Motivation and Results
Motivation and Results by Christopher Lloyd One of my favorite things about Rotary Club 29 is the amount of successful business leaders who are willing to share their insight and wisdom. I often look around the room on Tuesday and wonder how people motivate their team to drive forward and push for success within their […]
Eternal Light
Eternal Light by Vered Harris Recently the 8th grade class from Heritage Hall came to Temple B’nai Israel as part of their “Explore Days.” These two days offer the students exposure to some of the diverse cultures that make up our city. In each of the three groups that visited our main sanctuary a student […]
Hope and Friendship: How Rotary provides a weekly chance for renewal in all seasons
Hope and friendship: How Rotary provides a weekly chance for renewal in all seasons by Charlie Price As the seasons turn from winter to spring, we are reminded of our community’s vitality. Icy days turn to rain and finally to sunshine, and seeing our friends and neighbors lends to a perspective focused on hope and […]
March 8, 2023 International Women’s Day – Celebrating Women in Rotary!
March 8 is International Women’s Day and as you might recall, our Rotary International President Jennifer Jones is serving as the first female president. In honor of Jennifer and International Women’s Day, we recognize the many women who have contributed to the success of Rotary International and our club… […]
Foundation Election – March 21 -31, 2023
Election for positions on the upcoming Rotary Club 29 Foundation Board will be held electronically March 21, 2:00pm through March 31, 11:59 pm through Simply Voting. Watch for the email link. This is an Approve/Reject vote. Meet the Candidates: Director: 2 year term (2023-2025) Year Joined: 2012 Years in Rotary: 10 Attendance: 100% Perfect Attendance Years: […]
Goodwill and Better Friendships: Advocacy the Rotary Way
Goodwill and Better Friendships: Advocacy the Rotary Way by Emily Lang Building goodwill and better friendships. That’s part of our mission at Rotary, and with another legislative session underway, it’s worth a pause to consider how we can all play a part in that mission through respectful advocacy. The conversations in our modern political climate don’t […]
Passing the torch
Passing the Torch by Lauren Branch I’ve spent the past 26 years dedicating myself to my work, and it is important to me that I leave a legacy that can continue even after I retire (someday). As a CEO at the tail end of my career, I spend a lot of time thinking about what […]
Executive Function: What is it and How Can it Affect Your Success?
Executive Function: What is it and How Can it Affect Your Success? by Freda Deskin, Ph. D. Over the past few years, research has shown us just how important executive function (EF) is in success in business and life. Some believe EF is more important than IQ or EQ (emotional quotient). Both are important, but […]
February Fourteenth
February Fourteenth by Drew Edmondson February 14th is Valentine’s Day. Of course, that means different things to different people. To Hallmark it is a day to send or hand -deliver cards with big red hearts on them and sentiments in them that are gushy. For Godiva it must be chocolate time. To the florist business, […]
Rotary Values are my Family Values
Rotary values are my family values… by John Settle I’ve been very fortunate in my life, beginning with the parents that I was privileged to have. All we have to do these days is watch the evening news or any of the 24 hour news channels to realize that there are many people in the […]
Relationships
Relationships by Peggy Kates Yesterday I read a devotional about relationships and it made me reflect on the relationships in my life, I thought about all the people in my life and the wide diversity of those relationships. I had an absolutely wonderful week – full of love, friendships – both old and new. My […]
Don’t Drop the Ball
Don’t Drop the Ball by Jim Priest I don’t know if you wonder about things like this, but I do. Why do the “drop” the ball in Times Square on New Year’s Eve but we, in Oklahoma City, raise the ball? I know, there are more important things to wonder and worry about. The war […]