Off To A Great Start

Well, we all arrived safe and sound in Cornwallis, got checked into very comfortable accommodations and were fed a great meal (this is not a place for dieters, and in fact one of the takeaways as we discovered at tonights' opening session will be an extra 5-7 pounds. The struggle will be keeping it that low). I think that morning "walkies" will definitely be in order.

Had a great opening session - David Gotshall is amazing (that's him on the left)! I could feel the stress of a long academic year melting away as he spoke. So much of what he said just made so much sense (I need to start taking notes). His premise of "Less is More" is so true - this week I hope to figure just that out - how do I cut out all of the extra unnecessary "stuff" and get to the core of the matter - the critical "Less" that is so much "More".

We did an interesting "ice-breaker" - we broke into pairs after some "structured rambling" to mix us up and then interviewed each other for five minutes to report back to the larger group, but with one catch - we could not talk about work! I now know things that I never knew about people that I have worked with for years - a VERY cool exercise.

We then adjourned to the Wooden Fish (I'll explain as the week goes on) for a social gathering - the energy and power in the room was amazing. I can't wait - I plan on spending the week CASEing the joint (Copy And Share Everything - thanks Libby!) - I have so much to learn from everyone and an amazing place to do it in. I cannot wait...