Jun 24

Paying It Forward

Dear Clients and Friends,

Recently, I was accepted into a specialized Masters Degree program called a Masters of Science in Executive Leadership, or MSEL, for short. It’s a program co-created by management legend, Ken Blanchard and the University of San Diego.

I am excited to undertake this rigorous study in not only management of organizations in general, but the secret sauce of success – leadership. Think of the MSEL program as 60% traditional MBA and 40% leadership dynamics – what it takes and means to inspire and guide people to important achievements and experiences, to create and communicate BIG ideas and advance the good of all parties involved - staff, customers, suppliers, community and self, while making a profit. These are BIG subjects I’m excited to master.

The program emphasizes applied learning. That means what I learn in the texts, case studies and cohort exploration will be taken into everyday life and made useful immediately, whenever possible. Hence, I’m excited to invest in this program and offer the information to you.

I look forward to sharing my expanding community of professional resources and friends as I progress through the program. As I get older, and hopefully wiser, I realize all of life is about relationships, with ideas, ourselves, the rest of the natural world, Spirit, and other people. I’m thrilled to be able to help you expand your professional and personal spheres of influence.

Finally, I’m excited to dedicate a great deal of my time and energy to structured learning for the next two years. I mention this because it is a privilege. To have the economic, intellectual and physical health resources, a community of family and friends who support me, and a community of people I support is a blessing. To share it with you is my way of paying it forward, as the pop phrase goes.

Many of you helped me with my application. Thank you for all your support and encouragement – especially when I got stressed out! Special thanks to: Wanjiru, a neat friend from Kenya; Steve Landry of his private company, Conley Thomas Pensions, a man who sees his business as a way of honoring God (www.ctpensions.com); Bil Elert, friend and gifted manager at information behemoth FindLaw; (www.findlaw.com); Merry, a long-time client undertaking an Oprah-worthy life transformation with aplomb; my father, David Facer, Sr. who seems to get wiser by the day and my laughing-buddy sister, Michele, who with Wanjiru helped expand my thinking and refine the materials I submitted with the application; John Riley, owner of an exciting company that is redefining smart direct marketing (www.triggerdirect.com); and Hank Morton, founder and father-to-be head of the new face of insurance in a specialized market – Mexican auto insurance (www.bajabound.com). Thank you all!

Today begins an exciting adventure. Watch this space!

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