Thank You, Susan Boyle
Sometimes there are certain moments that words don’t describe well. Which is why I won’t try to share much about today’s posting and I’ll let this seven minute video taken from “Britain’s Got Talent” give you chills from seeing someone’s dream realized. I wish I could embed the video itself, but that feature has [...]
Dogged Pursuit
Can we agree on a few simple premises? 1. There’s a huge need for secondary or replacement primary income right now? More than ever in the past three decades, perhaps longer? Everybody is faced with the prospect of layoffs, 401k matches missing, salary reductions, and on. Not to say that everyone is going through [...]
The Phoenix VLOG
This is one of my first-ever predominantly video-blogs (vlogs), but it’ll tell the better story comprised of a few different clips from a great evening. Thanks to all the Phoenix leadership, including Barry and Connie Lucas, Kenny and Esmerelda Rossi, Ron Faunce, Dr. Jack Burns, and many many others who participated and helped. Thanks to [...]
Rocky Mountain High
Growing up we did the annual trip our West, generally Colorado. We’d start in Columbus, Ohio, and 24-hours later we’d arrive into the Denver area. Lots of memories evolve from those trips, including a few funny prospective blog stories, but one of the things I remember most about the journey was the dialogue and the [...]
Austenver
This entry started as what would be a combination of two events, Austin and Denver. Thus the name, Austenver. Then, I started looking at all the great pictures and people from Austin, and I just couldn’t bring myself to pull the two events together. As I type we’re en route to Denver, placing bets of [...]
Nashville (creative heading, huh)
My creativity brain cells are, I believe, starting to diminish. But the excitement on the road for Univera isn’t! Sometimes when I write these entries about the Road Tour I feel like it might read as a bit of over-enthusiasm for these events, but really, if they weren’t good events I either wouldn’t write about [...]
On the Road Again…
So while I blogged already about our road trip from Montreal to Portland, there’s a bit more to add…Including this odd little pairing above, a “State Safety Rest Stop” where they’re cross selling using a “State Liquor Store” right off the highway in the middle of nowhere. That’s one way to raise revenues. An audacious [...]
The Problem with People
I know it’s a negative sounding start, but there are–indeed–quite a few problems with people. All of us. Without railing against humanity, as there’s good to humanity as well, the problem with people is we’re often greedy and selfish. I’ll forego the whole “well is it nature or nurture” debate, partly because it doesn’t really [...]
So Goes Leaders, So Goes the Team…
One of the things that I love about spending time in the Field is hearing the excitement and enthusiasm of Associates, particularly the newer ones; and business testimonials are a great way for these to manifest. One of the most memorable messages came back in early November at the Portland Super Regional. The Friday night [...]
Winding Down (the Road Tour, that is)
We left Jax early enough, around 8 a.m., and caught a 10 a.m. flight that had a layover in Philly. Now, when I kidded about foreshadowing in a previous post and how Stephen was forced to wolf down some rather unwholesome (but probably tasty) Bob Evans food due to scheduling problems, it probably was an [...]
The Drive up the Coast
Today we drove up the Coast, from New Jersey to Maine. A perfect day for a road trip, mid 70′s with clear and sunny skies. About a five hour drive, but it went quickly with the good conversation. When you get to know someone really well, they needn’t speak words to tell you how they’re [...]