The glamour is in the art the artist creates

Oceanfront ballroom at The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida
This is the typical office of a full time professional speaker

 

Typical driveway view returning home from a speaking gig
Typical driveway view returning home from a speaking gig

 

Ain’t much glamour on the road, even though from a distance it seems so.

The glamour is in the art the artist creates.

Whether it be the ballroom set up, the menu, the stage, the agenda, or even the very simple act of noticing the time of day upon returning home – and pausing to appreciate it’s artful simplicity.

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Would you be okay with a hand-me-down smart phone?

Apple iPhone 5s invoice
Notice the order date (ordered it the minute it went on sale (12:01am PST)

 

iPhone 5s in box
Removing the box lid almost takes your breath away because the art is so stunning

 

Friendly reminder: Life happens one moment at a time. When we are fully engaged in it (and write about it) we learn so much more about what it takes to be excellent and not just hope for excellence).

So the iPhone 5s arrived from China yesterday. This means Chapin gets the hand-me-down iPhone 5.

This required going to the ATT store to get a new sim card and then returning home to restore the 5 from his latest iTunes backup.

It was in the trip home from ATT that magic happened.

The revelation that the same world class leadership and facilitation methods used professionally with seasoned CEO’s all the way to the entry-level brand new employees could be (and should be) used with a 13-year old.

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We plan for simple things to always go smoothly

No glitch in the GPS. Was in a boat enjoying the Seven Seas Lagoon
No glitch in the GPS. Was in a boat enjoying the Seven Seas Lagoon

 

Am humbled by how long it takes to get things done. And humbled also by the things that should happen in a snap that often get glitchy when we can least afford them to. We plan for simple things to always go smoothly.

Was reminded for the past 15 minutes how untrue that is.

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