The meeting
was opened by Norval Johnston, ASQ Section Chair, at 7:20 PM.
He gave a few brief announcements of upcoming ASQ meetings and
wanted to encourage future joint meetings like the one tonight
with APICS. He also announced the ASQ scholarship that is
awarded yearly and the requirements.
Norval then
introduced Sandra Harvey, APICS Chapter President-Elect, who
told everyone that Tyco and YKK were two of the companies
represented tonight by their group. She gave some APICS
announcements and also spoke about entertaining the idea of
doing more joint meetings in the future with ASQ.
The
presentation for the evening was “Stressed / Desserts” (learning
how to change your stress into desserts) by Alyce Kemp DeWitt,
employed by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health as G.
Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital’s Community Services
Coordinator.
Ms. DeWitt
opened her presentation by giving some personal examples of how
she has learned to make desserts from stressed events in order
to have a fulfilling life. She emphasized how stress affects us
mentally, physically, and spiritually. Ninety percent of our
stress is caused by our attitude toward life, and we can be
contagious by being positive. She gave many examples to help
the audience visualize what stress can do.
The
presenter named four attributes in order to get through life’s
trials and tribulations. She called them “Personal Talents for
Stress Relief”:
1. Motivation – it takes this
to work and improve on stressors in your life. Stop blaming
others. You can be what you want to be, but it takes work and
accepting responsibility.
2. Humor – it is so important
to have some deep belly laughs. Try to find humor in life and
enjoy it with others.
3. Tears – it is OK to cry and
grieve. Everyone is different.
4. Communication – learn to be
open and honest in relationships in all aspects of your life.
Ms. DeWitt
distributed handouts to the audience with information on stress
reduction, signs of excess stress, stress diet, ideas to reduce
stress in your life, a page on shock to acceptance of loss or
major tragedy in life, and a self-test.
The
presentation was a nice reminder to treat ourselves well in
order to sustain a healthy life (“Live Well, Love Much, and
Laugh Often”).
Norval
Johnston handed out a brief Customer Satisfaction Survey at the
end of the meeting for everyone to fill out and turn in with
their feedback and ideas for future meetings.
The meeting
adjourned at approximately 8:20 PM.
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Survey:
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