June 2013 Newsletter

Good afternoon, happy Thursday! 

Thanks for visiting - this is the first installment of my new blog - super excited!  

Below is my monthly newsletter I've been doing for a couple years - enjoy! 

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Hello again to my friends, colleagues, clients, and business partners.  I am very fortunate to be out every day networking with an eclectic group of people.  I’m always interested to hear about what others are reading about, listening to, watching, or just flat-out DOING. 

With that in mind, this monthly digest (and TWITTER account) shares the latest Chicagoland findings, music I’ve enjoyed, new ideas I’ve been exposed to, the latest in the world of Precision Payroll & Sales Empowerment Group, as well as other things that may be of interest to you or someone you know.  Thank you for your recommendations and thoughts, as well as taking time out to enjoy it.

Featured Charity

ATTENTION BIKERS!  Whether you prefer a bicycle or a motorcycle, I have something for you…

1. A Giving Heart Foundation, a 501c3 “dedicated to saving lives of children with congenital heart disease” is raffling off a 2012 Harley-Davidson Dyna Switchback.  Tickets are $50 each and they are only selling 1,000 tickets total (drawing on July 15^th).Check it out and buy a ticket (or increase my odds by refraining…)!
2. Bike4Life – next Tuesday, June 25^th there is an event for the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation.  I am trying to help them sell 10 tickets ($30 – food & drink for 3 hours).  Take a look and write me back about getting your ticket – thanks for your support! 

Featured Business Partner

JJR Marketing is a full-service, award-winning marketing and public relations agency.  Their integrated approach harnesses the power of your marketing to create leads, increase sales, drive digital traffic, and tap into new markets to make things happen. JJR’s founder, Jacqueline Camacho Ruiz, has published her 2^nd book; a new memoir, The Fig Factor, about embracing life’s big sky possibilities, even amidst our greatest struggles.  In this beautifully written memoir, Jackie shows us how to find more in every moment of living through love, awareness, forgiveness, gratitude, and more.

Human Resources & Business

• Have you been considering a new business card design?  Are you a solo-preneur and trying to stand-out in a crowd?  Read this article for some quick, thoughtful tips & ideas (including 5 great sites to get them printed). 

Precision Payroll & Sales Empowerment Group

• Precision Payroll – I’m excited to share the launch of our new website.  Please take a click onto the NEW SITE!

• Sales Empowerment Group – here is a recent article discussing all of our programs at SEG – exciting growth ahead!

Web

• How many times do you think you could clap in a minute?  Ok, now just watch this guy…absolutely ridiculous. 

• Like many children, I used to pretend the carpet was a lagoon with alligators or steaming hot lava, and then proceed to death-defyingly jump from couch to end table to fireplace, etc. – skillfully navigating the obstacle course.  This guy kicks it up a notch using just his bike. 

Chicagoland

• Retired, but not yet forgotten, Brian Urlacher has been the man here in Chicago for a while.  This article has some clips highlighting his best plays as a Bear. 

Music

• I hope to pass some level of musical prowess on to my unborn child.  This video is about as cute as it gets as this little boy belts out a Beatles classic with his dad. 

• This one time, at a band concert in 5^th grade, I had to get in front of about 200 people and recite the lyrics to Little Drummer Boy – including each delicate “Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum” after each line.  I was mortified, and unknowingly happy that Youtube had not yet been invented.  This poor kid however was on camera for a related but more embarrassing moment, but recovers brilliantly.   

Quotes

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. – Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. – Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in. – Arlo Guthrie (1947 - )

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. – Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)

I hope you enjoyed the newsletter and found something of value for yourself or someone you know.   Again, I appreciate your recommendations, thoughts, and referrals that so many of you have shared with me.  GO HAWKS!