Lewis & Clark Center
The sixth day of following the Lewis & Clark Trail, we arrived at one of our favorite spots on the Oregon coast, Fort Clatsop, Lewis and Clark’s 1805 winter camp.
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For over 20 years, Larry W. Dennis, Sr. has written a weekly leadership insights post. Please enjoy and forward to others to read and enjoy.Each Tuesday, we post a 500-word true story from leaders just like you. Benefit from what they’ve learned.
Pace of Progress
Travelling from Loganville, GA along Oregon Trail made me aware of how time was collapsing in the Westward Expansion of the 1800’s.
2020 Coast-To-Coast Adventure: Savannah
Day three on our 2020 Coast-to-Coast Adventure: Savannah, Georgia. Wow! We loved our tour through Savannah!
Make the Mundane a Fun Game
On a typical day at my 8-5 job, most all of my customers know exactly what they want. Transactions can be, and usually are mundane. On Wednesdays, I volunteer at ‘Museum After Hours’ serving beer and wine. Again, the patrons usually know exactly what they want.
Pioneering the Oregon Trail Volume XIV
Day eleven of our journey from Loganville, GA to Seabeck, WA: We arrived in Independence, MO, the launching point for the Land Grant Oregon Trail pioneers.
Wake Up Your Audience with Enthusiasm
Twice a year I put on a one-hour sales seminar for our customers on the newest items in the market. During Session 5 of the LDL, we were challenged to put five times more enthusiasm into some aspect of our work. I decided to analyze and make some improvements in my program.
Listening Can Make Life A Ball
When my 15-year-old daughter, Marissa, comes to me with a problem, I’ve been in the habit of interrupting her and voicing my opinion on what she should do before she can even finish her sentence. She was always complaining that I never listened to her.
Homecoming
About six weeks before I received my red dot at Session 3 of the LDL, my wife and I found out that my sister-in-law (Wanda) was coming home from the Philippines on September 26. She had been gone for 18 months, so my wife and I decided that we would have a big party for her when she got home.
Whale of a Tale
Seven years ago, this October, I was sailing my newly acquired sailboat, which was moored in Yaquina Bay at Newport. Along were my good friend and sailing mentor Joe, his wife Joanne, and my wife Waynette.
Pioneering the Oregon Trail Volume XIII:
Over the summer of 2019, we drove across the United States, much of the time on back roads and we camped in 15 different states. I have marveled at the difference in quality, size, neatness and clutter of the homes we've driven by.
Larry W. Dennis, Sr. President,
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