My son Mike

This was taken during a game against the two time state champions. Mike scored 32 points during this game and thrilled the spectators with daring drives.

Once again, I sent this from my iPhone now that I can blog from my phone. Cool!!!!!

Character First Membership Benefit (#2)

Actually, this should be benefit number one. We are looking for organizations where character is already important.

You already understand that a good reputation trumps the bottom line, that your people are your greatest asset, and integrity is priceless, we need to connect.

If you want to make a lasting impact on your community by uniting with other organizations with similar goals and direction, a Character First Membership is a great way to go.

Character First Membership Program (#1)

I plan to share with everyone the "NEW" Character First Membership Program and the benefits of joining. Here is reason #1:






Use this new logo on your website and literature. Your customers and clients can click on this link so they can read more about what is important to your organization. How much value is there in sharing how truthfulness, dependability, and thoroughness are to your company? What if we help you show "the world" not only what you believe but what you are "doing" to improve your products and services.

We are just kicking off this new program so take a look at our newest members.
http://www.characterfirst.com/programs/members/

Character First! has changed!!!!

Stay connected on my blog. Over the next several weeks or maybe a few months I will be updating everyone on the "amazing" changes at Character First.

In the mean time, check out our website!
CharacterFirst.com

The Art of Building Relationships

When you ask people, what is the foundation of good relationships? I often hear, "trust." Trust is so important that Stephen M. R. Covey wrote a great book titled, The Speed of Trust."

I agree, trust is a huge part but there is something even more foundational. If you don't believe me, try removing this from any relationships in your life and see what happens.

What am I talking about? Communications!!!

If communication is important what should it look like? Better yet, what should it not be like?

Consistent, accurate, regular, open, are just a few key words.

When a military battle plan is drawn up the first objective is to knockout the enemies communications. More effective than precise reconnaissance or carpet bombing, if communication lines are cut, everything quickly falls apart.

Come back for more suggestions on the power of communications.

Anger On The Rise!

Have you all noticed how angry people are getting? Just yesterday morning I watched a report about a 15-year old boy that was set on fire by a group of other teens. When these teens were questioned by the police, several of them laughed and joked about it. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Two people in a Boston McDonald's were so upset that their large fry order was delivered as a small fry that one threw their change in the cashier's face and the other one threw yellow "wet floor" signs hitting a second cashier.

10 Nations and 11 States Attend the Character First! Networking Conference

Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Romania, Philippines, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Taiwan, Trinidad/Tobago, and 11 US States attended the Character First! Networking Conference in Oklahoma City. The schedule was full of dynamic speakers and helpful information.

One of the most exciting things was an idea shared by one of the Ugandan delegates. They asked if a US Character Council would be willing to partner with them to assist in building a Character Council in Uganda.

We were all so thrilled to hear such a great idea. We immediately hooked them up with the Fort Collins Colorado Character Council which had 4 members in attendance.

Watch this blog for more details soon!