3 Conferences in 3 Days

Yes, you read the title of this post correctly. I just attended 3 conferences in a row. Our team met so many different people, traveled through three states, learned a lot, and had a blast this weekend!

I definitely want to go back! (Another picture from Google!)

The first part of our trip was to Nashville, Tennessee to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel to attend Alpha Xi Delta's Volunteer Leadership Conference. It was BEAUTIFUL! All of Alpha Xi Delta's staff and top volunteers were there. Being with these women was such a great experience. They truly believe in our organization and seeing their passion made me love it that much more!

All of the volunteers have participated in "Strengthsquest" which is supposed to tell you about your leadership strengths. We believe that instead of trying to improve upon the areas that you lack in, we should take advantage of our strengths. My top 5 strengths are:

-Strategic: People especially talented in this theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.

-Competition: People especially talented in competition theme measure their progress against the performance of others. They strive to win first place and revel in contests.

-Communication: People especially talented in the communication theme generally find it easy to put their thoughts into words. They are good conversationalists and presenters.

-Maximizer: People especially talented in the maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb.

-Achiever: People especially talented in the achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.

What do you think? My family and friends think these strengths describe me perfectly!

On Sunday, our team attended the "Risk Management on the Road" seminar. We heard speakers talk about leadership, confrontation, and health.

Lovely ladies in our navy & white!

On Monday we left our extended stay and moved into the Hilton in downtown Indy. We attended Fraternity Executive's Association: Field Staff conference. We spent three days learning and networking with consultants from other fraternities and sororities.

All of this preparation is making me SO ready to hit the road! I can't believe that we have been here for almost 3 weeks! It is going by quickly and at the same time it is going by slow. I am missing my family and friends so much. I take it one day at a time and am just focusing on the next time we will all be together. I am so ready for that day!