[Businessmtg] Candidate Question - Secretary

[Sandie Parkker]

>
> Hi all BM members.  Thank you Veronica for these great questions!  I would
> be happy to answer them to the best of my knowledge and ability.
>
> Please see below for my ESH.
>
> Peace and hugs,
> Beverly
>
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 11:56 PM Veronica Porras <
> veronicamporras.sf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank You Beverly,
>>
>> My question are
>>
>> 1. have you ever had a member disagree with how you’ve conducted your
>> service in any elected position you have had before and how have you used
>> your program to address these issues?
>
>
> ESH: I have not held any previous elected positions.
>
> I realize and understand that not everyone will like my choices or how I
> do and or handle things.   I will be using my tools, my sponsor, and other
> committee members to work my program to find out if it’s me or ‘them’.  It
> is not unusual for people to be unhappy with the elected leadership.
>
> I do remember a F2F meeting I was attending where the leader violated
> group trust.  But I was not part of that.
>
> For me, I think service provides a growth opportunity.
>
>>
>> 2. Since ASP is an email based platform. There is no tone to email.
>> There’s
>> high risk for misunderstandings. How have you used your program to Handle
>> misunderstandings when we can’t see your face or hear your voice?
>
>
> ESH:  I can also turn this around to say that as a member of Alanon in
> this email format, I, too, am not able to see the faces or hear the voices
> that I am speaking/writing to.
>
> Members come from different backgrounds and F2F meetings and may have
> little experience with how to participate in ASP or understand how an email
> meeting works.
>
> In reviewing my responses to these questions I believe I have used the 7th
> Tradition.  I think stepping up for this secretary position is a healthy
> step towards being fully self supporting.  I will be using my boundaries,
> not leaning on others, and I will ask for help. I will be working my
> program to a different level.  Progress.
>
> I also think I am practicing good personal leadership as opposed to what I
> guessed at, growing up.  Concept 9. My leadership is based on the spiritual
> principles of Al-Anon.
>
>  I came to believe volunteering to serve is yet another tool I can apply
> to my recovery.
>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Veronica P.
>>
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