Leadership Snohomish County

I have been away from this blog for over a year, I just wasn't feeling it. But it's time to update it.

 Life takes some interesting turns, not all of which are thought of as good when they happen. But most of the time I find that they turn out to be the best - and I'm glad they happen. I have found myself getting more and more involved in, for want of a better phrase, giving back. All of these opportunities have snuck up on me, tapped me on the shoulder and said.... come this way. So eye opening. It's as though the Universe is saying to me "ok Melissa you may not have know you wanted to do this, but here it is, ready or not".

As a member of the Board of Directors of my local YMCA, I went to a networking session back in May of this year. And there I met a woman who was leading the session, Sarri Gilman. What an amazing woman! She is a therapist on an island, one that I used to live on. She moved to Whidbey Island the same year I left, 1986.

She also is the Executive Director of Leadership Snohomish County. After the networking session she told me I should look into taking the Leadership SC class. I pooh poohed it at first thinking it wouldn't interest me. But I took one of her brochures and it sat on my desk for weeks. I was also drawn to look at it again and again. I researched the class, I looked it up online. I spoke to several people who know something about it. I wrote Sarri an email about an issue I was dealing with, she told me that the Leadership class would help me understand my issue.

The class is not cheap and I knew that most corporations that folks work for who take the class pay for their employees to attend. And also that my company could not really afford it what with the poor economy.

I kept coming back to that brochure until I finally signed up. Yay! I have now attended the 2 day retreat that is the start of the class. This program is all about making a difference in our community. And I am THRILLED! I look forward to the next 8 months of classes and learning and teamwork and community building.

 Somehow I have been led to this place which is exactly where I am supposed to be. And I am so grateful.

http://leadershipsc.org/