Owen and I are sitting here watching "MoneyBall" on FX about the 2002 Oakland A's and the wheeling and dealing winning streak and season. I really enjoy Baseball and Football. But I should be working on starting to send out MAL letters to those members that ESA Headquarters has listed as such to invite them to be included in the 2014-2015 State Roster. I am letting the movie take me away from a task that could be considered daunting. This lead me to remembering a posting Suzy Winters, now the IC Jr. Past President, posted on her blog last spring regarding good habit versus poor habits and the relationship with leadership. This is in part what she posted:
"Your success in life and ESA will be determined by the kinds of habits that you develop over time. The habit of setting priorities, overcoming procrastination, and getting on with your most important task is a mental and physical skill. This habit is learnable through practice and repetition, over and over again, until it locks into your subconscious mind and becomes a permanent part of your behavior. Once it becomes a habit, it becomes both automatic and easy to do. Whenever you complete a task of any size or importance, you feel a surge of energy, enthusiasm, and self-esteem. The more important the completed task, the happier, more confident, and more powerful you feel about yourself.
The completion of an important task triggers the release of endorphins in your brain. These endorphins give you a natural “high.” The endorphin rush that follows the successful completion of any task makes you feel more positive, personable, creative, and confident. These habits of success are important to each of us but are especially critical for everyone in a leadership position."
So I will need to take my own advice... Maybe the task is not so daunting when I start it step by step, bit by bit!
Now onto blogs tasks at hand... IAWL trivia from last week: If George Bailey had never been born, what would Mary Hatch become? Who played Mary Hatch Bailey? Most know she had a television show with her name as the title, but do you remember the television show she was in before her death? What was the character name? Well, did you guess Donna Reed? If so, you are correct. Donna Reed played Mary Hatch Bailey. She starred in a television show bearing her name until 1966. Donna Reed somewhat stepped away after the television show to attend to her children, marriage, and political endeavors. In 1984, she replaced Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing for one year on the hit show "Dallas". However, in 1985, Barbara Bel Geddes returned to "Dallas". Donna Reed expired in 1986. What a career!
Reminders from earlier posts:
Next, our State Project Director, Barbara Atkinson has the following request when sending donations for the March of Dimes and the Helen Pearson Scholarship Fund. Barb has asked to please make sure your chapter and district checks are made out to the Texas State Council; and, then make a notation on the check for either March of Dimes or Helen Pearson. Do NOT make the check out to the March of Dimes or Helen Pearson Scholarship Fund as this must be causing an issue with the bank. Additionally, Barb has asked to continue filling the paper dime holders that are to be turned in at the November Board Meeting.
Convention City has asked me to pass along this directive when submitting your checks for May 2014 Convention Registration. Checks must be made out exactly like this – “Texas ESA State Convention”. The financial institution requires this to process the checks into the Convention City bank account. District Presidents, please pass this requirement onto the members of your district. A corrected form has been submitted for posting on the Web Site and in the TESAN.
Barbara Perales, Association of the Arts Chairman, announced at the August Board Meeting the Craft Faire to happen at the November State Board Meeting in Bedford. She will be posting the table reservation form via The TESAN in the next couple of months. Therefore, it is time to start working on making those crafted items you will be selling in November and get your table reservation to Barbara! The Crafts Faire is always fun and fruitful!
Additionally, if you have not sent in your registration for the November State Board Meeting to District VI, please do so as soon as possible. District VI has arranged for a lunch on Saturday for an additional $12.00. I am looking forward to seeing you there for the Craft Faire, the Holiday Sweater Contest, donating to the troops as part of Hope for Heroes, and Sunday's Board Meeting. District VI is waiting to hear from you! Register now!!!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to the following sisters for the next week:
Linda McNeese - September 19 of Theta Eta, District 11
Heather Thatcher - September 20 of Kappa Beta, District 1
Joni Robison - September 20 of Alpha Beta, District 10
Veronica Rodriquez - September 21 of Delta Chi, District 4
Judy Owens - September 22 of Zeta Tau, District 2 and Past State President
Kim Stone - September 22 of Kappa Beta, District 1 and Past State President
Darla Ferguson - September 23 of Epsilon Pi, District 5
Charlotte Lovelace - September 23 of Epsilon Pi, District 5
Wanda Coombes - September 24 of Sigma Delta, District 8
Audrey Eoff - September 24 of Lambda Iota, District 3 and our ESA Foundation Director
Livvy Good - September 24 of Gamma Phi, District 4
Marie Henson - September 24 of Beta Lambda, District 7
Jan Lopez - September 25 of Zeta Tau, District 2
Dot Burch - September 25 of Zeta Epsilon, District 3, and
LeeAnn Henderson - September 26 of Kappa Mu, District 3 and our Workshop Chairman and Literacy for Life Advocate from the Caring and Sharing Team
This coming Saturday, I make my official visitation to District VIII! I am flying out to Midland/Odessa Friday evening, visiting, sleeping, meeting and flying home Saturday evening.... whew! Most of all, I look forward to bringing greetings from the Texas State Council to my District VIII sisters.
If you desire to get the blog postings sooner than later, please let me know by email at sueannesa@yahoo.com and I will add you to a mailing group list I have set up. To see the blog, click on the following address: http://esawonderwednesday.blogspot.com/.
Remember, ESA's . . . A Wonderful Life!
Love and hugs to all Every Day Angels,
sue ann
(aka – susieQ)
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