Friday, January 11, 2008

The Page Family Influence

Those of use without vast resources for college must circumvent the Masters degree and MBA by finding a real "winner" to model. One can learn a lot by truly listening to the minute-by-minute conversations from a person we see or observe as "truly successful".

Some families breed success. One such family are the Pages, with four sons.

I work for one of the Page brothers, David Page, owner of Page Enterprises Printing Solutions. At 36 and 200 pounds of bodybuilding muscle, he is a good person.

According to him, he has no enemies. Who really says that?


I have seen him "...take the high road" too many times before to know less!-- David Page has great character.

I owe much of what I have become the past 6 months, since the Cotillion, to David Page. I was tired of being a follower. One day last summer, I awoke resolved to be a leader!


And what a better role model to follow---David was a brave individual, and a self-made man.

David has been very patient with me, and seems to like me "...without borders". My Life is better today because of his friendship. Thanks to David I have learned a whole new industry and am on my way to being a successful businessman as well.

In his Honor---and as a Token of Thanks, I offer the following poem to everyone who is in the middle of a career change:

The Litany Against Fear

I must not fear.

Fear is the mind-killer.

Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I will face my fear.I will permit it to pass over me and through me, like a reed on the wind.

And when it has gone past I will turn to see its path.

Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.

Only I will remain.

I must not fear.

Fear is the mind-killer...

(Taken from DUNE by Frank Herbert)

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*=Puck is often thought of as a mischievous
nature spirit. However Puck is also a generalized personification of land spirits. Puck is known in throughout some lands and regions by other names and titles such as the Irish animal spirit.




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