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Laurel Rhoads McCarthy,<br />
CMP<br />
Krisam Group<br />
From the President<br />
Make Sure To Take Time for Yourself<br />
A<br />
As I reflect back on a phone call I received from a friend last November, I often ask myself,<br />
What if? Unfortunately the call was to say that my friend’s wife had passed away after losing<br />
the battle of her life to cancer. How unfortunate that so many of us have similar stories to<br />
share. Please know that the intent of this message is not to start you off on a sad note, rather<br />
to share with you where my inspiration for this month’s message came from.<br />
Isn’t it true that so many of us have started our week by saying ”I can’t wait until Friday!” or<br />
better yet, “If I can just get through this month, I know things will get better”. I think we have<br />
all been there and I for one can admit to thinking and saying these very words. Let’s be honest,<br />
we all are challenged with the number of hours in a day in which to get our job done, care for<br />
our family and make time for our friends. And how many of us are challenged with doing the<br />
job of two? Not to mention multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, and having our to-do list change<br />
throughout the day. How are we really expected to get everything done and make everyone<br />
happy, let alone make time for ourselves?<br />
So you are probably asking yourself, where is she going with this? My message to you this<br />
month is to please make and take time to step back and reflect on what is really important<br />
to you. What will happen if you don’t get that report completed by midnight or the contract<br />
signed by the end of the day or the 50 prospecting calls completed by the end of the week?<br />
Guess what? It will still be there in the morning. Sure, there may be some consequences based<br />
on your tardiness, but the reality is you will be up against similar tasks again. The question is<br />
did you take the time to leave early to enjoy your son’s baseball game or your daughter’s first<br />
dance recital or even meet your spouse or friend on time for dinner or a movie?<br />
So, what’s important to you?<br />
<strong>This</strong> month’s issue of News & Views is about ”<strong>Making</strong> a <strong>Difference</strong> and <strong>Volunteer</strong>ing Inside<br />
and Outside of MPI”. What makes you feel good in addition to spending time with friends and<br />
family?<br />
Prior to my volunteer work with MPI, I served on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big<br />
Sisters in upstate New York, where I found the work we did to be extremely rewarding for the<br />
children in our community. Trust me I am not suggesting that volunteering is the right niche<br />
for everyone; I just know that I have been personally fulfilled with both of my volunteer roles<br />
in these organizations.<br />
Please consider challenging yourself this month by making time for you!<br />
Regards,<br />
Laurel Rhoads McCarthy, CMP<br />
President MPI-CAC<br />
VISION - Build a rich global meeting industry community.<br />
MISSION - Make our members successful by building human connections to:<br />
Knowledge/Ideas • Relationships • Marketplaces<br />
4 news & views | september-october 2008 www.mpicac.org
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