Love, Laugh, Learn--Any questions?

First Unimpressions.

Perception. Killer or Kowabunga? "Hello and thanks for helping out the Chamber with the Ethical Leadership conference," the beautiful, stunning and impressive blonde held out a strong hand to give me a warm and sincere thanks. I had not met her, but decided it was divine providence that she asked me to help sell tables to sponsors of the conference which would feature George HW Bush and one of my personal heroes, Dr. Stephen Covey. I had heard each of them speak in person before and (regardless of politics) they are great speakers with much to say. I was glad to help-- it is what I believe I was gifted to do. Mary Jane is fun-loving, I thought as we sat down to make calls from my conference room. My office manager brought us coffee and we began making calls. With a cell phone on one ear and my phones on the other, we were both getting it done. Then, the fly appeared. First on the rim of her cup, then mine. One of the most persistent flies I have ever seen kept us swatting for an hour. It would not leave! I was trying to impress the chamber volunteer-- stinking fly! As she left, she draped her beautiful scarf across her shoulder with a flare unseen in average society and got into her white BMW. I wanted to be her. Smart, pretty, efficient. Then I cleared our papers from the conference room and found an email she had left. This was no ordinary chamber volunteer I could call up and have a latte with-- she is a famous opera singer who has performed in Milan and Paris with Pavorotti. She has performed on Great Performances and at the Metropolitan Opera! She was swatting flies in my conference room. EGAD! So much for impressions. I too, have been to Paris, heard great tenors in person, and attended an Italian opera at the Met. I knew exactly who I had not impressed. Oh, well.