Gratitude and Laughs

Gratitude:

I spent the last three days in Phoenix, Arizona attending a meeting with seven others who happen to do what I do...(We all run a business that creates peer advisory boards for entrepreneurial business owners and top executives.) This meeting falls into a "practice what you preach" mode.

So, it is apt that I have a word of gratitude to my colleagues and friends for the invaluable advice and counsel that they offer. Whenever I face a business problem or opportunity I have a ready group available to give me fresh thinking, solid advice, expert contacts, and judgment.

Who is on your team?

Laughs:

We returned to San Diego on Southwest Airlines. The senior flight attendant turned that boring obligatory preflight speech into a stand-up comedy routine that not only had us laughing, but imparted the necessary information. A new twist: as we took off, with the plane's nose elevated, about fifty packs of peanuts came sliding down the aisle. "Here are your complimentary snacks," she announced, over the roars of appreciation and laughter. "We'll be sending the drinks next!"