[Vnbiz] Taking care of our students

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear Sis. Thu Huong & All,

Anh Phong has some great suggestions there.  So you can see that for this
English Club (or any other club) the sky is the limit.  The potential for
any project is really unlimited. And any project started out by only three
persons may still have tremendous impact on the nation if they keep doing it
and don't quit.  "Winners don't quit.  Quitters don't win."

But let me go back to a couple of points I forgot.

1.  The gap between Thu Huong and other students.  Between me and a poor
farmer probably one can cite hundreds of things to make a huge gap betwen
us.  But the truth is, for my entire life, I have never felt any gap betwen
me and any farmer.  When I go the countryside, I love to hang out with
farmers like my friends and I really feel that they are my friends in my
heart.  And I have never feel that any farmer treats me with any gap between
us.  So, gap or not is in our heart.  If there is no gap in our heart, no
gap will exist in outward appearance.  So don't worry about this.

2.  Anh Phong mentions the word "brand name."  This is a very important
conept to keep in mind.  Brand name is important every where, not just in
business.  So choose the name of your club carefully and build the
reputation for that name.

3.  I talked about advisors, but forgot to mention that you can choose your
"board of advisers" now.  Invite some folks into that board.  These folks
have a moral obligation to help you successful (if they agree to be on the
board).  And they give you experience, credential and contacts.   Just in
vnbiz alone, you will have more than enough advisors.   You can have as many
advisors as you want (a board of advisors of around 12 or less is good).
But keep in mind that advisors are advisors..  You (and your core admins)
are the decision makers.  And keep in mind that you are the leader.

Great day, sis. Thu Huong and all..

Hoanh


On 1/11/07, Tran Dinh Hoanh <tdhoanh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Sis Thu Huong,
>
> Glad that you're wamred up to the ideas.  And you already have a group of
> three going.  Great!  We can plan further.
>
> But first, CACC = ca'c anh ca'c chi.
> CACE =  Ca'c anh chi. em
>
> About English club, keep in mind that your current group of three is the
> core group, or founding group, or leading group, or whatever name you care
> to use :-)  The point is:  Any project needs an administrative group (like
> the government) to keep the project running.  The first three is this
> governing group.  (The governing structure may change in the future when
> there are more members and more people are willing to volunteer to do the
> "dirty works."  For now, all the founding group just has to do all the dirty
> works :-)
>
> So you three just have to sit and plan:
>
> 1.  Regularity:  All best plans have this regularity element.  Meaning,
> you should have activities fixed intervals, either every week, or every two
> weeks, or every month, etc...  Whatever interval you choose is OK.  But once
> you have chosen an interval, keep it constant.
>
> 2.  Define a long-term vision:  Ex:  To promote the study and use of
> English among college students.  (Vision should be idealistic)
>
>      And the goal for next year:  Having a club of at least 200 members
> with regular activities.  (Short-term goal should be concrete).
>
> You can get much more elaborate on this "goal" thing.  But I suggest, you
> do it easy and simple (as in my example.  Otherwise you may get stuck with
> all kinds of theoretical stuffs).
>
> 3.  Make up an agenda for, say, the next three months, with activities for
> each week  (If you chose weekly intervals).  This agenda may be changed as
> often as you wish.  "Plans are made to be changed."  But you should always
> have a plan.  And the plan should be at least a couple of months ahead of
> time).
>
> 4. Send out invitations (over the Internet) for friends to join the
> activities.  Invite experienced people to be join the activities too.  (Say,
> Hong Nhung is supper good in English, she can be a core person in many
> activities.  Anh Shane can be a real magnet in English activities.
> Actually, almost every VNBIZer is supergood in English, anyone can be a
> major player in an English event.  Invite them in to help you).
>
> Then start partying!! @ :-)
>
> Easy like that.  After a while, you will have more experience to worry
> about other admin things, like how to make someone a member (like in VNBIZ,
> you have to send in you personal data and ask to join).
>
> Then after a while you may be experienced enough to think about other kind
> of club, like debating club.
>
> Just go!
>
> Have a great day, Thu Huong and all.
>
> Hoanh
> DC
>


-- 
Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
Attorney of Law
Washington DC
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