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… at re-boot camp
Wednesday July 23, 2014
 
 
Drinking the kool-aid , both funny and horrid phrase, has come to mean buy-in.
 
I believe buy-in comes slowly for most people. 
 
Was I skeptical?
 
I’d be surprised if I wasn’t.
 
Not because I’m getting long-in-the-tooth, not because I’m set in my ways, not because I see many things skeptically or with suspicion.
 
And, the cost isn’t small.
 
I thought, at worst, I’d learn some clever tricks about packaging a training course, and how I could sell one with a premier price tag. 
 
While I easily and honestly represent myself as open minded, receptive to change, I have real resistance to schemes.
 
Apparent contradiction?
 
Normal?
 
Healthy?
 
Or is that just ‘the old me’?
 
Initially I was thinking this would be a great change of pace.
 
Big take-away yesterday?
 
I’m more aligned with this program than I expected.
 
This stuff works.
 
I was resistant when I first heard of it. 
 
Some time-worn so-show-me skepticism.
 
I’ve been around my industry nearly forty years. 
 
I’ve seen my share of self-help and sales training programs. At first blush this one seemed to have elements of NLP .
 
I became convinced by others who found it helped their business enormously.
 
Really, how bad could it be? 
 
Even if I didn’t like it or find value – a few days in a nice place seemed a good idea.
 
I’m one day in to a four day installation. Yes, like loading new software on my computer; in part new tools, in part a new operating system, in part a re-boot of my life.
 
A day ago I wasn’t a skeptic, but open to being a believer. 
 
Today - “kool-aid anyone?”. 
 
 
Mark Kolke
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column written/ published from Fort Collins, Colorado
 
 
morning walk: 19C / 66F, mostly clear, light breeze – awesome walk in early morning darkness under a crescent moon – some cyclists and dog walkers out early too. Peaceful. I like this place.
 
 
Reader feedback / comments always welcome:
 
 
WHAT IS AHEAD OF ME
Saw a new report the other night about Colorado running out of pot due to all the tourists from other states vacationing there in order to buy and smoke legally, GW, Bon Wier, Tx.
 
MISSING HIM
For me, it is the birthday of my late husband that still reduces me to a puddle of tears; even after 7 years and a new man in my life. I get by the anniversary of our wedding, the anniversary of his death; but his birthday gets to me even when I don't remember it is his birthday. I simply get sad and a tad depressed and then I remember; oh yeah, it is that day again. I believe there are some people we just aren't meant to forget; that special love that took years to develop, GW, Bon Wier, Tx.

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