11/10/2015 Post show high

About halfway home on this nearly 6 hour flight.  The LCT show in Atlantic City was one of the most humbling experiences I have ever had.  The response to my company was unlike anything I could have imagined.  I am really not sure what I expected out of this trip, but I knew that I had attracted attention and buzz for what we do, but had verily low expectations.  It was not that at all.  The show had a buzz about me, and what we do.  People came to my booth faster than I could help them.  It was amazing.  I would introduce my self, and I would hear, "your the guy, I've been needing to talk to.  WOW!!!! Thank you God for this experience.  

The booth looked great, and I was really really proud of what Chris and I had accomplished.  Of course now we need to go back and close all these pending deals, but I don't think its going to be hard to close half of them.  I am a little nervous about what comes next.  I created a product, presented a product, sold a product, and now it feels like we are going to grow at a speed that I just am not sure I am ready for.  It is exciting for sure.  

I had one experience out of all of them that was incredible.  I was at the bar with Billy and Chase, and Billy begins telling the story about how he and I first met over breakfast in Las Vegas, and how I told him how I had only been in the industry for a week.  He said that I was thrown to the wolves, but there I sat a couple years later owning my own company.  He said that I was impressive, and saluted me.  That felt really good. 

11/7/15 Ramblings from 30,000 feet

Wyoming was incredible.  The mountains, the people, even the weather.  Got to see what I considered a good amount of snow, but the locals called a dusting.  Either way it was exciting to see.  Someday I would love to be able to "summer" in that part of the country.  

So today I am sitting on yet another flight.  The longest single flight I've been on to date.  There was one huge advantage to living in Texas, and that is that I was always half way across the country.  Today's flight is over 4 hours from PHX to Philadelphia, and then renting a car to take me to Atlantic City.  I am super excited that this is the first convention that I have been to that I am representing my own company as an exhibitor.  We went to Vegas and handed out cards, but that was not my job there.  I was actually working for someone else, and officially Limo & Bus Compliance was not there.  

I feel like I have marketed this trip well, and have promotional material waiting for me when I arrive.  We have a booth, and I already have a line of people that want to speak with me to find out what we can do for them.  I can't hardly believe that people are giving me money.  The possibility is real that by this time next year I may actually have enough income to support a work from home position, although it might be better to hire Amy and keep my job.  I know that Chris is planning on keeping his, just for the extra income, and it might be good for us too.  

The future is wide open, and I am excited to see what God does with this new adventure.  

Last week I got to take my family with me on my first business trip.  Chris and I had a customer in souther California that wanted us to come out and set up his DOT compliance program.  We agreed to make a weekend out of it.  I sure hope to be able to take my family on more working vacations like that in the future.