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TONL News & Updates
I am extremely excited that we were asked by AONL President-Elect to present our best practices on the October AONL Affiliate meeting. We will highlight our work with the TBON, shared education model, new chapter leader orientation, and the role of the Nurse Executive Resident. I want to thank our board members who provided articles for our monthly newsletter, Thank you for your commitment to our profession by being involved and engaged at the local, state, and national level. Together we can truly achieve our mission of advocating and influencing exceptional care delivery in Texas! 
Nursing Leadership
By Cynthia Plonien DNP, RN, CENP
If only I had …? What if …? Have you said these words to yourself? If so, it is likely you have experienced “regret” and wished for a better outcome.
In cultures around the world, recognition of regret summons unpleasant emotions. A number of individuals have adopted a mantra of “no regrets,” tattooing the phrase on noticeable body parts as a reminder and an anthem of personal praise. In the US, leaders and pop icons communicate anti-regret values daily. Angelina Jolie, Bob Dylan and John Travolta, simply state, “I don’t believe in regrets.” Norman Vincent Peale, America’s positive thinking pioneer, urged mentees to leave no room for regrets. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg insisted that time not “be wasted” on regrets (Pink, 2022).
EmergingRNLeader
Many nurses have frustrations and feelings of helplessness about aspects of their work environment that are not in their control, but it is important to focus on what is.
For the latest news from the Nurses on Boards Coalition, visit https://www.nursesonboardscoalition.org/news/.
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As my term comes to an end, I am so proud of all the accomplishments we have had this past year and look forward to all that will continue with our incoming President, AJ Stephens. Despite all the challenges we faced with staffing shortages, COVID surges, violence in the workplace, and the political divides in our country, we achieved so much as a professional organization. I am most proud of all the strategic goals we achieved and our representation professionally:
