Team Meetings: Connect With Other Clusters

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This thread centers around participants sharing personal experiences regarding their children, including the number of children they have and their ages. The conversation also touches on the emotional aspects of parenting and family dynamics.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, shares they have two children aged 12.5 years and almost 10 years.
  • Another participant mentions having three children: a 17-year-old daughter, a 12-year-old son, and a 14-year-old daughter.
  • Several participants discuss having three children, with varying ages, and express satisfaction with their family size.
  • One participant notes they have five children, including two boys aged 18 and 12, and three girls aged 16, 14, and 8.
  • Another participant shares their experience of having twin boys who are almost 5 and a daughter who will be 4 in December.
  • Some participants express a desire for more children, while others indicate they are content with their current family size.
  • One participant humorously notes that their energetic 5-year-old feels like having two kids.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ regarding the ideal number of children, with some participants expressing a desire for larger families while others are satisfied with fewer children. No clear consensus emerges on family size preferences.

Contextual Notes

Participants share a range of experiences related to parenting, including challenges and joys, without implying any authoritative stance on family planning.

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This discussion may be of interest to members of the consultant community who are navigating family dynamics and parenting experiences.

DebPC
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Team Meetings With Other ClustersTo keep your monthly team meetings fresh. Every once and awhile do a combined meeting with other directors in your area. This works out particularily well if you have smaller attendance at your meetings. Your downline gets to hear fresh voices and doing recognition can awaken them to what the other groups are achieving.
 
I tried having my own meetings for about six months. Decided to go back to the bigger meeting for the excitement. We three 'sister directors' and our clusters meet with our Sr Dir and cluster. Lots of lively conversation, sharing, food, news, etc.
 
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Great comment. I think some directors break away too soon. It's a lot of work doing a meeting all by yourself. Plus like you said- bigger groups equal more excitement and motivation, and less work for each director.
 
On the flip side I do my meetings by myself since there aren't any directors in the area that I am in contact with at all. What I have started doing to make my meeting more interesting is having differnt consultants do segments each month. Last month I had 2 gals put together some tips to share at our shows. It seems to make everyone take more ownership in the meeting and get more out of them as well.

I wish I had someone close to do joint meeting, oh well. At least I usually have about 8-11 people.
 
My director moved to another state the fall before I promoted and I started meetings at that point as a FD (I promoted the following May). I don't have anyone near me - well that's not true. I heard (from her mother, at a local fair) that a director moved into my neighborhood last year. I gave her my card and told her to ask her daughter to call me so we could share ideas and possible do some meetings together. She has never called.
 
kind of the same thing here, my director is about 350 miles away. I started doing meeting with my recruiter when we were both FDs, then I bypassed her and she hasn't promoted. And we don't really talk anymore.
 
I hold my meetings with my two sister directors, their clusters, and our ADvanced Director and her cluster.
 
I tried meetings on my own, but came back "into the fold" for summer. I am lucky to have one person come. In fact, when one promoted, her cluster didn't even come to cheer her on!!! I also have a lot of people not local to me, so it makes it hard. However, my director is pretty high up and has fabulous meetings. She usually has each of her director team and any consultants or FDs that are on fire do a segment.
 
cmdtrgd said:
I tried meetings on my own, but came back "into the fold" for summer. I am lucky to have one person come. In fact, when one promoted, her cluster didn't even come to cheer her on!!! I also have a lot of people not local to me, so it makes it hard. However, my director is pretty high up and has fabulous meetings. She usually has each of her director team and any consultants or FDs that are on fire do a segment.
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You are so lucky! I would love to have the opportunity to train with someone so experienced.

I too have consultants who are long distance but they have an awesome hospitality director so they get her training along with mine.

My meetings have had as few as 2 and as many as 12 depending on how many are local at the time. lately we are about 10. I do love it when they all come because they get so much from each other and the enegry is so good when there are more at the meeting.
 
It is an amazing experience.
 
How many children do you have? What ages? :)
 
After 6 pregnancies I have 2 children. DD - 12.5 yrs and DS - just about to turn 10
 
Two...17 yr old daughter, she's a senior this year. 12 yr old son, he's in 7th grade.
 
I have 3...17 year old son...he's a senior, 14 year old daughter...she's a freshman, and a 11 year old son...he will be twelve on Friday and he is in the 6th grade.
 
kcjodih said:
After 6 pregnancies I have 2 children. DD - 12.5 yrs and DS - just about to turn 10
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I had 6 pregnancies also. Got 3 Children, would have loved to have all 6 !!

I lost the first baby (lost near conception) had two boys, now 17 and 15. Used birth control pills until I got pregnant with our little girl,(YES, I took them all.... ) she is now almost 4. Got pregnant two more times and lost both near 10 weeks.
 
I have 5, would love to have more.
2 boys--18 and 12
3 girls--16, 14 (will be 15 Thursday), and 8
 
I have 3
1 daughter almost 15
2 boys 5yrs, and almost 10

all 5 years apart! can you say CRAZY!!! =)
 
I only have 1. He is 3. I love him dearly and truly love kids but i can honestly say i don't want any more. Any others here like that?
 
1 son - 3 years old
one due May 20th
 
i have 3. Two girls and a boy!
 
3 year old boy and 9 month old boy
 
I have two boys - one is 9 and the other is 6. Did I mention they have fur and tails?
 
cmdtrgd said:
I have two boys - one is 9 and the other is 6. Did I mention they have fur and tails?
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In that case I have a 4 year old son :)
 
I have 3 & we are done. :) Our family is perfect for us!

Emily - 5 (from my first marriage)
Sara - 3
Samuel - 21 months
 
We have a 2 year old boy and another boy that is due on Satarday; it's not coming fast enough though!
 
I have 4.....my boys are 14 and 11; 9th an 6th grades and my girls are 7 and 5; 2nd and Kindergarten.
 
Two beautiful and strong headed daugthers!

Kaiya Lynn -5
Brookelyn Rene -2
 
Two boys - 10 and 12. Both are very easily distracted, high energy, social, affectionate, blue eyed, fun loving tweenagers. Used to want four boys until I had two!
 
I have 3 kids
One boy 5
2 girls 3 and 14months
 
Between the proposal thread and now this one... I think Greg is plannin' his future!

BTW... I have three critters - 8 yo DS, 3-1/2 yo DS, 18 mo DD aka "the princess"
 
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