Saturday, July 19, 2008

The Tempo of Life

This week AMSOIL, the company I work for, has been celebrating its 35th Anniversary Convention. Once every five years the company pulls out all the stops as we pass another milestone.

Such events are very demanding as everyone pours themselves into making this the best convention ever for the eight hundred-plus Dealers who are here. In addition to a motivational experience, this time together is filled with content as we give our Dealers new products, new knowledge, ideas for growing their businesses, opportunities to meet with staff, and spaces of time to engage the extended AMSOIL family.

Life has its rhythms, and for our staff who have been involved in making this a stellar event, we're now experiencing the crescendo.

In music, there are written designations for everything. Largo is slow and dignified. Andante is a "walking" tempo. Moderato is a little faster pace. Allegro is a fast, upbeat tempo. Vivace means lively and presto is very fast. The word of the week is prestissimo, that is, very, very fast.

Like music, there are times when the tempo accelerates, and there are places where the symphony is at rest. For sure, the attempt to live life at full bore may be impressive in the short term, but even the best musicians need spaces where they can catch their breath. The next few days I look forward to catching mine.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Ed, I saw that the convention was going on, was a little sad not to be apart of it. I loved meeting all the dealers from around the country, meeting the Amsoil sponsored drivers, and all the hoopla associated with the convention. Hope everything went smoothly, your bolg is one of the few sites I check everyday keep up the good work.
    Mike Wilson

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  2. It was a great convention... Very exciting what they are doing these days. Hope you and I can visit sometime... maybe lunch or some evening. Thanks for the note. The very best to you always.
    ed

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