[Diabetes-talk] Goals for the Division? And, How Can We Help?

[cheryl echevarria]

Everett I think all of us what to do something and want to do something. We 
are a division and are suppose to work together and not just one person 
representing us.

Cheryl Echevarria

skype: angeldn3


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Everett Gavel" <e.gavel at sbcglobal.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Goals for the Division? And, How Can We Help?


> Good Morning Mike,
>
> I agree, for the most part.  Mission statements and "visions" and all 
> that,
> are too often useless.  But I asked about specific goals and steps or 
> tasks,
> not just dreams.  (smile)
>
> I am just trying to gain some focus to help myself be more useful.  I have
> no real interest in just being a member of something to say I'm a member.
> If I am a part of something, I want to be, try to be, a useful, productive
> member.  For years I was - at the least - dispersing copies of the Voice
> each quarter.  It was a thing I could do.  It was something, y'know?  So 
> I'm
> just looking for something again is all, I guess.
>
> At convention, I momentarily thought of putting my own name up for 
> possible
> election during our proceedings at the seminar.  But then, I asked myself
> the simple question:  "Why?"  I've been out of the loop and rather
> unproductive for too long, and so thankfully kept my mouth shut when you
> were asking for, "Any other nominations."
>
> Every time I catch myself thinking of something like that, I immediately 
> ask
> myself, "Why?"  Why do I want to be in some elected or appointed position?
> What difference would it or could it make?  What would I do differently,
> y'know?  What would be different then, that I could not do right now, 
> today?
> And so then I find I'm back to trying to find out what the division (or 
> any
> other organization) exists for, so I can hopefully contribute in some
> meaningful way, day by day.  Because I do realize one does not need to be 
> in
> any official position to be able to change the world. (smile)
>
> I look forward to your response later in the week - or whenever it makes 
> it
> to us.  I look forward to reading about how we all, here, may be able to 
> be
> more productive and helpful as members, together.  Thanks for your time 
> and
> your efforts--all of you who've taken on leadership roles for the 
> division.
>
>
> Strive On!
> Everett
> www.DreamingInTandem.blogspot.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > AS a Federal employee, I am deathly allergic to mission statements,
> > statements of goals and objectives and other such bureaucratic detritis
> > that serve more to inflate egos than they do to actually make systematic
> > plans for the future.
> >
> > Later in the week, I will summarize my remarks at the DAN Seminar and
> > say where I think we should go from here. But the DAN Board will want to
> > weigh in on this also before anything official is done. I have a number
> > of ideas for possible projects and even simple publications but I would
> > rather bring these before the DAN Board before I say more.
> >
> > So expect something later in the week.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > It was great getting to be in Detroit, and be in on the Diabetes Action
> > Network seminar.  It was my first national convention in a handful of
> > years.
> > It's helped to re-inspire me in some great ways.  And so I'm trying to
> > "catch-up" and I'm asking, where do we go from here, Sir?
> >
> > If there was any sort of division or convention wrap-up sent out
> > already, I
> > apologize.  I might've missed it.  And I did miss the beginning of the
> > seminar at the convention.  So to get a little more up-to-speed, I'm
> > asking
> > here, publicly, what are our goals and wishes and dreams for the
> > division,
> > now that we're apparently not going to have the Voice of the Diabetic as
> > our
> > main tool anymore?
> >
> > What should and could the members do, to help this division thrive?  Do
> > we
> > have specific dreams, goals, tasks, that we hope to achieve as a
> > division?
> >
>
>
>
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