Two new member talks were given: one by Paula McCandlis and another by Mike Meggyesy. Although John Dunne was on the lineup for talk #3, we ran out of time and his talk was rescheduled.
Paula told everyone that she was a recovering narcissist, and that as a philosophy graduate from the University of Santa Cruz, her 10-step program to recovery consisted of the following 10 philosophical beliefs (which change over time);
#10 – Freedom: We the authors of our own destinies and she likes being her own boss.
#9 – Humor: Find something funny every day and share it with those you love.
#8 – Have Fun: Find ways to have fun in your life. Be a tourist in your own town.
#7 – Sleep: She loves sleep, and believes that we need a 3-hour siesta.
#6 – Our Legal System: She takes this aspect of her life seriously, but she LOVES it.
#5 – Washington State: Many of her relatives live in Washington. It is an awesome place!
#4 – Whatcom County: It’s so close to major metropolitan cities and the golf courses here are great.
#3 – My friends: She has fabulous friends, and many of them happen to be lawyers!
#2 – My Work: She has been a practicing litigator for 18 years. She just loves her job (see item #6 above)
#1 – My Family: She has an incredible husband of 19 years and a wonderful son of 17.
Feel free to look her up on the internet. She blogs, tweets, facebooks, YouTubes on a regular basis. “I saturate that medium”.
Mike FINALLY found himself standing in front of everyone at Rotary after Bruce Clauson invited him to a meeting last summer. He congratulated the students. He knows 2 of them personally. His son is good friends with one, and that’s the closest his son will get to a student of the month. Mike was inspired by the anniversaries in the room. He’s a financial advisor – CFP who had many insights into people and how they think from his business. He said there are 2 people in the world when it comes to investing: humble people and liars. The market humbles you because nobody has a crystal ball that can predict the future. He is humbled by his profession because he is helping people to invest their money. There are many risks and not all of them work out well. Nobody can predict the future, but people predict it anyway. When these predictions fail, then people come back to those same people and ask for some new predictions. He concluded by the observation that our brains are not rational. “Humans are pattern seeking animals who like to tell themselves stories.”
How true…
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