My Life Long Theme- The Starfish Story

It is often popular for a leader of a group to have a theme or motto to help set the goals and a path to reach those goals and objectives.  Mine was The Starfish Story, you know the one. I was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida, a city that stretches along beside a 26 mile stretch of beach. It was also a time when I was the District Director for Business and Professional Women Organization in the state of Florida whose mission statement is:

TO ACHIEVE EQUITY FOR ALL WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE THROUGH ADVOCACY FOR WORKING WOMEN.

The objective of the group is to elevate women through education. Programs have been developed to be used at the local level for BPW’s local clubs across the state to use. Members thrive and enhance professional skills and leadership abilities such as individual development skills, women in transition programs, mentoring, young careerist, and the BPW/Fl. Leadership Institute.

Setting goals is a very important tool for success whether it is a personal endeavor or as a leader of a group. Knowing what you wish to accomplish and a reminder to stay the course one step at a time, for me it was the star fish that reminded me that reaching one woman at a time makes a difference, I still have my star fish necklace  to remind me each day.

Now I pass this message on to my daughter. She now has a Starfish necklace and a framed photo of the Starfish Story.