3/27/2023

We began the meeting on 3/27/23 by sharing calendar updates: 

As a reminder, all in-town team members will be on-site at 702, and out-of-town team members will join us virtually from 8:30 - 12:00 at 702 for training, & 1:30- 5 pm giveaway prep at 702.

FYI: Family members can help on April 15, 2023. Friday, April 14, 2023, will be a preparation/ training day. Please be on the lookout for a volunteer form to be sent. As a reminder, all in-town team members are expected to participate and assist with our Giveaway event on-site at 702 on April 15, 2023. 

Discussion: Would you prefer if leadership picks a day and does not give you an option, or would you prefer a choice when planning days off for the agency? 

After a discussion, we moved the September 5 scheduled day off to July, and we now have July 3- July 7 as part of our new scheduled days off. 

In the past, CY did not value the calendar, but now we have a deeper understanding of the importance of regular review. 

Here are some benefits discussed on the benefits our team recognizes when we spend the time to review the calendar during our team meetings. 

1. Better preparation: Reviewing our calendar during meetings helps us to better prepare for what's coming up. By clearly understanding our schedule, we can anticipate what topics will be discussed and what information we need.
2. Improved communication: If we're meeting with someone else, reviewing our calendar beforehand or during our meetings helps us to find expected availability and schedule events, meetings, etc., at a time that works well for both parties.
3. Avoid conflicts: By reviewing our calendars during meetings, we can avoid scheduling conflicts that could result in missed meetings or overlapping commitments.
4. Improved communication: If we're meeting with someone else, reviewing our calendar beforehand or during our meetings helps us to find expected availability and schedule events, meetings, etc., at a time that works well for both parties.
5. Better focus: Finally, reviewing our calendars during meetings helps us stay focused and make good decisions. By clearly understanding what's on the calendar, we can stay on task and avoid distractions that could derail the discussion.

We held a moment of silence for the children who are afraid to go to school and the children and faculty who lost their lives yesterday in the aftermath of the Nashville School Shooting.

Laronda shared a conversation with Ms. Yarbrough after the Tony Robbins event. 

Modeling, CY wants to encourage this to be our norm. 

After the discussion, LaRonda mentioned that everything she does is modeling, and LaRonda reminds us that CY is consistently modeling. In her discussion with CY, she let her know that she is always trying to call it out and labels it (says what it is right there) so that it's clear, what the expectation is, and so hopefully, by doing that, others will know what modeling looks like.  

This is our culture, guys; this is how we keep our culture: our leader does it. Claudette models. I am modeling; you model; it keeps going down the line, so I always make it a habit to let anybody working with me know. As Claudette would say, I'm modeling for you.

Claudette says, "I am naturally that way, she was born this way, and she doesn't sometimes recognize when she's doing it because it's second nature." She's glad that LaRonda sees it, and she's glad LaRonda said something, but I need everybody to start to feel comfortable saying something like that. It's something that has become a massive part of who she is. That means we're all recognizing. Here's another thing, modeling is not optional. If you want to be successful, these are things you do. Claudette is called a copycat, right, she's a copycat, but she's modeling what she's learned. This is one of our core values, and it is non-negotiable. Modeling works. 

We listened to a conversation recording between Ms. Yarbrough, Ashley, and Kellen. We listened as Ashley described her growth and learning process of applying Tony Robbin's three life principles of Modeling, Total Immersion, and Spaced Repetition to make immediate changes to a flyer for the upcoming Unleash the Extraordinary You workshop. 

We ended the meeting by celebrating all team members during our Caught Red Handed Moment. This week we also highlighted and celebrated Larry Jenkins for demonstrating and modeling the agency's core values of Communication, Self Employed Mentality, and Teamwork.

Announcement: Our program year will begin on September 1, 2023, as our agency transitions back to the fiscal year as the Grants no longer control us. 

New ECFs for those with Por-Vida or new September 1- August 31. This year will be modified to August 30, 2023. You should not have any known changes, but we will communicate that with you if there are. 

The team meeting began with calendar updates. We began with a discussion of how our learning is continuous, in other words we never stop learning. Therefore, a decision has been made that everyone will be involved in the Alamo workshop trainings. The initial Alamo workshop trainings (2) will be virtual trainings. 

We discussed the state of the company's culture and climate. Don't forget where you come from. Don't forget to have gratitude. Don't assume that this is normal and take it for granted.

We are modeling after Tony Robbins by having every speaker present we will have the same messages.

Don't assume we have made it.

The team meeting on 3/20/2023 started with Brenda reviewing the week at a glance on the Calendar. The caught red handed award was then given to Treshea for demonstrating being humble and failure leads to success. 

Ms. Yarbrough then discussed Tony Robbin's life principles and principles of mastery, emphasizing that everything we do is on purpose. She reviewed the 3 principles of mastery. 

The first principle is modeling; find someone already getting the results you want, they don't have to be the best but should be outstanding. Modeling is one of our core values. Modeling! that's what you do, you find someone getting the results and model it. La'Ronda related the discussion to the "KISS" acronym that stands for "Keep It Simple Silly" which led to a discussion about Tony's belief that complexity is the enemy of execution. 

The second principle is total immersion; where massive momentum equals immersion. 

The third principle is spaced repetition; with intervals there are more reinforcements. Success equals consistency. Repetition is the mother of mastery. 

The discussion led to creating messages that resemble Tony's on our communications. We will use Tony's method to offer package deals. 

Ms. Yarbrough unveiled the new name for IEP: "Unleash the Extraordinary You". 

The meeting was concluded with a takeaway from the question: "how are you going to use mastery in your life?" Several team members shared out their takeaways.

"What you say and do within yourself is very powerful!" -Claudette Yarbrough

The team meeting on 3/13/2023 started with the Calendar updates. After calendar updates we reviewed the TikTok video to be posted and we explained the process of shooting video at 702 for TikToks to go out Monday - Thursday and a YouTube video to go out on Fridays.

Takeaways and feedback were shared about the video. The 28 item giveaway event is to give back to the community and help those who might need clothes and are currently struggling economically.

Here’s the update on Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Event on Thursday 3/16 and Friday 3/17.

1) Those wanting to be in the training will need to do so from Ms. Yarbrough's house because the training will be tied to her computer.

2) No one is required to participate with Ms. Yarbrough since the training is so restrictive.

3) Those that want to participate can let Ms. Yarbrough know via text to 210-559-9198 so that she can give the information you will need (time, date and location).

4) Those that want to participate will not be required to attend with Ms. Yarbrough on Saturday and Sunday… also, if those who participate on Thursday do not want to participate on Friday, they will not be obligated to participate any more after Thursday.

Last team meeting (3/6/2023) we started by going over the calendar and had the following updates:

• Thursday 3/9 Renelle in will be at Carnegie Hall for Emmanuelle Bean spoken poetry.
• Friday 3/10 at 702 Cincinnati, at 10:30 AM there will be a leadership team meeting.
• Friday 3/10 at 702 Cincinnati 1:30 PM the rest of the team will meet at 702 Cincinnati.
• August 31-September 2 CEO transition and board member installation event.
• September 4 and 5 are days off for YES team.

After going over calendar updates, we broke out into 3 different breakout rooms to start planning for our 3 separate upcoming events August 31 - September 2 that include:

• Thursday, August 31: Claudette becoming CEO emeritus luncheon event. Team Lead is Daniel.
• Friday, September 1: Benjamin Yarbrough CEO induction Gala event. Team Lead is Terri.
• Saturday, September 2: Annual Board Meeting and Brunch with the Board. Team Lead is Tiffany.

Each breakout room was assigned a different event day and had 15 minutes to plan. After the 15 minute planning period we shared our planning.

The meeting was concluded by discussing the importance of having a target.

Having a target is important for several reasons:
 

• Focus: A target helps to focus our efforts and resources towards achieving a specific goal. It enables us to prioritize and channel our energy in the right direction.
• Motivation: A target provides us with a sense of purpose and direction, which motivates us to work towards achieving our goals.
• Measurement: A target helps us to measure our progress and track our performance. It allows us to evaluate whether we are on track and make adjustments if needed.
• Accountability: A target creates accountability for ourselves and others. It sets expectations and standards, which help to ensure that we are working towards the same goal.
• Success: Ultimately, having a target increases the likelihood of success. It provides us with a clear vision of what we want to achieve and a roadmap for how to get there. Without a target, we may wander aimlessly and never reach our full potential.