Thursday, July 19, 2012

I'm lucky to have my wife!

People always talk about the people who support them in their dreams and pursuits. This blog entry is for my amazing wife. Being married to a performer/speaker is very tough. When times are good, they are good, when times are tough, boy are they tough! You never know how much money is truly coming in. Your hopes get super high when people show interest in you and those hopes come crashing down when budgets get cut, businesses close and unexplained events just seem to happen.

It's always good to have someone there to help support you mentally, physically and fiscally! The person who does this for me the most is my wife Kelly. I don't have enough space to say all the things she does for me. Having her there physically and other times spiritually is what I enjoy . Seeing her smile or share an idea with me drives me. Having her kick me in the butt when I needed doesn't always make me happy, but her input is wanted, needed and appreciated.

Nothing better describes the words I typed above than earlier this week. I recently started up a networking group with some friends. One of the driving forces was my wife hearing me complain about not having a good group of people to connect with to share ideas and grow with. She made the comment of, "Why don't you start your own?"

She was right. After a few months of several small get togethers, the Compass Networking Group had it's first meeting for the public. It took several months to get things going, but when it was time for showtime, Kelly was up with me at 5AM to prep for the meeting.

She also spent the weekend, making "Apple" themed items for my BAD Apple speech. It was nice to have friends attend the event, but when I really needed that last bit of encouragement, there was my wife in the CROWD (7 people, including me...lol) smiling!

Below you'll find pictures of the Apple Jam's Kelly handmade to give as door prizes. The apple muffins she made for the 7AM visitors and the refreshment/promo table she set-up!

Thank you Kelly! I love you! I'm a lucky man! I'll be repaying you for your confidence in me very soon!

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