Im sorry, Im thankful, Im excited!

Im sorry, Im thankful, Im excited! If you bought the bundle deal in Virginia or Maryland and are wondering how to redeem it, use the Contact Us form at the bottom to let us know your JibberJobber username. If you were in my presentation and DID NOT buy the deal but want the other thing please use the Contact Us form to request it. I’ve been pretty busy lately. After we got evacuated from our house because of a fire close to us I spoke to a group of entrepreneurial accountants and bookkeepers at the annual Universal Accounting conference on Monday. Tuesday I got up around 4:30am (I am so not a morning person!) so I could catch a flight to Dallas for a conference for Resume Writers. I was fortunate to be invited to speak at a job club near Dallas (Career Jumpstart near Richardson) that was celebrating their 5 year anniversary â€" what a treat! I love job clubs because they provide so much strength and support to a community at the individual level. Wednesday through Saturday I did conference stuff (some terrific conversations, strategic ideas/plans and renewal of friendships/relationships), and then flew home. I rolled in around 7pm to do two quick loads of laundry and see my family for a short 15 hours. Then, Sunday morning I hopped on a flight, this time to Maryland/Virginia. I spoke seven times in three days, including two six hour workshops. It was fun, exciting, and somehow exhausting. Wednesday night I was gassing up my rental car utterly exhausted from presenting, driving and networking, and I was looking at the beautiful evening sky and trees around the gas station thinking how blessed I was. I had spent the last 72 hours running like crazy and touching, heart to heart, over 500 people. In my presentations I heard some “wow!” remarks, as I shared some of my ideas, and saw lights go on. I saw people “get it” … they really “got it” â€" they internalized my message. Some of them would change strategies and tactics and have different results. Some of them were stuck in their job search and that’s what they needed to hear. That’s cool. But even cooler was what happened to the people who were stuck in life. Downtrodden, depressed, deflated. The job search is such a trying time â€" it is harder than most things we’ve ever had to go through and people have been beat up so long they don’t think they are worth what they used to be worth. I got comments and emails from some of these people and after the meetings they indicated they got unstuck. They were now empowered and enabled. They got the glimmer of hope back… People ask if I’m a motivational speaker. I’m not. I don’t get up and “hip hop hooray!” But I thrive on knowing that if I can touch just one person, and help get them unstuck, then I’m successful when I speak. That’s what I hope for. Indeed, before I present, it is what I pray for: to touch just one person and hopefully help them get unstuck in their life. Thank you to each of you who support me, in any way, as I move forward with what I consider my (current) “mission” in life! And to those I met in Virginia and Maryland â€" let’s enjoy this journey together! (back to the title Im thankful for the chance to do what I do. Im sorry I didnt publish my schedule so you could join us, and Im excited as we move forward :)) Im sorry, Im thankful, Im excited! If you bought the bundle deal in Virginia or Maryland and are wondering how to redeem it, use the Contact Us form at the bottom to let us know your JibberJobber username. If you were in my presentation and DID NOT buy the deal but want the other thing please use the Contact Us form to request it. I’ve been pretty busy lately. After we got evacuated from our house because of a fire close to us I spoke to a group of entrepreneurial accountants and bookkeepers at the annual Universal Accounting conference on Monday. Tuesday I got up around 4:30am (I am so not a morning person!) so I could catch a flight to Dallas for a conference for Resume Writers. I was fortunate to be invited to speak at a job club near Dallas (Career Jumpstart near Richardson) that was celebrating their 5 year anniversary â€" what a treat! I love job clubs because they provide so much strength and support to a community at the individual level. Wednesday through Saturday I did conference stuff (some terrific conversations, strategic ideas/plans and renewal of friendships/relationships), and then flew home. I rolled in around 7pm to do two quick loads of laundry and see my family for a short 15 hours. Then, Sunday morning I hopped on a flight, this time to Maryland/Virginia. I spoke seven times in three days, including two six hour workshops. It was fun, exciting, and somehow exhausting. Wednesday night I was gassing up my rental car utterly exhausted from presenting, driving and networking, and I was looking at the beautiful evening sky and trees around the gas station thinking how blessed I was. I had spent the last 72 hours running like crazy and touching, heart to heart, over 500 people. In my presentations I heard some “wow!” remarks, as I shared some of my ideas, and saw lights go on. I saw people “get it” … they really “got it” â€" they internalized my message. Some of them would change strategies and tactics and have different results. Some of them were stuck in their job search and that’s what they needed to hear. That’s cool. But even cooler was what happened to the people who were stuck in life. Downtrodden, depressed, deflated. The job search is such a trying time â€" it is harder than most things we’ve ever had to go through and people have been beat up so long they don’t think they are worth what they used to be worth. I got comments and emails from some of these people and after the meetings they indicated they got unstuck. They were now empowered and enabled. They got the glimmer of hope back… People ask if I’m a motivational speaker. I’m not. I don’t get up and “hip hop hooray!” But I thrive on knowing that if I can touch just one person, and help get them unstuck, then I’m successful when I speak. That’s what I hope for. Indeed, before I present, it is what I pray for: to touch just one person and hopefully help them get unstuck in their life. Thank you to each of you who support me, in any way, as I move forward with what I consider my (current) “mission” in life! And to those I met in Virginia and Maryland â€" let’s enjoy this journey together! (back to the title Im thankful for the chance to do what I do. Im sorry I didnt publish my schedule so you could join us, and Im excited as we move forward :))