By Drew Earl
One of the first recommendations we have received
from Mike and Tippy Lawter, our new SW Divisional Coordinators, was to individualize
recognition on our
E-mail system. I would like to follow through
with their suggestion beginning today.
I am currently looking out the window of a
hotel at a gray, snowy winter sight. It is on this theme, I want to take a
minute and acknowledge all of the thousands of distributors who have worked
through the toughest winter in DWG sales history.
NY911 was a disaster for all of us. It set
in motion a cooling off period for our nation which was already in a recession.
The winter always slows down, and this year was particularly cold. In spite
of all of this, people like Mike Deneka displayed consistent leadership. People
like Helen and Freeman Walters, and Frank Meyers worked when it was gray,
snowy, and very cold. Dieter Backhaus was always out there during the rain
and snow of winter. I name these particular individuals for several reasons.
They have had outstanding sales, and personal volume. They have kept in contact
on a regular basis on voice mail, e-mail, and direct phone with their organizations,
and the company. They have displayed consistent positive attitudes under tough
times and conditions, and they have been there working in spite of any bad
times that have come along. Also, they have attended most or all of the regional
and companies events often at tremendous financial sacrifice.
I believe there are others who are deserving
of recognition, but today I felt impressed to express publicly, my appreciation
for the outstanding performance of these winterland distributors. And in case
you are wondering, some of the names I am mentioning have PGRV in excess of
$50,000.00 for the first year of DWG Internationals sales. We salute such
effort.If you have not met these folks, heard one of Freeman's quips, felt
one of Dieters hugs (and survived it)! heard some of Franks wisdom on business,
or laughed at one of Mikes jokes, then get to know them. They are all treasures
of our company, and significant contributors to the northern winter sales
of
DWG International.
And did you think I was going to forget Helen?
To anyone who knows this special lady, I can best describe her heart by telling
you how wonderful it as to see her shed a tear, when she heard a song from
Newfoundland that spoke of the fact that man made bullets, and God made butterflies.
What a sweetheart!
Thank you all from all of us who know and love
you! If you have someone you would like
us to recognize, e-mail the names to us, or drop us a line. We will do some
research and put out the story for everyone to hear about. We realize that
everyone is special in a number of ways, but our interest in this recognition
will be to those who have results for effort, reflected in growth in their
business and area.