We're Almost There

Woooooo. Who is sticking with me through these gut wrenching, sad blogs?! To those of you who are I appreciate it. We're almost through a tough spot and then back to the fun stuff.

Signs.

I believe in signs. Not so much that I have to have one to make a decision but when one comes along I take a look at it, I notice it. My absolute favorite sign is a bird landing close to me. It happens all the time. I mean birds come within inches of me and I can move and they will not fly away. When that happens I say, "Hey Grandma!" It is my grandmother Caroline coming to say, "What's Up?" I used to think it was only Robins because they were Caroline's favorite bird but since I moved to Las Vegas where there are no Robins she pretty much lands next to me in any bird form.

I got a sign today. A potential multimillion dollar client came to my office for an on-site visit and demonstration. I knew this was a big deal because I had to work all weekend and make sure everything was up to snuff and also because the owner, creator, president was in town along with the VP of sales. At 9:00am the three of them arrived at the office. I wasn't real sure what my role was going to be seeing that the owner, creator, president was there. I figured he would pretty much run the show. But before I knew it I had the floor and I was on a roll. I was demonstrating, teaching, selling and I felt great. I kept thinking to myself, surely they are not going to let me alone sell this high profile client?

As the four of us were gathered and the client and I went over all of his questions and batted around our thoughts and ideas and all the while the owner, creator, president and the VP of sales stood there and watched our excitement and enthusiasm build. There was a chemistry between us it was like the planets were aligned and we were both on the same page (the business section of the New York Times of course). Just then I heard it. That right there, I heard it again. Did you hear it? Did the possible multimillion dollar client just say Duke? As in Blue Devils? As in Durham? As in NORTH CAROLINA? There! I heard it again. Did he just say he had offices in Chapel Hill and Raleigh? Bet you can't guess what I asked next? I asked, "Where are you from?" He says, "Chapel Hill, NC". No way! Can this be? Can it be that this client who could have been from anywhere in the world shows up in my office in Las Vegas, NV is from my old backyard? You know what I did next? I dusted off my old Carolina accent I have worked oh so hard to get rid of the last two years and I say, "I just moved from Charlotte two years ago." Hell no I didn't say that in my accent! But I did say it. There was a kindred reason for our connection. It was a sign.

You want to know what happened next? A short while later as the boss was listing all of my current responsiblites the man became so impressed with me he offered me a job right in front of my boss who quickly reminded him he signed some kind of no solicitation agreement before he arrived in Las Vegas for the on site visit. What the hell is that about anyway? He asked me, "So how do you like Chapel Hill?" (His corporate office is in Chapel Hill) I said, "It's fabulous!" - OK, so I have never been there but I am sure it is fabulous. It would at the very least be a fabulous location if I were to move closer to home. Not too close to my brother, so I don't cramp his style and just barely far enough away from the parental units.

It was dropped after the comment from the boss. But it still had the same effect as when a lawyer says something in court that is inadmissible and the judge orders it to be struck from the record and instructs the jury to not let it be a factor when deciding the verdict.