitallthetime,itwilljustpileuponyou,right?Well,regardlessofwhatyouarecontemplating, thereare typicallymanypeoplewhohavedone itsuccessfullybeforeyou.That’soneofthepositivethingsabouttheinternet: theabundanceof informationavailable foryou to learnfrom. Find a book, or an article, or a blog, or an entire website, about someonewhohaslearnedhowtosuccessfullystayontopofemail,whilecontinuingtogetthingsdoneandbeproductive.Maybeyouneedmorehelpthanjustreading,butthoseresourcesareavailableto choose and learn from as well. So first know WHAT you want to do, then find out HOW to do it. The last component, and the most difficult one to get over, is the psychology.Weallhaveinternalbarriers,andoftenwecan’tevenidentifythem.Andwearesogoodatrationalizingthingstodeath!Whenitcomestovolunteering,forexample,it’sreallyhardtogetstarted,soit’seasytoconvinceourselvesthattheydon’treallyneed
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ourhelp, andwe’re toobusy thismonth, but nextmonthwill bebetter,orwewon’tmakemuchofadifferenceanyway.Oftenwejustavoidthinkingaboutit,untilmonthshavepassedandwethinkagain,“man,Ireallyshouldvolunteersomewhere…”Togetyououtof this trap, the first two steps are crucial. If you are fully aware of thebehaviorsyouwanttochange,andyouknowexactlywhattodototakethenextstep,thenit’smucheasiertotakeaction.Rememberthisimportantprinciple:
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Comeupwithjustonestep,whichisclearandactionable,andputthis on your to-do list. Make sure it’s as clear as possible. For example, instead of putting “research non-profits” on your to-do list, put “visit www.austinchildrenshelter.organdsignupfortheirnewsletter.”Doyou see how the latter is much more specific and actionable than the former?Thisgreatlyincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou’llactuallydoitandmakeprogresstowardyourgoal. Regardlessoftheareaofyourlifethatyouaretryingtochangeorimprove,rememberingthethreekeystepsofawareness,education,and psychology will help you to move forward and achieveyourgoals.
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