VPPA Blue Ridge Newsletter November 2013
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From the Governor Hello Blue Ridge! I hope you are having a busy fall season! It's hard to believe that my term as governor is ending. The year has passed quickly, as they seem to do the older I get! Serving as governor has been a great experience and has deepened my belief that when you give, you receive so much more in return. Ever since I was a new member, I have been amazed at the level of help and support that each member statewide is willing to give, and this year is no exception.
Blue Ridge Board
I have met so many new people this year as Governor, and have made new friends from those who before were just acquaintances. I encourage each of you to consider becoming an officer. I leave you in very capable and eager hands with our incoming slate of officers, Michael Corbin (Governor), Jen Chaconas (Lt. Governor), and Michael Sink (Secretary). And you aren't getting rid of me all together, since I will be Treasurer. Governor Sharon Davidson, CPP Email Sharon
To Michael Corbin and Lisa Akers, I want to say THANK YOU for doing such a great job and always being willing to help. Lisa, I know your work often goes unnoticed, but we all appreciate it so much. Since this is my last article as Governor, I wanted to leave you with something to think about. I used to teach Small Business Management at a local college and I had a little exercise I would get my students to do. I would ask for a volunteer to read it out loud immediately, without thinking about it, and everyone else to do so in their heads. Here it is below and I want you to just start reading.
Lt. Governor, Michael Corbin
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The pweor of the hmuan mnid is phaonmneal. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is arppoiately cllaed Typoglycemia. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt. You were able to read it right? So how can we apply this to our personal and business lives? One thing I find myself doing more and more, is the never-