I belong to a Toastmasters club in Canada. Been 3 years since our local club chartered. This year I was talked into being President. Now that is a big challenge for an introvert with depression. I have found it hard work. Sometimes I feel like I am pretending to be someone else. Have to be brave and welcome guests. Organize meetings and get others to take on roles has been tough for me. Encourage others to work on their goals and sometimes being let down when members do not pull their weight. I have to learn that they are not really meaning to hurt me, they are just not taking responsibility for what they said they do.
Toastmasters has really given me the opportunity to try things that I never would have done on my own. I never imagined that I could chair a meeting, much less become club president.
frame of mind is not permanent, I still have occasions where I feel hopeless, but fortunately I learned more or less to put them in a different perspective.
