Ordinary Maine

In Memory of Carl R. Trynor, "Zero" the clown who passed this evening after a very courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Today I had the pleasure of seeing one of the greatest salesmen and motivational speakers of our times. About a month and a half ago we began seeing advertisements in the Portland newspapers for a Get Motivated Seminar to be held May 7th, 2009 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The ads promised big name speakers and lost of free stuff all for the bargain price of 10.00 workbook included.

Now I am not one to go out and take part in many things, but for me the opportunity to see Mr. Ziglar was worth every bit of the $10.43 it cost me to attend the event. I also had an opportunity to see former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani speak at this event, which is always exciting. For those of you who might remember my ill fated State House Bid in 2004, I was able to see him speak at a fund raiser for Senator Collins. At the conclusion of that event I even managed to get my picture taken with him. Yep, that is me forty pounds heavier.

Anyway, It was great to hear these two speakers talk about teams, personal motivation and individual investment and development. It was a long day, but I enjoyed it greatly.

Tony