by | Jul 8, 2021 | About Rory, Latest Thoughts, News
In the late 1970s (you can tell by the “Hang in There Baby” Poster on the wall and the haircut), I found myself married, with a son, and working at a factory in Norfolk. from 6:30 am to 5:00 pm. I would get home around 6:00 pm, just in time to pass my wife Zelia, who...
by | Jul 8, 2021 | About Rory, Business Operations, Latest Thoughts, News
Communication is a funny thing. Just because sounds are being made or messages are being seen, does not mean that you are effectively communicating. Sometimes the message is misunderstood. Sometimes the message misses its mark and sometimes the message never sees the...
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In the 1990’s I was hired to produce a promotional video for an environmental company. Their headquarters was located in Danville VA, and their labs were in Blacksburg, VA. The plan was to fly up to Danville in this little 4 seat piper cub, and after shooting some...
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I have a large library of positive thinking, motivation, and business books, tapes, CDs, etc. collected over my 37 years in business. Back in 1990, I was on my way to Rochester NY to spend the weekend teaching a group of entrepreneurs about the video production...
by | Jul 8, 2021 | About Rory, Latest Thoughts, News
One fond memory that I have happened in 1984. I had been working with David Copperfield’s team on Project Magic. It was a volunteer program that taught Occupational Therapists and their patients magic, as a type of therapy. I volunteered weekly with therapists at The...
by | Jul 8, 2021 | About Rory, Business Operations, Latest Thoughts, News
When I was about 11 years old, I was playing on an ice-covered lake with a group of my friends. We were taking turns riding on a sled while the others pulled it. When the sled got up enough speed, they would let go, and you would just sail across the lake. As we did...
