Crazy Week

It is after midnight on Sunday, March 3, as this blog is due to go out at 5 AM.

I usually don’t wait until the very last minute to write the blog, but this is my first opening this week to work on it.

The Promise is to make sure to share something with you that will uplift and inspire, but I’ll be candid: I’m lying in bed and about to fall asleep after one of the more intense weeks I’ve had in a while.

A week ago my father-in-law fell and broke his back, had emergency surgery the day after we celebrated my wife’s birthday, which was my first day trying to ski since my broken leg a year and a half ago.

I’m pleased to report his surgery went well, he’s on the mend, could have been paralyzed, and we are grateful he’s healing.

Tami’s birthday also was a success, and I skied on my leg with no pain at all, which was thrilling to return to the mountain.

Last Sunday morning I drove 6 hours from SLC to Las Vegas on perhaps the sunniest, prettiest day since November, made it to Sin City just in time to sit in gridlock traffic for 2 hours before getting to my hotel which was less than a mile away. Once checked in, I hopped on Zoom to participate in an extended family annual meeting discussing our 100-year ranch on a 3 hour call.

Monday morning I woke up and got to be the keynote speaker to 300 franchisee owners of flooring and carpet companies; the meeting planner mentioned before I went on stage that a few speakers were sick, so my 60-minutes became 90-minutes, and I was pleased to receive a standing ovation from the wonderful attendees.

Driving home as fast as legally possible, there were important phone calls that distracted the time, and I made it to my youngest son’s basketball game that evening, later prepped into the night for the next day.

Tuesday I was on 4 podcasts, 2 client calls, and multiple meetings, including working on the Elton John, Billy Joel Musical Tribute Show that is SOLD-OUT in July at Hale Centre Theatre, and we decided to add a few matinees, so if you’re wanting to attend there may be tickets available now!  The show is taking shape and will be incredible, LIVE band and all. Rounded out the evening with a haircut, went to the gym with my boys, and prepared for the next day’s marathon.

Wednesday I woke up extra early and filmed for the next 8 hours my new YouTube channel videos: 20 of them, 10+ minutes each, and posted about the efforts to do so much work, going from 350 subscribers to over 430 as of this writing (in less than a week! Thank you!). Exhausting both mentally and physically, I was thrilled to slay that monthly dragon. That evening I returned home and prepared for the next 3 days, while my family attended the State tournament for our high school basketball team’s run at winning State, coming up short by 1 point to reach the championship game.

Thursday through Saturday was 6 AM-11 PM every day, helping with an event my friend Cheryl Knowlton and I have been talking about hosting for quite a while now, where we hand selected special guest speakers who wanted to work on their 15-minute speech to take to market. It did not feel like work, but it was a lot of hours, 9 AM-6:30 PM daily, and finally wrapping up Saturday night, it was a dream come true experience for both of us, and something we will do more of.

To see the progress of every Speaker was one of the most fulfilling moments of my career. Cheryl’s shared some powerful thoughts on Facebook and I will post more about it for those who want to submit to qualify to work with us in the future.

In between all of this busyness we also saw our 16-year old get his drivers license, our 17-year old finished his campaign to run for Student Body President, and our 18-year old’s recently purchased used car have an engine blow out killing the car completely. This week also saw consulting with Cardio Miracle and lining up all agendas, at the same time we had an expert builder pour concrete in our backyard to prep for a mini-remodel we’ve talked about doing for over a decade, and we saw one of the biggest storms in a while that covered our cars and walks in ice.

I am exhausted.

I should be asleep.

But I promise I will write this blog every week, and have it to you on Sunday.

I like having that commitment as something I don’t question – it’s a non-negotiable, despite all the other craziness of my life, I’m still going to deliver this one thing to you.

You have promises like this which you have made, and kept, despite the absolute chaos that determines to make you break your promise.

Yet, you still deliver.

Your peers count on you.

Projects are accomplished because of your promise.

Your Family believes you will keep your promise.

Your customers know you made a promise, and because it’s your brand, you keep The Promise.

You and I are very similar, the only difference is that you probably didn’t take the time to write out all that you did in the past week and share it online.

But I know, you always keep The Promise, regardless of how hard it is to. It’s a sacred goal, your non-negotiable.

You should be proud of you, I know I am proud for you.

Thank you for living The Promise with me, and I guess it’s time to sleep now.

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~ Jason Hewlett

Husband, Father, Writer, Mentor, Hiker

• Speaker Hall of Fame * Award-Winning Entertainer * Mentor
• World’s Only Keynote Speaker utilizing entertainment, musical impressions, and comedy to teach The Promise
• Author of “The Promise To The One”

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