Youth Seminar

Think of one of the most fulfilling, worthwhile things you have ever done. Near the top of that list for me would be starting and running the youth seminar that we did for over a decade.

It has been 4 years since I have been involved in such a program, but thanks to the insistence of Dr. Bill Dorfman and many others, we have created the LEAP Leadership Program for high school and college students to help them get a “leap” ahead in their career and their life.

For 5 days this summer, students from around the country will sit at the feet of CEO’s professionals and other successful roll models who will share with them secrets of success that would take years to discover by “experience.”

If you have a high school or college age young person in your life, give the LEAP team a call at 1-877-855-5327 and check out www.LEAPfoundationUSA.org for details.

Success starts early. The path is typically unusual, A LEAP ahead may positively change the course of a life.

Have a great week as you work with your team to take a LEAP of your own in the direction of success!

Welcome Home!

As you look forward to the New Year, here’s a thought-provoking question:  Do you live to work or do you work to live?  How’s your balance in life?  I was reminded of that in a big way this week as we welcomed yet another little girl into our family.  Avery Elizabeth arrived early on December 26th to be the 6^th girl in the Anderson Sorority House!  We’ve never figured out how to do the boy thing in our family, but we do have the girl thing down! 

So from our family to yours, Happy New Year!

Farewell to a Mentor

We bid farewell this week to Dr. Ron Wickum who has been a great mentor and example to me over the last dozen plus years.  Ron's contagious smile and enthusiasm always made you feel better when you were around him.  

I will always remember Ron as a friend to everyone.  As a dentist, I think patients went to see him as much for the "feel good" as the "look good"!  He always made you feel like a better person for having come in contact with him.

I'll miss Ron, but I will always be inspired by his great example of Love of Life, People, and Profession.

Thanks Ron for making our lives better.