MENTORS

In life many of us have had someone who has been an influence or inspiration of some sort. I've had four individuals that impacted mine.

The first mentor was my baseball coach at an early age.  He taught me "Patience", which I've carried throughout my life.  Many times in recreational coaching, there's always those players who aren't as talented as some of us are lucky to be. He never showed his frustration and always was fair to show toleration to these individuals. I always admired him for the way he coached and treated everyone with respect and he always had winning seasons. When I coached soccer for 6-years I always remembered this and utilized his style of coaching in my approach. "PATIENCE"

The second mentor was my highschool track coach.  He taught me how to set "Goals" to achieve a positive outcome.  Thus, I excelled and was one of the best in my race events.  This became very useful when I entered into my careet in sales. I learned that you might set a goal but that sometimes you might have to take a step back and reanalyze it then proceed from there.  "GOAL SETTING"

The third mentor was a family friend who I worked for in moving and storage during the summers of college then full time for a year until I found a sales position in the medical field. He was the operations manager of the facility and got to know me better and saw a talent.  One day after work we were in the back of the warehouse hoisting a few beers when he told me that I was very talented and that one day I could be the president or owner of a company if I wanted. This "Inspired" me to thinking and setting a goal that one day I would do this.  I spent 22-years gaining experience with "Corporate America" and eventually became President of my own company.  "INSPIRATION"

The fourth was my branch manager for a medical distributor I worked at.  He was known as Mr. "Service"  and a man of integrity among his customers and peers. I patterned my work and personal style after his even though I pretty much was that type of person anyway but saw and heard the praise he would receive from those individuals.  "SERVICE" 

These individuals added immensely to who I am today. My parents were just as influential but more in the moral and ethical sense in my upbringing. They provided me the positive and confidence in my life. I've been luckier than most to have had this opportuntity and recognize the struggles that others have had to go through for one reason or another.

God bless and God speed