Do YOU want to succeed?

Ugh!  Tomorrow, the better part of the radio station staff will be going to a "motivational seminar" in Columbus.

The event starts at 8am and runs through 4 in the afternoon.  I think it would be in poor taste to bring my mp3 player, so I am probably going to leave it at home!  This kind of thing is not really my cup of tea. Motivation has never been my problem... at least not in my job.  Motivation for personal success....now that is something completely different!  One of the hardest things about being married has been to change my benchmark for success from simply "being respected by people who's opinions matter to me" to "being respected by people who's opinions matter to me.... and making enough money to make my family comfortable and secure."  It turns out there is a big difference between the two!

So, I will actually be approaching this company outing with an open mind.  If any one of these speakers can help me find motivation to improve myself as a person and be a better provider for my family... count me in!  If (as I suspect) the event is more geared toward making me a better "salesman," then I should be jamming pencils in my ears buy hour four!

The line-up includes Colin Powell (who I am most excited about hearing), Joe Montana, Zig Zigler, Dr. Robert Schuller (Yep, The Hour Of Power Guy) and Archie Griffin (for all you Buckeye Fans!).  I just wish I could get a little one-on-one time with Powell.  A little off the record Q&A about his time as secretary of state and what the administration did to him would be fascinating!  An on the record discussion (after all, I've done radio interviews for ten years!) would be a dream come true!   Alas, they would probably confiscate my recording rig at the door!