I'm a commercial real estate broker in San Diego. As part of my job I have a lot of meetings and meet a lot of people. While doing so, I've found that it is important to establish common ground with them because it helps us to get to know each other better. That's important.
So I've taken to wearing my little Rotary pin on my lapel. Twice now within just the past month people have asked me if that is a Rotary pin. They recognize it right away because they, too, are Rotarians. Immediately a rapport is generated that might otherwise not occur. We immediately have something in common. Further, it breaks down a lot of barriers because now we know that we share common values. After all, people do business with those whom they know, like, and trust. Having Rotary in common with others that I meet everyday goes a long way toward establishing that important bond of commonality.
This is better than a secret handshake! Always wear your Rotary pin!
By the way, I can be reached via e-mail at paul.gorman@svn.com, my Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate Advisors e-mail address. Our web site is www.svn.com. And you may phone me at (858) 204-9547.
Until next time.....
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
We're baaaaack......
Well, it's good to be back after the holidays. As I mentioned before, I really missed those early morning meetings and all they had to offer.
This week's meeting was particularly interesting to me for a couple of reasons. First, one of our members recently passed away. Although I did not know him because he apparently became ill before I joined, I was very impressed by the outpouring of remembrance for the guy by the RB Sunrise Rotary. He was clearly highly respected and loved. That, of course, reflects right back on the club itself.
At the meeting we also had a guest speaker who was not a Rotarian, but was a local entrepreneur. A physical therapist by training and occupation, he owns his own gym and does personal training as well. His excellent speech motivated me to high a personal trainer to tune up my own routine and to set some goals. I have a much better understanding of what is going on as I get older, and what I can do about it.
Finally, as a Red Badge Rotarian, one of the things on my checklist of things to do toward full membership is to attend a Board of Directors meeting. I checked that off tonight. I particularly enjoyed the wine and snacks! The meeting impressed me as cheerful, rather loose (we didn't have THAT much wine), but very productive. I got a good sense of what goes on to keep this great organization running.
Good to be back!
This week's meeting was particularly interesting to me for a couple of reasons. First, one of our members recently passed away. Although I did not know him because he apparently became ill before I joined, I was very impressed by the outpouring of remembrance for the guy by the RB Sunrise Rotary. He was clearly highly respected and loved. That, of course, reflects right back on the club itself.
At the meeting we also had a guest speaker who was not a Rotarian, but was a local entrepreneur. A physical therapist by training and occupation, he owns his own gym and does personal training as well. His excellent speech motivated me to high a personal trainer to tune up my own routine and to set some goals. I have a much better understanding of what is going on as I get older, and what I can do about it.
Finally, as a Red Badge Rotarian, one of the things on my checklist of things to do toward full membership is to attend a Board of Directors meeting. I checked that off tonight. I particularly enjoyed the wine and snacks! The meeting impressed me as cheerful, rather loose (we didn't have THAT much wine), but very productive. I got a good sense of what goes on to keep this great organization running.
Good to be back!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Time Flies
Hello again.
Here it is 2008 already! And it's been too long since my last blog. So this one is meant to catch up, and start the new year right.
I could talk about the great Christmas party we had, the wonderful hosts, the fantastic food, and great company, but I can save those words by suggesting that you just imagine the best Christmas party you've ever been too. Ours was like that.
Our club has been "dark" since Christmas. I have to admit that I miss dragging myself out of bet at "zero dark thirty" and commuting 12 miles for rather cool scrambled eggs. I really miss the opportunity to meet or re-meet new people and to hear about all the great opportunities for service that Rotary offers. I'm looking forward to next Tuesday morning.
One of my concerns has been that nobody reads this blog, and I'm wasting my etherial breath by stimulating electrons on my computer when I could be doing more productive things. But yesterday I got living proof (for the second time) that someone actually found this blog. Her name is Sandra Swanson, and she is writing an article for Rotarian Magazine that discusses how local Rotary clubs are capitalizing on technology. Since this blog is unique in many ways, she asked me for my 2-cents worth of input. Look for her article in the April Rotarian Magazine.
April will be here before you know it!
Here it is 2008 already! And it's been too long since my last blog. So this one is meant to catch up, and start the new year right.
I could talk about the great Christmas party we had, the wonderful hosts, the fantastic food, and great company, but I can save those words by suggesting that you just imagine the best Christmas party you've ever been too. Ours was like that.
Our club has been "dark" since Christmas. I have to admit that I miss dragging myself out of bet at "zero dark thirty" and commuting 12 miles for rather cool scrambled eggs. I really miss the opportunity to meet or re-meet new people and to hear about all the great opportunities for service that Rotary offers. I'm looking forward to next Tuesday morning.
One of my concerns has been that nobody reads this blog, and I'm wasting my etherial breath by stimulating electrons on my computer when I could be doing more productive things. But yesterday I got living proof (for the second time) that someone actually found this blog. Her name is Sandra Swanson, and she is writing an article for Rotarian Magazine that discusses how local Rotary clubs are capitalizing on technology. Since this blog is unique in many ways, she asked me for my 2-cents worth of input. Look for her article in the April Rotarian Magazine.
April will be here before you know it!
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