Past experience has convinced me that an organization's success is heavily reliant upon how relationships are managed and how carefully the reputation of the organization is protected and enhanced.  Future blog posts will explore this topic in depth, but today we’ll start with a little lesson from one of my favorite authors … Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.”

Think about Emerson’s words – every day.  Then practice doing good.  Share a kind word with a subordinate, take action to improve someone’s life through community involvement, provide value to a client without considering remuneration and most importantly, make time for the people you love and care for.  You’ll feel better and in time, you’ll do well.      

Today is the first full day that I am devoting entirely to this new venture ... EnSpire Communication Consultants.  Many people have asked me why I am launching a new business - especially in light of the fact that I loved the work I was doing at my job with Curley & Pynn.  And an unstable economy seems to make my timing suspect.  True, I already miss the great people I worked with and the clients that I came to know and love.  In fact, right now, I feel a little adrift with no client work to accomplish.  But that's not to say that I don't have a lot to do. 

This is an exciting time and I feel blessed to have the support of my family and friends.  So, why am I doing this?  Because it's time to harness all the diverse experience I have and creatively channel it into something that helps companies grow and prosper.  Because I have some deeply held convictions about client service.  Because I want to build something that provides opportunity to other people that are searching to do fulfilling work that makes a difference.  And, because I have always felt the call of entrepreneurship.

So ... let the journey begin.