Last week a friend of mine lost her Dad. I didn't know Andy Garner, but his daughter, Blair, is a colleague, a friend and a daily breath of fresh air around the office. To show our love and support for the family, everyone from work attended the memorial service. As I said, I didn't know Andy, but turns out [...]
My friend, Alison Kieckhafer, CMP, is on to something BIG! When she assumed the presidency of the Meeting Professionals International Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter earlier this year, Alison chose a powerful theme for her term; "Activate Your Goodness." She has personally challenged all 800+ chapter members to act on improving the community and the larger world [...]
Back home from the "Full-Throttle Leadership Ride" and already had the opportunity to present a session on "Passion, Power & Purpose" based on my 13,000-mile solo motorcycle ride along the perimeter of the US to raise funds and awareness for America's military through a great organization, The Boot Campaign (www.bootcampaign.com). For those who have asked [...]
I just spent the last month riding the perimeter of the country on a motorcycle! My Boot Campaign Desert ALTAMA Army boots were on my feet for all 32 Days, 34 States, 13,000 Miles, and if that sounds like a lot of time with your butt on a motorcycle seat, it is - almost 300 [...]
Day 25: Junction to San Marcos. 150 Miles Short post for today's ride. Continued down I-10 toward San Antonio and a rendezvous with my family. Haven't seen Wendy in the kids in over a month, so just hanging out with them for a day was a welcome relief from the road. I posted on Facebook [...]
Day 23: Phoenix to Las Cruces. 423 Miles Left Phoenix under cloudy skies and a bit of rain, but since I was headed into the desert, the cooler temperatures were a welcome start to the day. Although I missed my friends with the AzMPI Chapter (they were just returning from MPI's WEC in Las Vegas), [...]
Day 22: San Diego to Phoenix. 382 Miles Today, the Full-Throttle Leadership Ride heads into its final week. To date, I've logged about 10,000 miles through 30 states - more than 3/4's of the Ride is done. WOW! I head east on I-8 leaving the West Coast, the twisties, mountains and ocean behind me. Time [...]
I want to begin today's post with a story, an experience I had with two different people along the Full-Throttle Leadership Ride. The first was a man I met in NYC, interestingly enough, at the 9-11 Memorial. As I've said in previous posts, my Boot Campaign military boots, which I've worn every day on this [...]
Day 21: Oakland to Morro Bay. 235 Miles Wasn't expecting much after the previous day's Ride. I already had seen images and experienced sights I will never forget. Lucky for me, there was so much more still to experience. But first, let me begin with a gripe. Apparently, in California, the center stripe is an [...]