Saturday, February 13, 2010

February is Looking Good

Cigar PEG

I was in Orlando last weekend holding the annual general meeting for the non-profit charity that I run; Cigar PEG, Inc. I went into the weekend with quite a bit of anticipation because of some relationship challenges we had been having with the National Speakers Association; at whose annual convention the charity holds a fund raising cigar party & celebrity auction. I really wasn’t sure if my staff (all volunteer) and supporters were still with me—pleasantly enough, by the end of the weekend it became very clear to me that most are on board. I’m now looking forward to a fabulous party this summer.

Key West Advanced Speaker/Consultant Event

In Orlando, I was quite pleased that Mike Staver, Joachim De Posada, Myra Corrello, and Paul “DrJ” Jacobson were willing to allow me to video their testimonial about their feelings from last year’s event. This advanced speaker/consultant event started as a Cigar PEG activity but has been shifted to a commercial enterprise of Rigsbee Enterprises, Inc.

Member ROI for Associations & Societies

Wow, in less than a month this Linkedin group that I started on MLK Day has passed the 200 member mark. The quick member increase demonstrates to me that there is a huge desire among the professional staff at trade associations and professional societies to do the best job possible of creating and delivering member value—the challenge for these organizations is still, how to determine the yearly sustainable real dollar value/ROI of membership?

Relationship Glue

The Relationship Glue group at Facebook now has over 500 members. I would really like to see this group grow quicker as I believe that everyone needs a little relationship reminder now and then—in both romance and in business. This is a topic that I continually find myself very passionate.

Today

It is a beautiful sunny Saturday in Southern California. I’m heading out to cut flowers for my wife, Regina—getting ready for Valentine’s Day. I’m also excited about having lunch in Los Angeles today with a high school buddy—OMG, this June will be 40 years.

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