WOW. There is something about this book that grabbed me and took hold. I think I’ve bought 20 copies so far and personally handed them to people and said, “ You gotta read this book!”

Alberta is the land of opportunity and being a county councilor from October 2007 to October 2010 certainly presented me many new opportunities.

One of those was the privilege of attending the 2008 Alberta Congress Board Conference. At the Jasper Park Lodge! One conference, and I was hooked.

Thank you to Bobby Ng! Last night in Edmonton we roasted Bobby Ng. Bobby immigrated to Canada in the 70’s with his young family. He left his celebrity life in the Philippines and came to Canada, ready to start over.

My girlfriend and I decided to offer entrepreneurship in Drayton Valley to our local school students. We printed flyers and mailed them to every student ‘s home that were between grades 9 and 12. Junior Achievement offers many financial literacy programs that volunteers teach in schools.

When I was a little girl, I was told that my imagination was the limit. As I grew up I began to believe that was fictional, thinking surely not everything you imagine can come true. What if you imagine flying? Well so did Orville and Wilbur Wright who flew the first powered airplane. What if you imagine walking on the moon? Turns out, that is what Neil Armstrong imagined.

The most important opinion in life is that of the person who is looking back at you in the mirror. The dreams and ideas you hold have the potential to come true. Usually the thing that prevents such desires to turn into reality is fear. Think of the last time you were afraid or nervous to do something.

For many of us positive thinking has become a way of life. For that we thank, in large part, Pat Vos. She has opened many doors to learning and personal growth for everyone within the company.

Cheryl and I just got back from the 2012 NAEO (National Amtelco Equipment Owners) 28th Annual Conference. As always, what a great experience! It never ceases to amaze me how helpful and willing to share knowledge the people in this industry are.

It is inevitable in life that we will be faced with challenges and choices. How we overcome and respond to them is what defines us and builds our character. The desired outcome of these choices and challenges is usually happiness or peace with in.

This is staff meeting week at Intercon Messaging. At our morning huddle on Monday we decided the best use of our two staff meetings was to help our people stop beating themselves up.

As we begin a new year I ask myself the question; “Are we on track?”

The other day, my computer was down for a few hours to do some upgrades and I found myself rather lost! So I figured it was time to start cleaning up my personal employee folder on the network. After a few minutes, I decided that I need to do this more often! Not because there was tons of junk in it, but some of the old documents brought back a flood of fantastic memories!

"Rolling out the red carpet is a tradition of honorary treatment given to callers of the highest esteem. In dealing with customers, no mattter how big small, you give the best service, treating each one as royalty. You show people they are truly special and justly deserving of your utmost attention and assistance. It's your wonderful charm and personality that makes you a first-class service star!"

This is a poem I found hidden away in my employee folder. I honestly don’t remember when I received this or even reading it! However I am glad that I was able to “re-discover” it. It is a bit long, but I hope you still enjoy it.

Thank you for 15 years! October 1996 to October 2011

Well, it has been a little while since our last blog, but, no news is good news right?!

A few days ago my nephew, a wise 3 year old had gone to his school orientation. Jaxen was starting play school for a couple hours a day, two days a week. His report from the orientation was specific, he told me that when he got on the school bus to go to school he was not going to cry. How brave of Jaxen!

Father time seems to be a hasty fellow. With the start of school for some, the changing color of leaves and the dropping of thermometers, September brings a transitional time for everyone. For the Intercon Messaging family, we are in the final stage of wedding season.

Posted last week was a fantastic blog by my good friend and co-worker Paige Callaway. In this blog she touched on the importance of flexibility in life, in work and personal aspects.