I just finished up session #4 of 6 in my Regional Leadership Forum (RLF) today.  Yesterday and today were, as usual, outstanding as I was able to get back together with my new friends and participate in a wide range of leadership and book discussions.  On Monday, I led the book discussion on “Made to Stick.”  I really loved this book and it is helping me to communicate my ideas better.  I got feedback that so far, it was one of the participant’s favorite and most entertaining discussions!  What a thrill!  I used “sticky” ads from TV and print to make my points, gave them many handouts, and facilitated a group discussion on what makes ideas stick.

As a group on Monday, we traveled to downtown Chicago via train and took an architecture boat tour on the Chicago River.  That was something that I’d always wanted to do.  It was a little stressful at the beginning and at the end, becuase I was the main person in charge of the activity (reservations, train tickets, etc.) and was hoping and praying that everyone would make it downtown and that we wouldn’t leave anyone!

I can’t believe we only have 2 sessions left before our final meeting in Seattle in November where we’ll graduate!  This experience has made me a BUNCH of new and great friends and helped build relationships that I will treasure for many years to come!