another snowstorm with sleet and rain and a pedicure for me

Hello all, We just got about 8 in of nasty mixed bag of snow,sleet and freezing rain. It has not been above freezing for over a month. I am missing the sun. My wife jane and I went to the gym and worked out for an hour , then had lunch and then we both had a pedicure. This was a great experience. Joe Polish our marketing mentor suggested to the guys in our group that we have a pedicure so that we can relate to what woman like to do to feel good. He was absolutely right. I will probably have one every other month. Woman are the decision makers as far as our business is concerned and it makes perfect sense to try and figure out what they think about. Here is a link to having a clean healthy home. http://go2468.com/allergyrep. Well thats it for now. Do your self a favor and have a pedicure. I videoed it and it will be on youtube soon. I will provide the link. By the way , we saw Slumdog Millionaire and it was an awesome movie. Kept your attention for the duration. Highly recommend. Peace Catmandon

Sunday in Vermont

Good morning everyone, The temp here this am is 1.9 degree. Another cold one. Jane and I went to dinner last night at the White House Inn with a couple of friends. Dinner was great. While our friends were waiting at the bar for us to show they started talking to two ladies. Come to find out they were staying at the inn because thier home had flooded out due to broken pipes. When we walked in we were immediately introduced and we have recieved another water damage job. It just keeps coming. This January will be a record breaking month for our business and I am happy to say that we have been in the position with both employees and equipment to handle the damage so far. I am putting an ad in the paper this week for another technician trainee. Well that all for now. I have to go see a client about cleaning up his million dollar home after a fire. Peace Catmandon

accountability partner

Hi all, I just had my first phone meeting with my accountability partner Mike Schmidt from Long Island , NY. We are taking one goal per week and getting it done in order to grow our businesses at a steady and discernable rate. I believe it will work out good for both of us , as we all need a kick in the ass sometimes to keep us focused. I have known Mike for quite a while now and he is a man of conviction. My biggest problem is setting up 1/2 hr per week where we can talk uninterupted. It is very fullfillingb to achieve one major goal per week. It is also been a real eye opener for me to follow the mantra first things first and second things not at all on a daily basis. This has changed my whole outlook and I am getting a lot of important things done daily . This piece of advice is from the brilliant man ,Wyatt Woodsmall who we had the great pleasure of listening to him in a day long conference recently in Phoenix. Jane and I also attended a breakfast for the Brattleboro chamber of commerc where we are new members. That was very cool. Got to go now. peace Catmandon

What if this were your house

I just came from a house that has been wet for about three weeks. It is a beautiful two story home situated in the mountains of Vermont. When I got inside by kicking open the front door it was 8 degrees inside. The furniture was frozen to the carpeting and all the toilets were cracked. The ceilings were down in two rooms and the furnace had broken. The homeowner lives out of state and had nobody caretaking his home. There are hardwood floors throughout the home which may are may not be salvagable.A plumber finally came to fix the furnace and got two out of three zones working and had to leave to deal with people who actually were living in thier homes and had no heat. The current temperature in Vermont is -14 degrees.If anyone out there has a second home in a cold climate or not it is a great idea to have someone check your home on a weekly basis. I see this all the time and it boggles my mind. Well that is enough of a rant for now. Actually, I thank the Lord for these people every night ,it is thier ignorance that allows me to have more than one home. Peace Catmandon

back home

Hi everyone, We had a great Piranha marketing meeting in Phoenix. The one most important thing I got out of this past few days was the thought to do first things first and second things not at all. When you focus on the #1 thing and do it ,it opens a lot more opportunity to achieve other goals. Get those important things done first and then move on, you will be a hell of a lot more productive. The weather in Phoenix was like a beautiful fall day in New England. The people were great and the Embassy Suite hotel is always a great place to stay. Open bar for two hours every night and a great breakfast for free in the morning. On Rural Rd in Mesa. The home in Vermont is nasty and cold. Supposed to be all week. Good for business. We are home now until we go back to Arizona and then on to St. Martin in April. I would like to sneak out of here and fish Lake Salto in Mexico in March. Only time will tell. Well off to bed , just getting over the time difference. Peace Catmandon

arrived in phoenix

Hello all, we got here without any problems. That is what you can only hope for when you are flying.We flew on Delta and it was a good experience. Normally we fly US Air.The weather at home is still nasty. We recieved a foot of fresh snow in the last 24 hrs and it is playing havoc with my crew. My neighbor came down and plowed out my driveway. Meetings start this am ,can't wait. Talked with a lot of very upbeat and successful entrepenurs yesterday. It is always an very positive thing. You wouldn't know that there is a recession, none of us believe it. People have not to believe all the negative hype and continue to do the things that consistently make them money. So many people quit doing the things that got them where they are and cut back and live in fear. To that I say bull hockey. Our business is stronger now than it has ever been. That is all for now. Peace from Phoenix. Catmandon

going to phoenix

Hi all, Jane and I are off to arizona on thurs am. Going to our platinum plus meeting. We will stay a couple of days extra and visit Jane's brother and wife. It will be nice to get away from the cold for at least a little while. We have more nasty weather coming tonight. Freezing rain ,sleet and snow. Hope we don't lose power in our home while we are away. Vermont has been declared a disater area after the last ice storm. The insurance companies have sent there national catastropic teams of adjusters here, from as far away as Mississippi. I think the southern boys are having a tough time dealing with the cold and driving conditions. Thats it for now, off to bed . Busy day again tommorrow. Peace Catmandon

Great new year so far

Hi all, We actually stayed awake to see the new year arrive. Nice party. Ten people great food and grog. I am still very busy with flood work. Mt Snow base lodge flooded last night due to broken pipe. 12 offfices were wet. We were there in 45 minutes. They love us and I love this cold weather. Thousands of people at Mt Snow sking. We had to battle for position to park our trucks for water damage, but we got r done. It is snowing again and 22 degrees. Starting to get some money in from the big insurance jobs. Thank the lord, it has been to cold to clean. We had to postpone quite a few jobs , but they are willing to wait. It is good to be wanted. Peace for now Catmandon.