by Ed Luttrell
National Grange Director of Leadership and Membership
People want to belong to a winning team. One important component of a
winning team is that they expect success. Not only do they want to win, but
they believe that with hard work they are going to win. In your Grange,
winning means that we will successfully fill needs in our members and in the
community.
Expecting success begins with your attitude. A why not, let’s try it, we
will find a way, of course we can, attitude leads to success. Negativity
will always take you away from achievement. Potential members are attracted
by an attitude that we are successful and will be successful into the
future.
The second aspect of expecting success is that you have to expend effort in
order to be successful. You hold an extra meeting, you spend a little extra
time planning, you ask someone to participate, or you try something new. A
little hard work doesn’t ensure success, but without that dedicated work,
success can be very elusive.
Expect success in your Grange and watch the incredible happen!
