Get Motivated!
The whole family got up early to drive to Rosemont Allstate Arena for the "Get Motivated!" all day seminar. We picked up Grandma and she came along. We got excellent seats in the "executive" section. We tailgated and ate our lunch in the parking lot with the jets flying over. After the seminar we had pizza at Giordano's. We heard talks from:
Steve Forbes - son of Malcolm Forbes and the editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes as well as president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes Inc. He was a candidate in the U.S. Presidential primaries in 1996 and 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Forbes
Bryan Flanagan - began his career as a delivery boy for the IBM Corporation in Baton Rouge. He then invested the next 14 years with IBM as a salesman, a "people" manager and a sales instructor at IBM's national training center. In 1984, Bryan Flanagan joined the Zig Ziglar Corporation in Dallas, Texas and for the next 20 years he served clients in a variety of industries ranging from professional services to high tech to pharmaceutical companies. In 2005 he founded Flanagan Training Group. In this capacity he designs and delivers training programs that improve team and individual productivity and growth. http://premierespeakers.com/bryan_flanagan
Dr. Robert Schuller - American televangelist and pastor known around the world through his weekly broadcast The Hour of Power. Strongly influenced by his mentor, Norman Vincent Peale, Schuller has focused in his teaching on the positive aspects of Christianity. Rather than concentrating on condemning people for sin, he encourages Christians (and non-Christians) to achieve great things through God, uplifting theology and positive thinking. Author of numerous Christian and self-help books including Way To The Good Life (1963), Move Ahead With Possibility Thinking (1967), Self-Love (1975), You Can Be The Person You Want To Be (1976), Self-Esteem: The New Reformation (1982), Living Positively One Day At A Time (1986), My Journey: From An Iowa Farm To A Cathedral Of Dreams (2001), Hours of Power (2004) and, most recently, Don't Throw Away Tomorrow (2005).
I have a couple of books autographed by Dr. Robert Schuller.
Phil Town - Investor who borrowed $1,000 and turned it into millions. He is living proof that 15% per year ROI is achievable by small investors who are armed with the right knowledge and tools. His book, Rule #1, was a number one hit on the New York Times best seller list and was Amazon.com's best-selling business book in 2006. He teaches his strategies by addressing live audiences of about a half a million people a year and is also a regular contributor to MSNBC's "Your Business" a weekend morning show.
Peter Lowe - born in Pakistan to missionary parents he grew up in India and later Canada , where he received a bachelor's degree in economics at Carleton University in Ottawa. He is the founding president and CEO of a multi million-dollar organization that is responsible for the largest seminars in the world. His Peter Lowe's Success Seminars attract sellout crowds from coast to coast of the US , with more than a half-million people attending each year. The unique combination of celebrity superstars , business trainers , music , special effects , patriotic spirit and inspirational messages has made Peter Lowe's success Seminars an American phenomenon.
This was the third seminar of his that I have attended.
Zig Ziglar - American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. Books by Zig Ziglar include: Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live - Published in 2006, Confessions of a Grieving Christian - Published in 2004, Selling 101: What Every Successful Sales Professional Needs to Know - Published in 2003, Success for Dummies - Published in 1998, Over The Top - Published in 1997, See You at the Top - First published in 1974
http://ziglar.com/insidehome/
I have a few of his books autographed.
Tom Hopkins - bestselling author of How to Master the Art of Selling, is a world-renowned sales trainer. Over 100,000 people attend his seminars every year, and 1 million more use his training videos.
Lovie Smith - Hired as the 13th head coach in Chicago Bears history. Named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year for 2005 after becoming the fastest head coach in Bears history to lead the team to a division title, doing so in his second campaign while setting a franchise record for victories by a sophomore head coach with 11. The Coach of the Year Award was the sixth all-time for a Bears head coach, more than any other team in the NFL. Just the third coach in team history to lead the organization to the playoffs in his second season, Smith guided the Bears to their first-ever NFC North Division title in 2005. En route to the team’s second division championship in five seasons, the Bears completed their first season sweep of Green Bay since 1991. The Bears are 3-1 against Green Bay since Smith came to Chicago. Winning just one of their first four games to start the 2005 campaign, Smith rallied the Bears to an 11-5 regular season mark as Chicago became just the twentieth NFL team to qualify for the post-season after beginning the season 1-3 since the current 12-team playoff system was instituted in 1990. The Bears turned their season around as Smith guided the team to eight consecutive mid-season wins, the third-longest win streak in the NFL in 2005 and the longest by Chicago since the 1985 Super Bowl team won 12 straight to begin the season. Smith has successfully laid Chicago’s foundation for success in just two seasons on the job by establishing his cornerstone of aggressive defensive play. During Smith’s first two seasons at the helm, Chicago ranked second in the NFL to the Pittsburgh Steelers having allowed 16.7 points per game and 56 total touchdowns while leading the league during that time by allowing the lowest opponent passer rating, opponent third-down and fourth-down conversion percentage and opponent red zone touchdown percentage in the league. The Bears also ranked sixth in the NFL during 2004-05 with 63 takeaways while scoring a league-high 10 touchdowns via defensive return – including nine interception return touchdowns – with a franchise-record six coming in 2004. Allowing the fewest points in the NFL in 2005, Chicago led the NFL in total defense for eight weeks during the regular season before finishing second, the team’s first top-five finish in overall defense since 1993. Smith came to Chicago with the reputation for being proficient at instituting positive change after he engineered a dramatic turnaround as the defensive coordinator of the Rams from 2001 through 2003. Known for his acumen in teaching and motivating young talent, Smith took on the added responsibility of Assistant Head Coach with the Rams prior to the 2003 season. Overall, Smith has spent 23 years in coaching at the collegiate and professional levels. He began his coaching career at his hometown high school, Big Sandy High School, in 1980 before moving to Cascia Hall Prep in Tulsa the following year. Two years later, Smith made the jump to the college ranks at his alma mater of Tulsa as linebackers coach, where he stayed through 1986. Smith moved on to coach linebackers at Wisconsin (1987), Arizona State (1988-91), and Kentucky (1992). Smith was the defensive backs coach at Tennessee (1993-94) and Ohio State (1995). A native of Big Sandy, Texas, Smith led the Big Sandy Wildcats to three consecutive state championships in high school and was all-state three years as an end and linebacker. Smith was a two-time all-America and three-time all-Missouri Conference defensive back at Tulsa. Lovie and his wife, MaryAnne, have three sons, Mikal, Matthew, and Miles, and twin grandsons, Malachi and Noah. Lovie is very active in the community and gives much of his time to helping the American Diabetes Association – a foundation near to his heart since his mother suffers from Type-2 diabetes. Smith purchases 10 tickets for every home game as part of the Bears ticket exchange program and donates them to children suffering from diabetes.
Colin Powell - American military leader and statesman and the first African-American to be confirmed as United States Secretary of State (2001-05) under President George W. Bush, Powell became the highest ranking African American government official in the history of the United States. Upon his appointment as Secretary of State, Powell became the highest-ranking person of African descent in the executive branch and the federal government, and prior to that, was the highest-ranking person of African descent in the military. As a General in the United States Army, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989) and as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War. He was the first and (to date) only African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell
Steve Forbes - son of Malcolm Forbes and the editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes as well as president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes Inc. He was a candidate in the U.S. Presidential primaries in 1996 and 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Forbes
Bryan Flanagan - began his career as a delivery boy for the IBM Corporation in Baton Rouge. He then invested the next 14 years with IBM as a salesman, a "people" manager and a sales instructor at IBM's national training center. In 1984, Bryan Flanagan joined the Zig Ziglar Corporation in Dallas, Texas and for the next 20 years he served clients in a variety of industries ranging from professional services to high tech to pharmaceutical companies. In 2005 he founded Flanagan Training Group. In this capacity he designs and delivers training programs that improve team and individual productivity and growth. http://premierespeakers.com/bryan_flanagan
Dr. Robert Schuller - American televangelist and pastor known around the world through his weekly broadcast The Hour of Power. Strongly influenced by his mentor, Norman Vincent Peale, Schuller has focused in his teaching on the positive aspects of Christianity. Rather than concentrating on condemning people for sin, he encourages Christians (and non-Christians) to achieve great things through God, uplifting theology and positive thinking. Author of numerous Christian and self-help books including Way To The Good Life (1963), Move Ahead With Possibility Thinking (1967), Self-Love (1975), You Can Be The Person You Want To Be (1976), Self-Esteem: The New Reformation (1982), Living Positively One Day At A Time (1986), My Journey: From An Iowa Farm To A Cathedral Of Dreams (2001), Hours of Power (2004) and, most recently, Don't Throw Away Tomorrow (2005).
I have a couple of books autographed by Dr. Robert Schuller.
Phil Town - Investor who borrowed $1,000 and turned it into millions. He is living proof that 15% per year ROI is achievable by small investors who are armed with the right knowledge and tools. His book, Rule #1, was a number one hit on the New York Times best seller list and was Amazon.com's best-selling business book in 2006. He teaches his strategies by addressing live audiences of about a half a million people a year and is also a regular contributor to MSNBC's "Your Business" a weekend morning show.
Peter Lowe - born in Pakistan to missionary parents he grew up in India and later Canada , where he received a bachelor's degree in economics at Carleton University in Ottawa. He is the founding president and CEO of a multi million-dollar organization that is responsible for the largest seminars in the world. His Peter Lowe's Success Seminars attract sellout crowds from coast to coast of the US , with more than a half-million people attending each year. The unique combination of celebrity superstars , business trainers , music , special effects , patriotic spirit and inspirational messages has made Peter Lowe's success Seminars an American phenomenon.
This was the third seminar of his that I have attended.
Zig Ziglar - American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. Books by Zig Ziglar include: Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live - Published in 2006, Confessions of a Grieving Christian - Published in 2004, Selling 101: What Every Successful Sales Professional Needs to Know - Published in 2003, Success for Dummies - Published in 1998, Over The Top - Published in 1997, See You at the Top - First published in 1974
http://ziglar.com/insidehome/
I have a few of his books autographed.
Tom Hopkins - bestselling author of How to Master the Art of Selling, is a world-renowned sales trainer. Over 100,000 people attend his seminars every year, and 1 million more use his training videos.
Lovie Smith - Hired as the 13th head coach in Chicago Bears history. Named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year for 2005 after becoming the fastest head coach in Bears history to lead the team to a division title, doing so in his second campaign while setting a franchise record for victories by a sophomore head coach with 11. The Coach of the Year Award was the sixth all-time for a Bears head coach, more than any other team in the NFL. Just the third coach in team history to lead the organization to the playoffs in his second season, Smith guided the Bears to their first-ever NFC North Division title in 2005. En route to the team’s second division championship in five seasons, the Bears completed their first season sweep of Green Bay since 1991. The Bears are 3-1 against Green Bay since Smith came to Chicago. Winning just one of their first four games to start the 2005 campaign, Smith rallied the Bears to an 11-5 regular season mark as Chicago became just the twentieth NFL team to qualify for the post-season after beginning the season 1-3 since the current 12-team playoff system was instituted in 1990. The Bears turned their season around as Smith guided the team to eight consecutive mid-season wins, the third-longest win streak in the NFL in 2005 and the longest by Chicago since the 1985 Super Bowl team won 12 straight to begin the season. Smith has successfully laid Chicago’s foundation for success in just two seasons on the job by establishing his cornerstone of aggressive defensive play. During Smith’s first two seasons at the helm, Chicago ranked second in the NFL to the Pittsburgh Steelers having allowed 16.7 points per game and 56 total touchdowns while leading the league during that time by allowing the lowest opponent passer rating, opponent third-down and fourth-down conversion percentage and opponent red zone touchdown percentage in the league. The Bears also ranked sixth in the NFL during 2004-05 with 63 takeaways while scoring a league-high 10 touchdowns via defensive return – including nine interception return touchdowns – with a franchise-record six coming in 2004. Allowing the fewest points in the NFL in 2005, Chicago led the NFL in total defense for eight weeks during the regular season before finishing second, the team’s first top-five finish in overall defense since 1993. Smith came to Chicago with the reputation for being proficient at instituting positive change after he engineered a dramatic turnaround as the defensive coordinator of the Rams from 2001 through 2003. Known for his acumen in teaching and motivating young talent, Smith took on the added responsibility of Assistant Head Coach with the Rams prior to the 2003 season. Overall, Smith has spent 23 years in coaching at the collegiate and professional levels. He began his coaching career at his hometown high school, Big Sandy High School, in 1980 before moving to Cascia Hall Prep in Tulsa the following year. Two years later, Smith made the jump to the college ranks at his alma mater of Tulsa as linebackers coach, where he stayed through 1986. Smith moved on to coach linebackers at Wisconsin (1987), Arizona State (1988-91), and Kentucky (1992). Smith was the defensive backs coach at Tennessee (1993-94) and Ohio State (1995). A native of Big Sandy, Texas, Smith led the Big Sandy Wildcats to three consecutive state championships in high school and was all-state three years as an end and linebacker. Smith was a two-time all-America and three-time all-Missouri Conference defensive back at Tulsa. Lovie and his wife, MaryAnne, have three sons, Mikal, Matthew, and Miles, and twin grandsons, Malachi and Noah. Lovie is very active in the community and gives much of his time to helping the American Diabetes Association – a foundation near to his heart since his mother suffers from Type-2 diabetes. Smith purchases 10 tickets for every home game as part of the Bears ticket exchange program and donates them to children suffering from diabetes.
Colin Powell - American military leader and statesman and the first African-American to be confirmed as United States Secretary of State (2001-05) under President George W. Bush, Powell became the highest ranking African American government official in the history of the United States. Upon his appointment as Secretary of State, Powell became the highest-ranking person of African descent in the executive branch and the federal government, and prior to that, was the highest-ranking person of African descent in the military. As a General in the United States Army, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989) and as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War. He was the first and (to date) only African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell
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