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“The days are long but the years are short.” – Unknown

How true! 11 months down, 1 remaining in 2022.

Yikes!

I was in the Atlanta metro this past June visiting team members.

I hadn’t met some of the newer members plus I needed to do some in-person training, so I flew out Thursday and returned Friday.

The team and I shared a few meals, huddled in a hotel conference room, and did professional training to grow their team.

There’s no substitute for face-to-face in-person time and Zoom meetings can get old quickly and attention spans wither.

Pictured here from left to right: Frankie Teel, Shamar Slappy, Addie Kate Pruett, Casey Cantrell, and Rachel Woodyard.

I’m excited and proud of the Southeast Team!

PS: Happy birthday Frankie!

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Happy Labor Day everyone!

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Happy Sunday everyone!

And the flights and travel continue!

As I mentioned in previous blog posts, I visited Seattle and Portland over Memorial Day weekend with my family.

2 days later I flew with a colleague to Atlanta to visit the Southern Region Team and meet reps who I hadn’t met in person yet.

2 days later I then flew with a colleague BACK to Atlanta for a training session in North Carolina.

My flight was originally supposed to leave around 10:30 am Sunday morning, June 5th. The airline canceled it and rebooked me but the layover via Minnesota would have put me into Atlanta late.

So I took the 5:30 AM flight direct to Atlanta, grabbed my luggage and rental car and grabbed a hotel for a few hours, napped, and picked up my colleague coming from Michigan and we drove 140 miles north to our destination.

Nisah Tahara, my head of Training, Learning, and Development, and I did a training session with a client over 2 days I had never met her before but we had spoken countless times via phone and Zoom, and wonderful to meet her.

We drove back to the airport, dropped off the rental car, and parted ways. I enjoyed my time with her as well as the client doing live training. First time since the pandemic. Other sessions had been strictly remote.

3 trips down 1 more to go. I head to Indianapolis, IN tomorrow morning!

I’m Ray Ruecker with Connect 5000.

(Pictured is Nisah and I at breakfast!)

Hey everyone!

I hope you had a great Memorial Day holiday!

My wife and I have a 12 year and 9 year old and their last day of school got moved up from May 24th to May 19th.

We had planned a West Coast trip back in February and all of the sudden, it came upon us.

So we left for Seattle, spent a few days there and visited the Space Needle, Seattle Aquarium, and had a wonderful dinner with my best friend and his family on our last night there.

One of my Connect 5000 reps lives in the Seattle metro and we were able to grab breakfast Saturday morning and had a wonderful time chatting in person. She’s an excellent rep and was hired during the pandemic and we had never met face to face until then.

On Sunday, May 29th, we took the train from Seattle to Portland and spent a few days with my wife’s brother and his family and toured the Nike HQ which was a good experience. Then we flew back on May 31st.

All in all, a wonderful family vacation to see friends, family, and one of my reps for the first time.

What vacations do you have planned so far? Where are you going?

I’m Ray Ruecker with Connect 5000.