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Oscars Mix Up: The Promise of Being Present

Following the biggest gaffe in Academy Awards history, PricewaterhouseCoopers launched a full investigation into the mix-up of the Best Picture envelope mishap.   (I was so wrapped up in what had happened from a Stage Performer’s perspective that I blogged HERE the night of the incident)   It was revealed there are two of the same card showing the winners names in the secret locked briefcases of those overseeing the stage production, with PwC workers on both sides of the stage ready to hand each presenter the appropriate envelope.  In this case it was Martha Ruiz, and managing partner, Brian Cullinan.   Upon Emma Stone winning Best Actress for “La La Land” she went backstage and was quickly photographed by Cullinan of PwC, who was excited for her win.  He then posted about it on Twitter.  Meaning, immediately in the middle of doing his job he was distracted by something he wanted to share with the world, and was temporarily unfocused on his job and the task at hand.   This is normally not a big deal, to update your Twitter account with something neat that just happened, but in this case it caused all kinds of problems. His job was: Give

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February 28, 2017 7 Comments
Happiness

The Warm Butter Cake Promise

The other night we went out for a night on the town for my darling wife’s birthday. The hour long wait to get into the hot spot was averted by the option to sit at the bar and have a full menu anyway, so booth become barstool night.  Hostess happily helped us find our way, cheery, helpful, engaging, young and fun. Quickly welcomed and asked what we want to drink by a fully engaged waiter who leaned over the bar, looking right at us, slight smile, said knowingly, “This seems like a special occasion – what is it?”  We affirmed it was her birthday, to which he made sure we knew we were a very important couple in his restaurant. He was so thoughtful I figured he must be the manager or extremely young owner.  Nope.  Just the most welcoming bartender on the planet.   However, he acts like he has ownership in this place, as in over-the-top kindness, attentiveness, and making us feel special.  Wow. As I surveyed my silverware I noticed the ever-present fork with a skiwompus prong and began fidgeting with it, to see if I could pry it straight….suddenly appeared a new fork by a server,

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February 27, 2017 4 Comments
Family

The Promise of Community

  Tonight at the store we heard shouts of “Someone call 911!” As a crowd gathered my wife and I didn’t want to join in the scene of onlookers, but when we saw a baby boy on the ground and his father pleading in Spanish for help as store employees seemed to be standing around I ran over to see if I could help. Sadly I’m not confident in my ability to revive a child, and gratefully someone else took over as the father knelt beside the 1 year old boy. Realizing I wasn’t helping, and not wanting to crowd around, I wasn’t sure what to do, or how to help….when the sound of crying appeared. 2 little girls standing by a cart, hugging each other, now sobbing, and that’s when it became apparent these were the daughters of this father, their brother having just collapsed and had a seizure, not breathing, eyes open lifeless on the ground. I went over to the girls, 7 and 5, and stood behind them, put my arms around them and rubbed their arms and backs and repeated that it would be alright. As their brother began breathing again I told them to look

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February 24, 2017 No Comments
Family

The Promise of Community

  Tonight at the store we heard shouts of “Someone call 911!” As a crowd gathered my wife and I didn’t want to join in the scene of onlookers, but when we saw a baby boy on the ground and his father pleading in Spanish for help as store employees seemed to be standing around I ran over to see if I could help. Sadly I’m not confident in my ability to revive a child, and gratefully someone else took over as the father knelt beside the 1 year old boy. Realizing I wasn’t helping, and not wanting to crowd around, I wasn’t sure what to do, or how to help….when the sound of crying appeared. 2 little girls standing by a cart, hugging each other, now sobbing, and that’s when it became apparent these were the daughters of this father, their brother having just collapsed and had a seizure, not breathing, eyes open lifeless on the ground. I went over to the girls, 7 and 5, and stood behind them, put my arms around them and rubbed their arms and backs and repeated that it would be alright. As their brother began breathing again I told them to look

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February 24, 2017 No Comments
Business

The Promise at Home

In speaking on The Promise to corporate attendees, one of the principles is The Family – AKA The Team. We all work as a Team, succeed as champions as a Team, sometimes share the sorrows of loss as the Team. That is why I call it The Family.  Because once you’ve been through so much in the workplace, on the field of competition, or creating and executing an amazing event, YOU become a Family real quick. The questions asked to end the presentation of The Family segment are as follows: How do you show TRUST in the abilities and Signature Moves of The Family / The Team? Give an example of how you’ve given another person within The Family the opportunity to excel in the past week: How are you taking what you’ve learned as a family member at work and doing the same at home with those who mean the most to you? I have found this final question to be the toughest for any of us. At work we have an Audience, customers who listen, who respect us and allow us to do our job. Yet translate that over to home life and things are sometimes quite maddening,

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February 14, 2017 2 Comments

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