Phoenix and then Salt Lake

Hello everyone, Jane and I spent last week in Phoenix with our mastermind group from Piranha Marketing. The first day was a brainstorming session with the finalists from last years better your best competition. Every company got in the hot seat and told of a special challenge they were having with thier company. The rest of the group acted as marketing analysts and we critqued thier situations. It was very enlightening. A lot of great information was shared. This is the power of the group.The next three days were a fabulous learning experience. One of my favorite speakers was there. Sean Stephenson. He is such a great inspiration. Google Sean and watch some of his video on You Tube. It is mesmerizing. We flew to Salt Lake City on Sunday and spent two days with Garrett Gunderson and his staff. We actually stayed in his townhouse with his mother. What a first class lady she is. The two days we spent were part of our Freedom Fast Track program. We met with five proffessionals on Monday. It was a real eye opener. On Monday we spent half a day with Garrett and Dale Clarke. We believe we are now on the path to obtaining our soul purpose . There have been more opportunities that have opened up to us in the last year then ever be for. We will be going back in February for another visit. We are also goint to Bali for a week to spend time with Jon and Missy Butcher . They own Precious Moments collectables. Life is good. We could not do any of the things we do if it was'nt for the great staff we have running our business while we are away. Peace for now

Veiques Puerto Rico trip

Happy Holidays everyone. Jane and I just got back from the island of Veiques where we stayed with friends for a week. Our friends are building a home there so we will have another island get away lined up. While there we had dinner with other mutual friends from Vermont who either live there full time or also own a home on the island. What a fabulous place. The island is loaded with free range wild horses. You see them every where. The beaches are pristine and uncluttered. If you see more than four other people on the same beach it is considered crowded. The snorkeling was awesome as well. We saw mongoose and many large iguanas. The sunsets were surreal and we were there for the full moon and it to was beautiful. We stayed at a home on a hill with a five minute walk to a private beach and magnificent views of the islands of Culebra,St, Thomas and Puerto Rico.I picked coconuts and we drank the milk and ate the fruit. We ate carribean lobster and conch straight from the fishing boats. Next week we are going to South Carolina for our nephews graduation from OCS Marines. He will be recieving his commision. We are very proud of him. It was also fun to fly on the little puddle jumpers back and forth to the main island or you can take the ferry. We wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year. Until later Peace Don

More from Vermont

Well foilage is over and the leaves lay dead on the ground. Snow and ice are just lurking around the corner. It is raining really hard this morning. Jane just called from the Washington DC airport. She is on the way to Hawaii to swim with the dolphins for a week. I'll miss her but it will be good for her soul. Last weekend we went to Montreal to reunite with some incredible wizard friends. It was a beautiful time. Next time we will go to Toronto to meet. Jane,Louis and I went on a journey yesterday to a place called Manitou. It is in Newfane Vermont. It is about 280 acres of woodlands , fen and meadows. It is a really spritual place. We took a walk with Fred who is a long time associate of Manitou.It was a very enlightning trip. We are going to set up a program very similar to Manitou called Earth Angels of Vermont and we hope to be working with the Manitou project. Our next trip will be to Puerto Rico for the week of thanksgiving. We are going with Linda and Frank Ohotnicky. It will be a fantastic week I'm sure. Well thats it for now. Love and peace to all of you. Don

crazy past two weeks

Hi all, The past two weeks have been unbeilavable. First I went to Michigan and spent a week with my old business partner Tony. This is a yearly event where we play golf in a nice resort area with 14 other guys and hit the casinos. I had my first hole in one at Moose Ridge golf course. 138 yd par three. My team won the scramble event and we split $1200. I also made about $400 at the casinos. I flew home on Monday and the next day Jane and I were off to Phoenix, Az. to the Rich Cleaner Conference and trade show. Every year Joe Polish who owns Piranha Marketing gives away a car to the company that betters it's best. This year our friends Rick and Sandy Raskob won and they won a new Land Rover. The car next year is a 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra! We are going to be competing like crazy to win next year. We were close this year as Jane won the essay contest and recieved a silver locket from Joe with his picture in it. I turn it around at night. LOL It was so cool to see how many people entered the contest this year. It is not about winning the car but if you complete the package you are a winner. Joe gave everyone 2 to 4 nights in a destination of thier choice. He always gives way more than he recieves. It has been an incredible association for Jane and I. We have met people that have totally changed our lives. This year we are working with Garrett Gunderson the author of Killing Sacred Cows. A must read if you have money in a 401K plan. While in Phoenix I played a round of golf with Dave Kieter and I shot a 78 in sandals and with rental clubs. It was the lowest round I have shot to date. It is so true that once you open your self to the universe that good things just seem to come your way. We also heard from Hugh Downs and Sean Stephenson both of whom are very inspirational speakers. If you don't believe me go to you tube and look up Sean Stephenson , he will absolutely blow you away. We have a lot of cool things planned for the near future , so stay tuned. Peace Don

Wizard camp

Hi all, Jane and I went to Wizard camp in July and it was the best personal experience either one of us have ever had. I thought that the Enlightened Warrior camp was intense. This one far exceeded my wildest dreams. We have both discovered our purpose here on earth. We will be setting up a foundation to help children experience the nature of Vermont and we will set up a company to make it a reality. The intention has been sent in motion. I have written a short story about what happened to me on one of our events at Wizard camp and I am going to format it into a childrens story. The story is The Wizard and the Leafhopper and I will be posting a web page soon where you can read it and make comments. I went to Washington, DC this past week-end to see Paul Mcartney in concert at the Fed Ex stadium. It was the best concert I have ever been to. He played for three hours and did two encores. We watched the show from a private sky box and that was an incredible experience as well. They treated us like rock stars. Open bar and plenty of food. Well it is back to reality now and we are crazy busy with work. We are blessed we have so much work. Some other contractors are not so fortunate. The rain keeps on coming. I believe this is the wettest summer in history for Vermont. Thats it for now. Peace Don

Summertime

Hi All, Some catching up to do. Jane and I spent a great week on Cape Cod and got to visit with family from Michigan and Boston. It rained a little but we managed to get in three rounds of golf and two beach days. All in all it was a really fun trip. On the way home to Vermont Jane and I stopped in Plymouth where Jane got to fly a helicopter. She had a twenty minute flight and she actually took control of the chopper and flew it around. She is pumped now and wants to get her licsense. Sunday we are leaving for Ellenville ,NY in the adirondack mountains where we will be attending the Wizard program put on by Peak Potentials. It will be a truly awesome week , we will also be seeing some friends we made from last years Warrior camp. This was a life transforming program. I am sure the wizard camp will be just as cool. I am also signed up to sky dive again. OH Yea! Peace for now CatmanDon

skydiving experience

I had an amazing experience on my first jump. We jumped at an altitude of 13500 ft. On a clear day you can see Boston at that height. What a tremendous adrenalin high when you are freefalling toward the ground. When the chute opens it is so peaceful and serene. It is like nothing I have ever felt before. It takes about 5 to 8 minutes to land and the landing is like going down a slide when you were a kid. I have signed up to go again. Check out the photos at http://www.facebook.com/home.php Peace and have a great summer. We are going to Cape Cod on Thursday for the week to vacation with family and play some golf. Don