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If you are a regular subscriber to this newsletter you will
know that I often reflect on things that are happening in my life with
the goal of tying it into something that you might need to hear. Whether
I am successful in connecting to a message you need to hear or not, I would
like you to get a glimpse into the amazing world I live in. Yesterday I
was honored to be a speaker at a memorial service for one of my clients.
Julie Nielsen was a Club Manager. That is what she did for a living. To
define her simply by reporting what she did for a living would be
insufficient to give you a picture of who she was.
She was a daughter, a wife, a mother and a sister. She was a
teacher, a coach, an organizer, a bright light, and a ball of energy, a
comedienne and an extraordinary leader. She was a beautiful woman with a
smile that would light up a room. Because of my role as the coach for the
Club Managers Association of America, I had the distinct privilege of
supporting her on her journey. The most recent leg of her experience with
cancer started four days before Christmas last year. She lived a few days
short of nine months after the delivery of her bad news. The awareness
she gained and the lessons she learned and taught were numerous and I
think one of the best things we can do to honor Julie is to pass on some
of her lessons to you.
Here are a few.
- Live Life! Live it
everyday!
- Learn how to say
"No" to some things,so that you can say "Yes" to
the important things.
- Don't believe that
sacrificing family is what you have to do
- Just because you believe
something, doesn't mean it is true
- Focus on gratitude
- Focus on possibility
- Laugh and have fun as
frequently as possible
- Love the people you come
in touch with,even if they aren't so loveable
- Don't ever hesitate to
ask for help
- Live as many
extraordinary days as you can
- Learn and teach whenever
you can
- If people tell you there
is no hope, find people with hope.
- Be authentically you!
Julie liked parties and in July she attended my 50th
birthday party. A week earlier she celebrated her 39th birthday. Julie
was a Manager of Sand Point Country Club in Seattle Washington, and
Everett Golf & Country Club before that. She lived life fully and
well with her husband Drew, daughter Katie and son Andrew.
Sand Point Country Club has generously created and education
fund to give Julie's children a college education. If you are interested
in making a contribution please contact Susan Rogers at Sand Point
Country Club 1-206-525-5766 or by email [email protected]
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