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Enjoy these weekly insights from Steve Simonin, President & CEO.

Notes from Steve

Be proactive. We had this speaker last week, Dr. Jay Kaplan, and he showed this “readiness to change” slide.  You’re supposed to measure yourself on this scale - from “I love change” to “I hate change”.  I’ve always prided myself on being open to change of any sort or color....
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Notes from Steve

Be Optimistic. I’m not advocating the use of TikTok, but I was seeing all of these older folks using this picture filter where it makes them look young.  I thought, “I want to see what I look like”.  It wasn’t that big of a change - I looked like a...
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Amy's Reflections

Several of you have asked me how Maleigha did at the Iowa Horse Fair Queen Contest. She did not place, but she did really well with her pattern, and she was very pleased with how her horse performed. Maleigha seems to be my child that always finds something positive to...
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Notes from Steve

Be nice. When I think of “be nice” - it’s usually in scolding fashion.  When someone is being a jerk - I think/say “be nice!”.  But if I think of living my life with “be nice” as my mission statement - what’s that mean?? Iowa nice is a term I’ve...
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Amy's Reflections

It is officially Spring, and with that comes a sense of renewed purpose and motivation. I must admit I haven’t had much for motivation over the last few months, and my house certainly shows that’s true. However, with some warmer weather I finally feel like digging in and cleaning out...
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Notes from Steve

Be Motivated. I was at a session with Quint Studer yesterday in Chicago at the annual congress of the ACHE*.  One of Quint’s big things he’s doing nowadays is to tell people that he loves them.  He said it’s important.  It makes people feel awkward but regardless, it’s a big...
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Notes from Steve

Be loyal. Loyalty is an interesting notion.  We (society) are so fickle nowadays.  If we don’t like “x” - we’ll leave, change, or ignore.  We’re loyal as long as our needs are being met.  If you have ever had a cat - and I have, so I’m an expert -...
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Notes from Steve

Be knowledgeable. Maybe it’s the weather … overcast and dampish … but today as I’m writing this -- “be knowledgeable” means “don’t be ignorant”.  Back in the day, I loved being a clueless kid with no cares in the world.  Ignorance was bliss.  Now, I know things.  And it keeps...
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Amy's Reflections

As I shared in my last article, Maleigha is getting ready for the Iowa Horse Fair Cowgirl Queen Contest the weekend of the 24th-26th. One of the pieces of this queen contest is an equine knowledge test. Last week we were reviewing her results from last year, and she scored...
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