Aloha from Hawaii!

Just kidding!

I’m actually sitting in my office back in Kansas City!

Happy August everyone! My, how time flies!

7 months down, 5 more to go!

From July 20 – 28, I was in Hawaii for my father in law’s retirement party/family reunion.

It was nice to get away and hit the ocean and beach but nice to come back as well.

Getting up at 3:30 am doesn’t qualify as vacation nor does overnight flights where you can’t sleep on the plane.

While I was on the island, I reached out to an old client of mine. She lives on the island, her CEO lives in San Francisco and the rest of the company works remote all over the United States.

This company was a client for 3 months and I knew I’d never be any more closer geographically than my visit so we connected, had lunch on the waterfront and had a great time.

My purpose for visiting with her was more personal than professional and I wasn’t looking to gain more business from her. Just a nice, casual lunch. We had spoken via phone countless times but never met in person.

It was great! I encourage you to reach out to past and present clients if you’re in the vicinity and get out of your routine and comfort zone.

I’m Ray Ruecker with Connect 5000. Happy almost fall everyone!