I read a book years ago and I was reminded of it early this morning. The name of the book is BALCONY PEOPLE by Joyce Landorff. What Joyce says very simply is that everyone needs at least one or maybe even more balcony people in their life.
A balcony person is someone who no matter what happens they are up on a balcony of some kind cheering you on. Just imagine standing on a basketball floor and when you look up there is a running track. Imagine looking up and what you see is many people cheering you to keep going forward, you're going to make it, we're behind you, we're with you, we love you.
Then what Joyce says a few pages later is we have to be aware because there are also many what she calls basement people. These people are the ones who are trying to pull you down to their level. They aren't positive, they make negative comments, they trying to convince you that you'll never reach your goals.
Our job in this business is to be or to become a balcony person for every person in our business, plus every person we come in contact with. That's this business. Everyone needs someone who is a balcony person in their life. Cheering them on. Encouraging them no matter what. Everyone!
Faye and Rachel are some of my balcony people and I feel incredibly fortunate to have other balcony people who also encourage me.
Think about it.
Enthusiastically,
Gary Burke
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