When my mentor heard that I got a promotion to be a corporate trainer, she immediately suggested ASTD. “You’ll love the people. It will feel like you’ve come home.”  What wonderful conversations I had at my first chapter meeting. I attended the Train the Trainer course with Mike Sanders and was riveted by the experience and came away with oodles of tools that made me look oh-so-professional in my new position.
 
When I opened my own consulting business, I started calling fellow ASTD “externals” to network and get bright ideas. One kind person suggested SkillPath Seminars to me. I hadn’t yet heard of them. Over two years later, SkillPath remains my bread and butter client. I’ve been able to work in six countries and in groups of over 300 people. And now I can relish this moment and realize that my life changed dramatically based on one conversation with an ASTD member! Now I feel like a peacock flaunting its feathers when I tell people I’m on the Board. It sounds so fancy and serious. As it turns out, it’s growing me in ways I never would have been able to guess. I’m making new friends and getting noticed for my own unique contributions.
 
Thanks ASTD-LA for the support I’ve received on the adventure so far.