The Loss of a Great Leader

I heard some very sad news today. One of the great leaders in our industry, and in our company, Bob Schmidt, passed away. It was such an irony as this man who had beaten cancer just a few short years ago, was taken from us while fishing in his new kayak yesterday morning.
We still do not have details but it is such a great loss to so many who knew him.
I had only met Bob really once, last year, when he was in Vancouver for a Xango regional convention. When I came back after lunch I saw him talking to a couple at one of the tables outside the ballroom. I stopped to sit and listen to his words of wisdom also, and in a very short time the table was surrounded with people who were hanging on his every word. Bob was a great teacher and could capture your attention easily. I have listened to his many sales and training tools since I became a student of network marketing - he was a master. I will continue to do so as I grow my Xango business.
He has influenced so many people's lives and helped many become successful in this business.
Bob's passing so unexpectedly makes me grateful for the time I have with my loved ones, as we never know when it is our time.

He will be greatly missed.

janice@boostyourhealth.net
www.4abundantsuccess.com

The lengths I go to for a good nights sleep...

Justin and I just got back from a relaxing weekend in Whistler staying at the parent's condo. I love the condo. I love the hot tub, the pool, the condo itself, the bathtub, the view, and the location. I love the birds singing outside the windows. I even love the layout of the condo.

But I can't stand the bed. The bed is king-sized, covered in a down duvet, with synthetic down-style poly-filled pillows, and it has the feel of a slab of granite.

Luckily, we have our wool pillows and a regular weight king size wool duvet tidied away in the storage locker. The first thing we do is unmake the bed, and place the down duvet underneath the fitted sheet, which provides some extra padding. (I really should bring up a wool overlay next visit, and we could do away with the lumpy down duvet all together.) Then we swap the poly-filled pillows out and replace them with our wool-filled pillows, which pop up in about 5 seconds to their former loft and glory after 6 months stuffed inside a tiny airtight plastic bag with the air sucked out. Then we make the bed with the wool duvet on top.

A little extra work perhaps, but a relaxing weekend requires a relaxing sleep; sleeping in an uncomfortable bed with uncomfortable bedding just doesn't cut it. (I started taking a wool duvet and pillow with me even when we go camping; it makes sleeping in the wilderness a lot more civilized, and camping is a lot more fun when you can actually sleep at night.)

It was a lovely weekend, and I feel re-energized by the time away. But am I ever looking forward to cuddling up to sleep in my queen sized wool and latex bed, with all of my gorgeous wool bedding.

Sleep. Yum.

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Fawcett Insurance blog goes live! (finally!)

At long last the new Fawcett Insurance blog is up and running. It's not pretty yet, but Chelsea will be helping to get it looking much better.

For now, check out www.fawcettinsurance.com and come back often for all the recent news in the world of insurance.