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Notes from the President
Jack Jones and Bill Stokes have agreed to chair the Bloomin' Temple Tour.
It promises to be another great event for our club. There is talk about having a children's ride that will start from the center of town to Miller Park and back. There is a lot of creative ideas being addressed this year. This project promises to be very profitable fundraiser, which always means we can do more for the community. Please make an effort to help Jack and Bill.
Early Act First Knight
The Temple Rotary Club is sponsoring the Early Act First Knight Program at Lakewood Elementary School this year. It is an exciting program that teaches children what Rotary is and does. More importantly it is a character training program that includes the Four Way Test.
Below is the Schedule of events at Lakeway Elementary School:
Friday February 5, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
This is a meeting that Rotarians and a handful of children meet to discuss and direct their international and local community service projects.
Friday February 19, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
Friday February 19, 1:00pm - First Knighting Ceremony
Friday March 5, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
Friday March 19, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
Friday April 2, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
Friday April 16, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
Friday May 7, Lunch Time - Service Meeting
Thursday May 20, Second Knighting Ceremony
If you are interested in joining this committee please get with Barbara Bozon. To find out more about this program go to the Early Act First Knight website is www.eafk.org.
Last Weeks Program - The Greatest Comebacks Ever
 President Susan Connolly introduced our guest speaker, Max Mawhirter of First Capital Choice. Mr. Mawhirter has been involved in the financial services industry for several years. While he was born in Kansas, Mr. Mawhirter has a good Texas connection. He received his undergraduate degree from Abilene Christian University.
Mr. Mawhirter’s talk focused on four life lessons which he encouraged us to consider.
First, we all experience comebacks in some way in our lives. We need to understand that a comeback is not GOING BACK and doing whatever it is over again, but rather GETTING BACK what was lost and doing it better. In effect, we should reflect on what occurred in our lives in order to better understand the event. With that understanding we can decide how to best proceed.
Mr. Mawhirter succinctly said we often lose ground when we shift from a game plan of “playing to win” to “playing not to lose.” Once we make that concession, our ability to achieve our goals is often lost.
Second, the setbacks in life are really setups for the comebacks. Mr. Mawhirter reminded me of my high school Geometry teacher who was teaching us geometric theorems. My teacher would set out the facts given to us in the trying to solve the mathematical problem. Then he would say the answer is in front of us if we would open our eyes and minds to better understand the problem. Similarly, Mr. Mawhirter advised us to seek out the answers that are embedded in the problems we face.
Third, for a comeback to take place, you must do what is required and be inspired in what you do. Mr. Mawhirter said that at this point you need to trust your “gut” when it directs you to do something that is not quite comfortable, but is what you need to do.
Fourth, comebacks require that you talk to the right people, who are in the right position, and who have the right skills. After giving us a vignette of a fellow trying to make a copy but not understanding how to use a copy machine, Mr. Mawhirter explained the key lesson. You need to know when to ask for help. You need to ask the right people. The “right people” need to have the skills that will help you achieve the best result.
Too often we fear asking for help. To do so may be considered a sign of weakness. Then, if we ask for help at all, we often wait too long making the help ineffective. This result fulfills our prophecy that no one can help and we repeat this process of “going it alone” when the next challenge comes our way. We need to stop this cycle by understanding our skills and recognizing others who can help us succeed in our goal.
These four comeback lessons were excellent reminders of how we can orient ourselves for success in many aspects of our lives.
If you want to know, more you can contact Max Mawhirter at (254) 537-3524 and/or maxmawhirter@gmail.com.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Bell County Youth Fair & Livestock Show
A reminder to the club that we are serving soft drinks at the annual Bell County Youth Fair & Livestock Show on Monday February 8th. Justin Fuller will have the drinks ready to go at the Bell County Expo Center. If you would like to volunteer to help, please so up at the Exhibition Barn at 5:00 pm. It will be a fun event.
Wheelchair Delivery
The wheelchairs that our club participated in purchasing will be delivered to Haiti and Cancun between March 15th-21st. If anyone is interested in volunteering for this project, please send Gail Buckley an email at buckleyg@austin.rr.com. They have started putting together some figures for airfare, lodging, and other expenses.
District 5870 Information
The district newsletter is currently posted on the District Website.
The link to the district newsletter is http://www.rotary5870.com/Newsletter.cfm
Scheduled Programs for December, January & February
Please let me know if you have a program you would like to share
and we will book them.
January 28 - Max Mawhirter - Your Greatest Comeback
February 4 - Col. Hill - U.S. Army Garrison
February 11 - Richard Skopik - TxDot District Engineer
February 18 - Dr. Jim Anderson - Chancellor of Central Texas College
February 25 - B. Gen. Peter Atkinson, Canadian Army
- Deputy III Corp Commander
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