Just a thought...

Last night I finished watching the latest episode of Survivor. Jimmy T is the fourth voted out. What got him in the end was his puny-kid insecure attitude of "Put me in coach" syndrome. Whining about not being used to his fullest potential etched on half of the tribe; if not more.

Regardless of whether Jimmy T would have lead the tribe to a win; we'll never know. But I learned something valuable about leadership through Jimmy T and for that, I thank him (or perhaps I should thank survivor directors for editing in this part of the story). I'm going to share this lesson with you.

How can your team feel secure in your leadership when:

1. You don't feel secure about yourself
2. You can't make yourself a trusted follower.

It's not a complicated thing to understand, and I won't go into details about this episode or previous ones save for this: Jimmy T obviously did not feel secure in his place and it did not make him a trusted follower. All leaders as one point were trusted followers. If you can't trust yourself, others will not trust you either. It's a vicious cycle.

So if you are wondering why you're shouting "Right! Right! Right!" and your kayak team steers left, maybe it's not your team that is the problem. Are you shouting with insecurities? Do you trust yourself? Can you step back and be a follower first?

Creating a Facebook Fan Page!

OK, I'm usually rambling on and on about different playgroup related issues, but today I'm gonna make this post short n' sweet. If you haven't already, make yourself a fan page on Facebook for your group. It's just a no-brainer. Quite frankly, many of your moms already have a facebook page, and log onto facebook more than the group's website.

I used my status updates for promoting things like drawings, events, and participation, but really it can be about anything related to your 'fans' at all. Keep them thinking about your playgroup means momentum will keep up..and that's a good thing.

Note I am NOT talking about registering ANOTHER email to create a separate profile (although it can be useful in ways too).  You can create your own fan page from your existing profile; it's almost like an extension.  It has it's own wall, and an information page and can have other options if you choose.

You can access your own facebook page from your profile once you create it. It is located just above your friends list under the category "Ads and Pages" (you may have to click the see more link if you use alot of applications.).

Normally I say happy organizing.....but today.......Happy Facebooking!