Dale Hoeflinger

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Senior Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb. 8, 22

Morning Jolt

7:45-9 a.m. The Cowan Historic Mill 4271 Southside Drive Networking event that focuses on exchanging referrals.

Feb. 10

Alive After Five

5:30-7:30 p.m. The Cowan Historic Mill 4271 Southside Drive

Feb. 17

Women’s Business Network

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The Cedars 4610 Northside Drive

March 3

ABA Luncheon

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Acworth Community Center 4361 Cherokee St.

March 8

Morning Jolt

7:45-9 a.m. The Cowan Historic Mill 4271 Southside Drive Networking event that focuses on exchanging referrals.

Join the ABA by visiting www.acworthbusiness.org.

Andrew Graham, Jim Hilber, Stephanie Kull, Lori Tanner and Dale Hoeflinger network at last month’s Alive After Five at Center Street Tavern.

Stepping Into the Uncomfortable

BY DALE HOEFLINGER

It’s February, and love is in the air. For some of us, that’s a great thing, but, for others, it can be a little uncomfortable. If we are being honest, we don’t like being uncomfortable. Most of us prefer our comfort zones, which is why it’s called a comfort zone.

The problem with staying in your comfort zone is things don’t move or change. If we want to meet new goals, grow our businesses, learn new things or move in a new direction, change and being uncomfortable must happen.

Are you in a place where you want to maximize your momentum, but you shy away from the uncomfortable? Or, maybe you don’t know how to take that first step? This is where our community and the Acworth Business Association (ABA) can help, but you have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone and into the uncomfortable. Instead of just attending a luncheon to listen to a speaker, try sitting at a table where you don’t know anyone and introducing yourself. When you come to the Morning Jolt or Alive After Five, leave your phone in your pocket, and talk to one or two people; be curious about what it is they do, and how you can help their business.

If all that is uncomfortable for you, ask for help, and get connected. Ask another ABA member to introduce you to a few people in the room. This community is full of love, and the people here are eager to help you feel the love. Quite often, the antidote to being uncomfortable is making a connection, and the ABA is the right place for you to do that. New things are always easier when we do them with friends.

My challenge to you this month is to do one thing that makes you uncomfortable. You just might find it to be the very thing you need to move forward.

Maximize your momentum, Acworth!

Dale Hoeflinger is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors and the president of the Acworth Business Association. He grew up in Michigan, but is happy to call Acworth home.

Celebrating His Life and Legacy

Martin Luther King Jr.

PHOTOS BY BRITTANY WEIR

On Jan. 17, Acworth held its ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, which began with a welcome breakfast, followed by a unity walk and program honoring King’s legacy. The unity walk, from Roberts School to the Acworth Community Center, celebrated community, and the program, led by Mayor Tommy Allegood and guest speaker Lewis Preston, highlighted the importance of each person in our community. MLK Day of Service shirts were for sale at the community center, leading up to and on the day of the event. All proceeds went to the Acworth Expanding Horizons and Acworth Achievers programs.