Member Spotlight
This week's spotlight is Barb Luther.  Please keep this member top of mind this week for referrals. 

Leads & Introductions
Members presented leads & introductions and told the group what their favorite movie is (no repeats allowed).

• The Godfather
• Hoosiers
• Cool Hand Luke
• Shawshank Redemption
• Star Wars (the original)
• True Lies
• Rounders
• Dirty Dancing
• The Fugitive
• Tommy Boy
• Life is Beautiful
• The Rocky series
• Christmas Vacation
• Elf
• Blow
• Animal House
• Rain Man
• Chinatown

The Great Recovery
The Covenant: Every member of MABE is committing to bringing one person into MABE within 90 days.  The DUE DATE is TAX DAY, April 15th.  By April 15th we will have doubled our group.  Below are the accountability partnerships so we can help each other achieve this goal.

Ryan Bohlander ● Joe Arsenault
Joe Hesch ● Phyllis Prater
Jeff Sutherlin ● Nick Carr
Barb Luther ● Joe Zingale
Jim Bache ● Chris Curran
Sandro Menasci ● Don Ellis
Jake Ulrich ● Dave Lathrop
Joe Burr ● Shawn Vigneau
Andrew Jensen ● Stacy Hyder
Erin LaGrassa ● Robert Busch
Nick Mawrenko ● Herb Stokes
Dave Crissman ● Mark Menasci
Janice Jaicks ● Terry Schnelle

Mighty Minute - Polestar Distribution
Erin LaGrassa told the group about a trade show her company attended last week.  It was a great buyer/seller atmosphere.  Her company had a lot of "buzz" around them.  They came out with a new truck that has generated a lot of excitement.  Their trucks were voted into the top 10 list.  Their hard work is starting to pay off.  The industry itself is fairly young and they see a lot of growth potential in the near future. 

Achieving Goals
Chris Curran lead a discussion on achieving goals. Some of us announced goals at a meeting about a year ago.  Did we achieve them? 

A few members shared their stories.

• We had a shift in attitude and focused on our company (vs. a hobby).  We knew we had to take advantage of opportunities in the industry.  There was not an option.
• I had to get on my hands and knees every night and work my butt off.
• It is important to be consistent.  Keep pushing and pushing.  Work through the road bumps.
• I am not afraid to make phone calls.
• It is about taking chances and having faith.
• You have to work on your business as opposed to in your business.
• You need to have a plan to go along with your goals if you expect to achieve them.
• The words "success" and "failure" can do more harm than good.  They stop people from doing something again to get a different result.
• Life is dynamic.  Business is dynamic.  Things change.  You have to decide in life what you want to go after and what you want to put the effort into.  You have to make choices.
• Current problems may be seen later as a success.
• Sometimes we do our best work when our backs are against the wall.
• Your goals have to be realistic.  And you have to adjust your goals based on what life throws at you.
• There must be some motivation behind setting goals.  They must be realistic.  You have to have an action plan.  You need accountability.  You have to be flexible.

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