Upcoming May Mentor Meeting

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NEAWP May Mentor Meeting Tuesday May 25, 2010 10:00am NECI Office 10133 Planters Woods Drive Austin, Texas 78730 866.766.NECI

MAY MENTOR MEETING HUH? I am hosting the May Mentor Meeting for NEAWP! You got that rightJBarbara has handed the reigns over to me to go crazy with you all. Before she freaks out, on a serious note, I am hosting the meeting for her. You are most welcome to attend the meeting. Come one, Come all! Here are my rulesJ POLICIES 1.       We will start at 10:00am. If you stay through lunch, I might suggest we order pizza since I will need to eat and have my diet coke. 2.       Bring beverages or snacks if you would like to have them. 3.       Kindly RSVP so I will know how many are coming. 4.       There is no fee to come. Just bring your questions and be ready to talk. 5.       It is casual. This is a forum for anyone in the industry to come and ask questions about anything (well hopefully it will pertain to events, however I am fairly well versed in baseball, tennis, real housewives reality show (that would be all cities), kids, pta, volunteering etc) . Directions We are meeting at my stomping ground. Directions from 360 and 2222 Go west on 2222 (that is toward the lake) Take a left on River Place Blvd. Take a left on Big View Dr. Take a right on Planters Woods Dr. It is the last house on the left. Now go plan beautiful events! Amy Mader, PWC President

Message from our President, Amy Mader :)

Do you ever want to take your company to the limit? Do you want to exceed your own expectations? Just when you think you can’t push yourself any further, what will make you go further? I just completed reading the book “Ticket to the Limit” by Randy Cohen who is the CEO of Ticket City in Austin, Texas. I know everyone says “I do not have time to read during the busy time of the wedding season” because I was everyone. However, I found that I could read 1-2 paragraphs at a time waiting for a meeting to arrive, waiting for my daughter at ballet class, or my son to finish up with baseball practice. I began by underlining the portions of the book that I felt were relevant to my business or myself as a leader, business owner, parent , collegue and friend. When I completed the book, I realized that ¾ of the pages were dog eared and there were marks on almost every page. This book is not about how to run your business, but it discusses how to be a productive human being and that will allow you to be a successful in your business and personal life. The book is divided into chapters regarding the Randy’s  Rules of Reason. There are 10 of them.

1.       Be Passionate. Love what you do.

2.       Live your values.

3.       Put family first.

4.       Take care of people. Find the amazing.

5.       Have fun. Learn to laugh.

6.       Have a big heart. Make a difference.

7.       Never stop learning.

8.       Take chances. Put yourself out there.

9.       Be a rock star! Work hard and play hard.

10.   Follow through. Master the game.

I love all 10 of the rules.. but the first one I would like to address is rule 9. Be a rock star! Work hard and play hard. Would you like to know how to become a rock star? Well read on! First, a rock star is a person who is living his dream- doing what he is meant to do! So let’s go--

1.       Show up! Keep your promises and commitments no matter what!

2.       Think of every day as an audition for your greatest gig.

3.       Band together and leverage your team members’ individual skills and talents.

4.       Don’t forget to play your greatest hits. Take what you are known for and deliver on expectations.

5.       Leave your ego at the door.

6.       Give your other team members room for “solos”. Let them shine.

7.       Leave it all onstage. Give every day everything you’ve got.

8.       Treat your clients like VIP’s and give them all access passes to you and your business.

9.       Say “thank you” (a lot!), and show deep appreciation for your fans.

10.   Make the world your stage and give the performance of a lifetime!

Always remember: How you do anything, is how you do everything!

Best- Amy 

Amy Mader, PWC