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A fascinating thing happened at this week's meeting of the Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club: OUR SPEAKER DIDN'T PUT US TO SLEEP!
This may sound like a low bar to get over, but when you're talking to a club that meets from 7-8:30am it can be a little challenging.
Admittedly, our having this get-together at 5pm probably helped in one regard, but was equally challenging in another. Rather than trying to wake folks up before the day starts, a speaker at the tail-end of the day needs to keep the focus of everyone interested in heading home, having a glass of wine, and spending the evening with the family.
Into this environment strolled Greg Reid - raconteur, business leader, author, and adventurer - who spent an enthusiastic 30 minutes talking about Three Feet From Gold: Success is closer than it appears. He talked, he joked, he bounced around the room. He exuded SO much energy that, from this writer's seat, it's amazing he didn't need to have an oxygen tank nearby to prevent exhaustion.
As part of his presentation, Greg handed out free copies of 15 different books from his personal library (and autographed by their various authors) because, as he joked, "They hadn't sold too well."
As he notes on his website, experiencing Greg on stage is like being on a rollercoaster ride you’ll never forget, with twists, turns and surprises that will ignite your senses leaving you on your feet screaming for more. The 55 members of the RB Sunrise Rotary Club family who have now experienced the Greg Reid phenomenon would undoubtedly agree with this assessment.