On the flight home from Long Beach, CA yesterday I did what I have done on the way home for over forty years- that is taking time to think about the week, read through my notes, write some ideas and to set some short-term goals. Faye and I have been in this business a long time but I find that I still have that desire to grow and it seems to always get stronger once I have put myself in the right environment.
As I was writing new goals I wondered if others do the same thing? I'm sure the majority of people do because I talked to lots of people who were excited, inspired, ready to set new goals and to have their best year ever. One person I talked with came to the conference with a heavy heart. That same person came up to Faye and I on Saturday and with excitement in her voice and ideas in her head about what she was going to be doing this next year and for years to come. She was like a new person in a matter of days. It was a short conversation but one I will remember.
I think my point this morning is that it is vital for you to be willing to invest in yourself and to attend every meeting possible because you never know what meeting will change your life. Being at the annual conference the home office hosts gives you the opportunity to be in that kind of environment. Believe me, there are people who attended this conference that had to save to get there, but they got there. You hear great stories, attend workshops, rub elbows with new people and they become good friends. Of course you hear first hand about the new products. And much, much more.
Many things have potential to move your business. I would like to suggest that right now you make the decision that next year you will be in Cleveland, Ohio for the 2015 annual conference. Go online and learn about the new products, get caught up with new thinking and new goals.I will close with a comment that I believe very strongly:
You are better than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can.
Enthusiastically,
Gary Burke
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