245* years ago, it was a new day for Colonialists. And today is a new day for the travel industry.  We are ready to get down to business and grow ourselves much like Jefferson, Adams, Paca, Hancock, and the rest needed to do back in 1776.

Yesterday was Independence Day. Hopefully, you got some baseball, hot dogs, or apple pie—I mean that IS what America represents, right?

But did you think about your clients?  I am not talking about having them over for. Cookout (but if you have space, it might not be a bad marketing move), but just touching base. I regularly send my clients and prospects an email broadcast wishing them well. No pitch. No telling them how great we are. No links to our…

CONFIDENT PEOPLE. I recently had the pleasure of attending my great niece’s dance recital. Mila will be five years old in August, and she is on her way to becoming a multi-talented young lady. This year’s performance was staged under a tent in a freshly mowed hay field in upstate New York—to satisfy the open-air mask requirements of Covid-19. This little girl exudes confidence, and I applaud her parents for that. In a word, the entire afternoon and performance was FABULOUS.

On more than one occasion, I found myself smiling and feeling my emotional button being pushed. I was watching a group of young people “doing their thing” after hours of training, rehearsal, practice, corrected errors and polished dance routines. In addition to being entertained, I…