He passed away in 2016 at the age of 102. I am grateful to know of Joe and his significant contributions. In doing so, he brought forward the very best attributes each side offered to build a stronger community to serve his people. Most importantly, this great man was able to balance the very real angst between tribes and the White Man (this is in the time of the disgraceful Trail of Tears). He did so by integrating time-tested action amongst modern day advancements. Joe demonstrated extreme bravery in order to satisfy the four specific requirements to be entitled to being deemed a war chief. At the time of my dream, he had just turned age 100. Rather, the dream introduced me to Joseph Medicine Crow, the last Crow Nation and Plains Indian war chief. You see, "Old Joe" didn't turn out to be some obscure band with a one-hit wonder song as I initially thought when I sought to determine the meaning of the words. And, it was a 2014 vivid dream about "Old Joe Medicine Crow" that eventually helped me dive deeper into the genesis of modern day professional networking. Have you ever been asked to meet over Red Bull? □ Most importantly, coffee is outwardly focused. One often invites others to get to know each other over a nice cup of coffee. But, without practice, all become rusty.įunny thing, even among acquisition-focused firms, a record of consistent organic growth is key to their consideration and ultimate offer. They, like the coffeemaker, realize that the essence of the bean comes from consistency. While many think of rainmakers as vivacious extroverts (and some definitely are), many more introverts have been able to hone their message to make conversation easy. Sadly, some rainmakers have forgotten the ways of those who came before them. For example, minority and women professionals tend to thrive in solo and boutique firms. But, big or small, all rainmakers must grow to flourish. There is nothing wrong with bigger, except that bigger isn't necessarily best for everybody. The coffee bean has now been proven to not only uplift your spirits, but drinking two to three cups of coffee each day has been shown to improve your brain and heart health, adding years to your life. ▶︎ Coffee is the pick-me-up that takes a bit longer. Rather, it was a really long bull market. AUM was rising nicely along with firm valuations but, not because people were bringing in new clients. M&A activity also reminded a lot of rainmakers that they had let their talents slip. Then, Silicon Valley Bank reminded people that every so often, amongst all those Excalibers, Black Cats and M80s, the fireworks stand is going to sell you a dud.īigger is great for a belly-up-to-the-bar, bragging rights kind of story. M&A activity in the financial sector has been a lot like this. Some people want that quick hit and Redline Xtreme is possibly the biggest hit of all. Friends have said that Bang's marketing about Redline Xtreme is spot on: freeze, burn and quiver. It's kind of like a fireworks show. Do you get your energy from 5 Hour Energy, Red Bull, Monster, Bang Shot or Redline Xtreme.
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