Wow! #TBT

Today's blog post was originally published last year:

The first day of the Relationship Marketing Grand Summit ended a little while ago and if you weren't there, you really missed our!

There were a total of 13 speakers, besides Kody Bateman...the founder of SendOutCards.

And tomorrow will be about the same. And it's not too late to signup...the replay will be available for 72 hours, so you'll have a chance to watch the whole thing over the weekend.

There's too much to go over but I'll give you a few highlights:

There was a problem with the sound for the first speaker, Bruce Marshall, but they say it should be fixed in the replay.

The second speaker was Bernadette McClelland and her topic was "Finding Your Brave" and the thing I found most memorable was something her 14 year old son said to her "Everything works out in the end. If it doesn't work out, it's not the end". Very profound words from such a young man.

Next up was the first workshop presenter of the day, Callie Teegardin. Callie's workshop was on how to get your next 100...that is, how to get more people in your funnel. There was a lot of information in her presentation. I'm going to try to get her to present this at an upcoming meeting of "A Leg Up" Lunch and Learn. She did talk about 3 steps to help you build your list:

1. Be unique
2. Give more than you take
3. Act on your promptings

Larry Levine talked about Selling From The Heart, the title of his book. Larry was a speaker at last year's RMGS. An interesting comment that I didn't originally pick up was "Business is personal". Kody picked up on it and said that it used to be "It's not personal, it's just business". Now it's "It's not just business, it's personal:.

Another interesting idea was from Jerome Gafford..."We're all in the transportation business. We find out where our clients are and where they want to be. Then we provide them with the vehicle to get them there".

There were a few other speakers in there and I'll talk about them next week.

The last speaker of the day was Kody's best friend for the last 45 years, Super Dave Smith. Super Dave talked about a subsidiary of SendOutCards called Sendogo. Dave is the general manager of that company. Sendogo allows people who use a standalone CRM, such as Salesforce, to be able to use SendOutCards. And Dave and Kody hinted at some of the products that will be announced in January. You may have seen my Facebook post with a picture of MacGyver that said "Super Dave MacGyver". Kody called Super Dave MacGyver, so that's where that post came from.

Like I said, it's not too late to sign up. Day 2 will start at 9:00 AM MDT, and replays for both days will be available for 72 hours.

I haven't heard anything about a RMGS being scheduled for this year...maybe next year.

Interesting days

Today - Teddy Bear Day, Wienerschnitzel Day, Wonderful Weirdos Day and Steak Au Poivre Day

Tomorrow - Swap Ideas Day, Alpaca Day, World Suicide Prevention Day and TV Dinner Day

Next Thursday - Guacamole Day, Play Doh Day, Teenager Workout Day, Working Parents Day, Collect Rocks Day, World Ozone Day, Stepfamily Day and Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Day

Week long celebrations:

Sep 12 -  Sep 18: Housekeepers Week

Month long celebrations:

Sep 15 - Oct 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

October 9 - Scrubs Day, Beer and Pizza Day, Curious Events Day, Fire Prevention Day, Moldy Cheese Day, World Post Day and I Love Yarn Day

Month long celebrations:

September 15 - October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

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I'm sure I'll share more about this next week but to find out more, check out this Live presentation coming up tomorrow at 7:00 PM MDT. There is no need to pre-register but it will ask you for your name and email address. If you can't make that one, there is another one on Friday at noon MDT...use this link for Friday's presentation.

Interesting days

Today - Quiet Day, Star Trek Day, Pardon Day, Iguana Awareness Day, Actors’ Day, World Physical Therapy Day and Literacy Day

Tomorrow - Teddy Bear Day, Wienerschnitzel Day, Wonderful Weirdos Day and Steak Au Poivre Day

Next Wednesday - World Afro Day, Cheese Toast Day, Double Cheeseburger Day, International Dot Day, Make A Hat Day, Greenpeace Day, Felt Hat Day, Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie Day and Linguine Day

Week long celebrations:

Sep 12 -  Sep 18: Housekeepers Week

Month long celebrations:

Sep 15 - Oct 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

October 8 - Vet Nurse Day, Egg Day, World Octopus Day, International Podiatry Day, Pierogi Day and American Touch Tag Day

Month long celebrations:

Sep 15 - Oct 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

 

Being a Man in the Lousy Modern World

Today's blog post is based on a podcast from The Art of Manliness:

Emerson famously said “society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.”

My guest today says things have gotten a lot worse since Emerson uttered those words over a century and a half ago. His name is Robert Twigger. We last had him on the show to discuss his book Micromastery. Today we discuss a book he wrote 20 years ago called Being a Man in the Lousy Modern World. We begin our conversation discussing how the modern world infantilizes men so they’re easier to control, and whether Robert thinks things have changed since he initially published the book. We then dig into the four factors Robert says need to be in place for a man to feel like a man, and why experiencing these qualities has become harder to do in the present age. We then discuss what Robert did to counter the currents of modern malaise like hiking the Pyrenees mountains and learning a martial art, and whether doing those things actually made him feel manlier. We end our conversation with what men can do to start fighting back against the conspiracy against their manhood.

Here are the highlights from the program:

• The impetus for this book when Robert wrote it 20 years ago 
• What is it about the modern world that makes manliness feel obsolete?
• How the modern world keeps us perpetually children 
• The 4 factors to be in place for a man to really be a man 
• Watered down modern rituals 
• Is courage truly rare? How do we test ourselves?
• What is it about handiness that makes you feel manly?
• Violence and manliness 
• Passivity vs. action 
• Society’s disservice to boys and men 
• How to find courage, rites of passage, and adventure in our world 
• Do these self-made rites of passage make a difference in your psyche? 
• What Robert’s kids thought about the book 
• What can men do today to start feeling more masculine?

Interesting days

Today - Another Look Unlimited Day, Duchenne Awareness Day, Beer Lover’s Day, Superhuman Day, Buy a Book Day, Salami Day and Acorn Squash Day

Tomorrow - Quiet Day, Star Trek Day, Pardon Day, Iguana Awareness Day, Actors’ Day, World Physical Therapy Day and Literacy Day

Next Tuesday - Eat a Hoagie Day, Cream Filled Doughnut Day and Gobstopper Day

Week long celebrations:

Sep 12 -  Sep 18: Housekeepers Week

October 7 - Bring Your Bible to School Day, Bathtub Day, Frappe Day and Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Awareness Day

Month long celebrations:

September 15 - October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

 

Warren Buffett's 4 Rules For Success

Today's blog post is based on a column by Harvey Mackay: 

I love to study creative and successful people. And who better than Warren Buffet, the Omaha multi-billionaire and chairman of Berkshire, Hathaway, Inc.

He recently listed the four common-sense principles that contributed to his mega success, and here’s my take on his formula for prosperity. Unfortunately, they are not commonly practiced.

1. Choose your friends wisely. 
2. Continuous learning.
3. Improve your communication skills. 
4. The ability to say no. 

Mackay’s Moral: One more Buffett gem: “You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.”

I'm sure that you've heard that you're the sum of the five people you spend the most time with. Here's a blog post on the subject.

Prompting U can help you with numbers 2 & 3.

I thought I had written a post about saying no, but I can't find it. But "Just say no"!

As for the quote from Warren Buffett, check out this blog post.

Be sure to read the entire column and you'll find out things such as why communication can be so difficult (one reason is that the 500 most common English words have 14,000 different meanings...an average of 28 meanings for each word!).

Interesting days

Today - Mouthguard Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day, Read a Book Day and Fight Procrastination Day

Tomorrow - Another Look Unlimited Day, Duchenne Awareness Day, Beer Lover’s Day, Superhuman Day, Buy a Book Day, Salami Day and Acorn Squash Day

Next Monday - Programmers’ Day, Boss/Employee Exchange Day,  Fortune Cookie Day, Hug Your Boss Day, Celiac Awareness Day, Supernatural Day, Positive Thinking Day, Defy Superstition Day, Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day, Roald Dahl Day and Peanut Day

Week long celebrations:

Sep 12 -  Sep 18: Housekeepers Week

October 6 - Canadian Beer Day, Random Acts of Poetry Day, Mad Hatter Day, World Cerebral Palsy Day, Physician Assistant Day, Noodle Day and Badger Day

Month long celebrations:

September 15 - October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

 

Your weekend guide to interesting days - September 4, 2021

This week

Sunday - Pony Express Day, More Herbs, Less Salt Day, Potteries Bottle Oven Day, Individual Rights Day, Chop Suey Day and Lemon Juice Day

Monday - Toasted Marshmallow Day, International Whale Shark Day, Holistic Pet Day, Slinky Day, Amagwinya Day, Grief Awareness Day and Frankenstein Day

Tuesday - Trail Mix Day, Overdose Awareness Day, We Love Memoirs Day and Love Litigating Lawyers Day

September will be Sepsis Awareness Month, Friendship Month, Sourdough September, Chiari Awareness Month, Read A New Book Month, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month, Suicide Prevention Month, Shake Month, Sewing Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hunger Action Month, Happy Cat Month, Honey Month, Chicken Month, Piano Month, Preparedness Month, Library Card Sign-up Month and Mushroom Month

Wednesday - Global Talent Acquisition Day, Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day, Tofu Day, Ginger Cat Appreciation Day, Letter Writing Day, Emma M Nutt Day and Cherry Popover Day

Thursday - Calendar Adjustment Day, V-J Day and Blueberry Popsicle Day

Yesterday - College Colors Day, Lazy Mom’s Day, Bring Your Manners To Work Day, Welsh Rarebit Day and Skyscraper Day

Today - Wildlife DayMacadamia Nut Day, Turkey Vulture Day and Beard Day

Next week

Tomorrow - Pet Rock Day, Be Late For Something Day, World Samosa Day, International Day of Charity, Cheese Pizza Day,

Monday - Mouthguard Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day Read a Book Day and Fight Procrastination Day

Tuesday - Another Look Unlimited Day, Duchenne Awareness Day, Beer Lover’s Day, Superhuman Day, Buy a Book Day, Salami Day and Acorn Squash Day

Wednesday - Quiet Day, Star Trek Day, Pardon Day, Iguana Awareness Day, Actors’ Day, World Physical Therapy Day,  and Literacy Day

Thursday - Teddy Bear Day, Wienerschnitzel Day, Wonderful Weirdos Day and Steak Au Poivre Day

Friday - Swap Ideas Day, Alpaca Day, World Suicide Prevention Day and TV Dinner Day

Saturday - Drive Your Studebaker Day Make Your Bed Day, No News is Good News Day, Patriot Day and Hot Cross Bun Day

Next month

September 29 - World Heart Day and Biscotti Day

September 30 - International Podcast Day, Ask A Stupid Question Day, Thunderbirds Day, Rumi Day, Hot Mulled Cider Day, Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day, International Translation Day and Mud Pack Day

October will be Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Canadian Library Month`, Dysautonomia Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, SUDEP Action Month, Fire Prevention Month, Cyber Security Awareness Month, Mental Health Month, Black Cat Awareness Month, Family History Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Computer Learning Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fair Trade Month, Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month, ADHD Awareness Month and Pizza Month

October 1 - World Smile Day, Kids Music Day, International Coffee Day, CD Player Day, World Vegetarian Day, Older Peoples Day and Lincolnshire Day

October 2 - Card Making Day, Name Your Car Day, World Farm Animals Day, International Day of Non-Violence and Custodial Worker Day

October 3 - Techies Day, Boyfriend’s Day, Virus Appreciation Day and Techies Day

October 4 - Architecture Day,World Habitat Day, Vodka Day, World Animal Day, Taco Day, Ship in A Bottle Day, Improve Your Office Day and Change A Light Day

Month long celebrations:

September 15 - October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

 

Try to remember #TBT

Today's blog post was originally published six years ago:

This is kind of a continuation of yesterday's theme of reminiscence.

Try To Remember is one of my favorite songs. It's from the play "The Fantisticks". I've never seen the play but I've always liked the song. The original off Broadway show ran from 1960 to 2002, making it the world's longest running musical! The song was originally performed by Jerry Orbach. Here is Jerry singing the song:

Although the 1965 version by the Brothers Four is the one that I remember:

This is a more recent recording. I saw a similar recording 4 or 5 years ago on PBS during a folk group reunion and it really struck me how much more poignant this song is 50 years later.

And it's even more appropriate since next month is September, so try to make it "the kind of September, When life was slow and oh, so mellow."

Interesting days

Today - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/vinyl-record-day/ Just take those old records off the shelf!

It's also https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-elephant-day/ And if you don't have a memory like an elephant, it's ok because I'm here to remind you that it's also https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/youth-day/ and https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/middle-childs-day/

Tomorrow - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/lefthanders-day/ Are you a lefty or a righty? I'm very mixed up. I'm not ambidextrous...I can't use both hands equally well. I'm mixed handed. I do some things right handed, some left handed and some with either although I think my left hand is dominant.

Next Thursday - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/photography-day/ It's a good thing I dug up my camera from the storage unit. And it's https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/aviation-day/ and https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/humanitarian-day/

September 12 - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/video-games-day/ and https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/chocolate-milk-shake-day/ Two of Nick's favorites! And Danny too...except he likes vanilla milkshakes. IKR! I love chocolate shakes, although I'm not a video game player

Prompings Academy

The first Promptings Academy in about a year and a half (I believe) is coming up this Saturday at 9:00 AM  -  4:00 PM MDT.

This will be the first PA under the Greener Still umbrella and I'm really looking forward to it!

Here is the description from the PA website:

Promptings Academy is focused on aligning your mind with success and bringing the Greener Still kindness culture to the world. Join Founder and CVO Kody Bateman for this life-changing event! We’re elevating Promptings Academy for 2021 – you’ll learn about how to spread the Greener Still culture of kindness into the world, bring hope and authentic connection to your community, and act on your promptings!

Founder and CVO Kody Bateman created this inspiring program to help cultivate your personal development and inspire you to become your best self. During the event, he invites all attendees to build on who they are as they take action to change their lives and the lives of those around them.

The price is $35 (plus fees and taxes), which is a great price for a full day of personal development training but if you're local to the Modesto, CA area, I'm going to have a watch party at my apartment starting at 7:30 AM PDT with coffee and donuts before the event and sandwiches and chips for lunch during the event.

I've created an event on Facebook under the Modesto GS Pros group. If you'd like to attend the event but are not a member of the group, just click this link.

Looking forward to seeing you either in person or online!

Interesting days

Today - World Calligraphy Day, Son and Daughter Day, Play In The Sand Day, International Youth Day and Ingersoll Day

Tomorrow - World Elephant Day, Vinyl Record Day and Middle Child’s Day

Week long celebrations:

Aug 10 - Aug 16: Afternoon Tea Week

Next Wednesday - Bad Poetry Day, Never Give Up Day, Pinot Noir Day, Serendipity Day and Mail Order Catalog Day

September 11 - Make Your Bed Day, Drive Your Studebaker Day, No News is Good News Day, Patriot Day and Hot Cross Bun Day