Monday Morning Coffee

Hello all,

“One on Ones”

It has been great to see many of you meet with Mark lately to review your business plans. What a wonderful opportunity for all of you to make sure your energy and focus is in the right place heading into the holidays. For those of you who are new the conversation about your commission plan for next year has already been discussed. For those of you who have been with us for a while this is a reminder that December is the time to make the choice for your 2012 commission plan. As you know the plans benefits those who are willing to pay out of pocket on a monthly basis. We have several different options, if you feel your business is heading in a direction that this might be good for you the time to act is now. However in order to do this you need to schedule a One on One with your office. The purpose of the get together is to review your current  business, your 2012 business plan, run different scenarios and see if there is a better plan for you. For those of you in Germantown you get the pleasure of sitting down with me, the lucky Potomac agents get Mark or Teri. Please contact us to schedule the appointment.

Enjoy the coffee,

Joe

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."

-Dante

STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!

Think there's any "moral crisis" going on in our country right now? What about in our city? Our schools? Our neighborhood? Where did it come from, and why are we facing these challenges?

We are a country - city - neighborhood - blessed with peace and prosperity. Our daily choices range from which SUV we will drive, to where we will dine next, to how we will redecorate our home this year. Our concerns include our child's upcoming soccer match, whether or not to refinance the house, making "Salesperson of the Year," and taking more time for golf or tennis.

With all the choices complemented by our affluence, we have also become compliant, accepting, and politically correct. We strive to please everyone, avoid "rocking the boat," and prefer the status quo. It's so much easier that way, isn't it?

In doing so, however, we may also abdicate responsibility for teaching our children the value of principle-centered living. What principles should we be teaching - and practicing? Why not adopt and teach the value of courage, diligence, faithfulness, generosity, cleanliness, honesty, encouragement, frugality, humility, industry, justice, moderation, order, resolution, silence, honesty, sincerity, temperance, and tranquility?

Imagine how the world around us would change if we taught and participated in more of these time-honored values. Remember that our country IS our cities, our neighborhoods, and our homes. What begins at the grass roots level - literally in our own backyards - can be spread throughout the world. Abandon neutrality and you can change the world!