Man. I got like five calls and a very concerned wife because of the last post. I am also thinking that some of you might have revisited the reasons why you trust and/or engage me from time to time. There lies the issue. Do you really trust anyone completely?
Forget about it. I didn't get arrested and I didn't get the graduation party booked, though stranger things have happened. The photo image (remarkable resemblance to "Colorado" Ken Keister by the way) was cropped and faded to resemble a dream or fantasy. I suppose I took a risk thinking that you might not actually have thought I would run with no shoes the three miles from Hanley to Skinker (0ne way), while my wife and kid ordered me a pizza. Umkay?
Today's lesson: You can't believe everything you read, or listen to, or watch on TV (that is a given) but how can you tell if somebody has a private agenda centered on personal gain, when coming to see you or setting up an appointment to "check in" after a "long time no see"? Have you ever had an old friend call you up after not seeing you for a while and the next thing you know you are sitting in an hour long Amway network marketing sales pitch? A water filter supplier inventory purchase endeavor? An Ozone re-placer service sale? AL Williams Investments? Excel Communications? Let me tell you something, it is a helluva lot easier spotting a multi-level marketer than what I call the "Slick Willy's", fishing for business prospective. Two tickets to the Village Idiot concert please?
I have a friend. I won't mention his name. He made a chunk of money selling stuff. He took the company big and when it sold, he made a lot of money, millions. I asked him several years ago what he was going to do now?-- now that he doesn't have to worry about an income. What a prospect, not worrying about money? Suddenly one of those cartoon cloud vignettes began to appear before me. I stared aimlessly and drifted into a fantasy of how I could help him solve his problem. I would simply set up an appointment, get on the other side of his desk, pass on some of my hidden, back burner ideas, ones that might have had legs, ones that would most certainly include me doing something with his money. I began to think about it. How I could provide the pitch, how we could "partner", how he would have the easy part, come up with most of the money. I on the other hand, would run things, the harder part. I was willing to do it.
Before my dream became a reality he looked up at me and said: "My friggin full time job is to keep people from taking the money from me".
POP! The vignette was gone.
So, I was thinking this morning, is it clear what Pfoodman is all about? Or do we just come across as exploitive, using strategic philanthropy, to our advantage, pushing the health and fitness buttons, the education thing?
The reality: the concept has gotten bigger and better and the company is growing. We are changing lives by supporting charities, encouraging high school and college kids to think entrepreneurially. Developing young citizens who "get" un-conventional thought process in regards to business, re-invention, and fulfillment. We are doing our best to encourage our client base to think healthy, speaking out about health and nutrition, trying to be good role models. We are introducing functional food products within our own distribution to help build the business, more lives changed, better resources for our clients.
And we also provide a solid service, selling food from our suppliers and paying them promptly. We are good citizens, all 200 of the employees of Pfoodman, our families and those who count on us to perform.
Anyone who reads this blog has likely gotten a dose of what Pfoodman is about. We feel there is huge benefit to our stature in the community, doing what we say we do, emerging as a hometown success story, giving back for the purpose of moving forward. Pfoodman is about culture, one that lives and breathes reality and fulfillment through helping others. There is purpose this way. It is important.
Pfoodman sells food. We add value by adding services throughout the supply system. We create markets for ourselves, incubate new businesses and fuel the process by cataloging and teaching our success story to anyone who will listen. I feel strongly that if a company provides this to a community that the community should embrace the business accordingly. We exploit our story, our emergence and carefully cultivated process for achievement. Call it exploitive, but call it real. No bad karma here.
Forget about it. I didn't get arrested and I didn't get the graduation party booked, though stranger things have happened. The photo image (remarkable resemblance to "Colorado" Ken Keister by the way) was cropped and faded to resemble a dream or fantasy. I suppose I took a risk thinking that you might not actually have thought I would run with no shoes the three miles from Hanley to Skinker (0ne way), while my wife and kid ordered me a pizza. Umkay?
Today's lesson: You can't believe everything you read, or listen to, or watch on TV (that is a given) but how can you tell if somebody has a private agenda centered on personal gain, when coming to see you or setting up an appointment to "check in" after a "long time no see"? Have you ever had an old friend call you up after not seeing you for a while and the next thing you know you are sitting in an hour long Amway network marketing sales pitch? A water filter supplier inventory purchase endeavor? An Ozone re-placer service sale? AL Williams Investments? Excel Communications? Let me tell you something, it is a helluva lot easier spotting a multi-level marketer than what I call the "Slick Willy's", fishing for business prospective. Two tickets to the Village Idiot concert please?
I have a friend. I won't mention his name. He made a chunk of money selling stuff. He took the company big and when it sold, he made a lot of money, millions. I asked him several years ago what he was going to do now?-- now that he doesn't have to worry about an income. What a prospect, not worrying about money? Suddenly one of those cartoon cloud vignettes began to appear before me. I stared aimlessly and drifted into a fantasy of how I could help him solve his problem. I would simply set up an appointment, get on the other side of his desk, pass on some of my hidden, back burner ideas, ones that might have had legs, ones that would most certainly include me doing something with his money. I began to think about it. How I could provide the pitch, how we could "partner", how he would have the easy part, come up with most of the money. I on the other hand, would run things, the harder part. I was willing to do it.
Before my dream became a reality he looked up at me and said: "My friggin full time job is to keep people from taking the money from me".
POP! The vignette was gone.
So, I was thinking this morning, is it clear what Pfoodman is all about? Or do we just come across as exploitive, using strategic philanthropy, to our advantage, pushing the health and fitness buttons, the education thing?
The reality: the concept has gotten bigger and better and the company is growing. We are changing lives by supporting charities, encouraging high school and college kids to think entrepreneurially. Developing young citizens who "get" un-conventional thought process in regards to business, re-invention, and fulfillment. We are doing our best to encourage our client base to think healthy, speaking out about health and nutrition, trying to be good role models. We are introducing functional food products within our own distribution to help build the business, more lives changed, better resources for our clients.
And we also provide a solid service, selling food from our suppliers and paying them promptly. We are good citizens, all 200 of the employees of Pfoodman, our families and those who count on us to perform.
Anyone who reads this blog has likely gotten a dose of what Pfoodman is about. We feel there is huge benefit to our stature in the community, doing what we say we do, emerging as a hometown success story, giving back for the purpose of moving forward. Pfoodman is about culture, one that lives and breathes reality and fulfillment through helping others. There is purpose this way. It is important.
Pfoodman sells food. We add value by adding services throughout the supply system. We create markets for ourselves, incubate new businesses and fuel the process by cataloging and teaching our success story to anyone who will listen. I feel strongly that if a company provides this to a community that the community should embrace the business accordingly. We exploit our story, our emergence and carefully cultivated process for achievement. Call it exploitive, but call it real. No bad karma here.
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