The Advisor

OFFICERS

President Tina Christensen

President Elect Wayne Hunter

VP/Marketing Charles Gordon

VP/Membership Howard Moon

Secretary Laura Bradford

Treasurer Linda Gygax

Past President Les Singleton

DIRECTORS David Liner Lifetime Director

ONE YEAR TWO YEAR Alexis Brown Mike McKee

Clint Jones Phil Dolfi

Tom Loury Cathy Ranges

Ronee Giannetta Hank Progar

Visioning Committee Wayne Hunter, Chairman

Clint Jones Dave Liner

Nate Gilman Charles Gordon

Steve Koch Adam Woods

MARKETING COMMITTEE C. Gordon, Chairman 671-9292

Paul Joranlien 236-1010

Hank Progar 690-9574

Les Singleton 208-9582

Clint Jones 351-1163

Linda Gygax 425-1910

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE H. Moon, Chairman 427-5935

Mike McKee 368-1044

Linda Gygax 425-1910

Nate Gilman 629-6707

Adam Woods 427-3038

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Howard Moon 427-5935

Dr. Charles Simpson 732-2745

SPECIAL POSITIONS Newsletter Printed By:

The Copy Shoppe 351-1163

News. Typeset & Print:

Charles Gordon 671-9292

IMPORTANT NUMBERS HOT LINE 804-3700

WEB SITE

www.ocalabusinessleaders.com

Call to Order

Tina Christensen

Invocation Given By

Wayne Hunter & Pledge Led By

Tina Christensen

54 In Attendance

December 16, 2009 * Volume 13 * Issue 51

OBL Officers & Board of Directors

Wish You and Yours

A Happy Holiday!

Winners for the Jingle – Slogan Contest (Photos taken by John Palmer)

Today we had our winners for the contest. We started with Gary Fisher of Send Out

Cards read two of the slogans. Then Laura Bradford of Body & Soul finish with the rest.. Charles Gordon presented the winners with gift cards. Runner up was Laura Bradford

and the prize was a $10 gift card for Wal-Mart donated by Linda Gygax. The winner for best slogan was Paul Joranlien of Developing a Second Income. Paul re-

ceived a $50 gift card from Dillard's located in Ocala.

We thank everyone that turned in a jingle—slogan and we hope to do more of the same

in the future.

The Advisor

NETWORKING EVENTS

Home Instead Senior Care Thursday January 28, 2009

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Cala Hills Club House

2400 SW 21st Circle.

Ocala , FL 34471 Contact: Jim Samuelson

(352) 622-6447

If you would like to have a net working

event to get more members to know who

you are and what you do call,

Hank Progar

690-9574 to set up your event.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OBL BUSINESS

OBL Board Meeting

January 4th

7:00AM Elks Lodge

OBL Marketing Meeting January 18, 2009

Holiday Inn Express Silver Springs 7:00 AM.

OBL Membership Meeting

TBA

7:00AM Holiday Inn Express

Silver Springs

Vision Committee Third Friday of each month

Holiday Inn Express Silver Springs 7:00 AM

GUESTS Things to Ponder!!

I think part of a best friend's job should be to

immediately clear your computer history if you

die.

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an

argument when you realize you're wrong.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to

nap when I was younger.

There is great need for a sarcasm font.

How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted

sheet?

Was learning cursive really necessary?

Map Quest really needs to start their directions

on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of

my neighborhood.

Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if

they told you how the person died.

Bad decisions make good stories.

You never know when it will strike, but there

comes a moment at work when you know that

you just aren't going to do anything productive

for the rest of the day.

Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes

after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again!

I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any

changes to my ten-page research paper that I

swear I did not make any changes to.

"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I

will never wash this --ever.

I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring

(Hello? Hello? Darn it!) But when I immediately

call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice-

mail. What did you do after I didn't an-

swer? Drop the phone and run away?

I hate leaving my house confident and looking

good and then not seeing anyone of importance

the entire day. What a waste.

I keep some people's phone numbers in my

phone just so I know not to answer when they

call.

I think the freezer deserves a light as well..

I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin

with Miller Lites than Kay.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

OBL 13th Annual Installation Banquet

Friday, January 22, 2010

5:00 P.M. - ?

Howard Johnson Inn

3951 NW Blitchton Road

Ocala, FL

(Off of U.S. 27 and I-75)

$10.00 per person - No Children

Tickets will be sold at

Wednesday Breakfast Meetings

and at The Copy Shoppe

Patrick Jotten

CVS Windows

33501 Riverview Drive

Weirton, WV 26062

412-758-0660

Invited By; Phil Dolfi

Jay Dowesmeister Climate Control Mechanical Services,

LLC

707 SW 20th St.

Ocala, FL 34471

352-291-2185

Invited By; Randy-Turner Pest Control

Chris S. Hamilton

Travel Lube Express, LLC

5001 SW 20th St.

Ocala, FL 34476

352-361-0186

Invited By; Glen @ Graphics Plus

"Unless you change how you are, you'll

always have what you've got."

~Jim Rohn~

"You must get good at one of two things;

planting in the spring or

begging in the fall."

~Jim Rohn~

TOW TO GO Please don’t drink and drive.

Need a ride this holiday season?

Call AAA for a free ride.

Free ride ends January 1, 2010 AAA will tow your vehicle home if you

need it.

1-800-AAA-Help

(222-4357)

callto:+1622-6447

Les Singleton Invites Everyone To the

Episcopal Church In Micanopy For

Christmas Service

December 24th at 7PM

Les Singleton's wife Addie had her

picture taken at the

Blue Star Highway marker

in Micanopy.

Les would like everyone to get the

Ocala Star Banner

Find the picture and bring it

To him so he can give them to Addie.

The Year of the Hero 2009 may go down as the ―year of the hero.‖ We’ve seen a number of dramatic falls and

few noteworthy rises. A quick scan of the annual end-of-the year headlines tells the

story. It got me thinking about heroes: what is it about heroes that we find so compel-

ling?

I made a quick list of my personal heroes—the people in my life past and present who I

look up to and who have touched my life in some meaningful way. As I stood back from

my scribbles, the first thing I noticed was that my list contained few celebrity heroes. It

was mostly made up family members, coaches, teachers, mentors, teammates, and col-

leagues.

Then I made a list of their most admirable qualities: Sacrifice. Strength in the face of ad-

versity. Leadership. Selflessness. Resourcefulness. Creativity. Achievement of goals. True

talent. Service and generosity. Integrity. Pursuit of worthy challenges. The list went on.

As I gazed at the rather long list of virtues, five key themes emerged. I turned them into

personal strategies that, if followed, provide a pathway enabling each of us to bolster our

own hero-ness.

Lead With Your Strengths. The path begins with fully understanding and leveraging

our unique talents and successfully managing our weaknesses. This approach requires

us to fully leverage our talents. Can you be truly heroic without playing to your

strength, without being in your real ―power zone‖? Probably not.

Serve Others. All heroes share their gifts to make the world a better place. The es-

sence of a purposeful life is contribution, committing to serving, and helping others.

By nature, we are self-centered but we have an infinite capacity for selflessness.

Engage Fully. If our talents are not matched by a worthy challenge, if we are not will-

ing to take intelligent risks, and if we are not connected to the pulse of life, then we

will slay no dragons! Doing excellent work, creating projects of passion, building net-

works and connections that enable us to move forward…these are the lifeforce of

true engagement.

Think Big. The art of possibility is a compelling and powerful force of change with the

power to open up new and different ways of looking at things. Too often we pose

the question ―What should we do?‖ before asking ―What is possible?‖ Creative

thinking and innovation are rooted in the power of taking a positive approach and

seeing the possible.

Envision the Future. There is perhaps no more motivational theory or practice

known to us that leads to higher performance, impact, and meaning than that of set-

ting clear and compelling goals. This, of course, is the most visible part of any hero’s

journey, as it is the great accomplishment that brings the spotlight.

But the spotlight is not the goal. And it occurred to me that the rise of fall of those in

the 2009 spotlight hinged on their ability to manage these five strategies well. And it

brought to mind a quote by editorialist Peggy Noonan:

As we head toward 2010, ask yourself: ―Who am I a hero to?‖ (Hint: look over your

shoulder).

Matthew E. May is Chief Strategist for MBox Design, and the author of In Pursuit of Ele-

gance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing.

Edible Arrangements Ellen Marie Ettenger

3101 SW 34th Ave., #702, Ocala FL 34474

Phone: 352-861-9400

Email: [email protected]

www.ediblearrangements.com

Hunters Embroidery Contact: Wayne Hunter

5511 NE 20th Ave., Ocala FL 34479

Phone: 352-629-0867

Cell Phone: 352-572-7809


Progressive Employer Services Contact: Chuck Rhoades

1016 SE 3rd Ave., Ste. B, Ocala FL 34471

Phone: 352-433-2787

Email:

[email protected]

www.progressiveemployer.com

Express Employment

Professionals Contact: Bill Brown

1005 SW 10th Street, Ocala FL 34471

Phone: 352-867-8055

Cell Phone: 352-804-7348


www.expresspros.com

Carpet One Contact: Rob Carney

2615 SE Baseline Road, Ocala FL 34480

Phone: 352-624-2010


http://mboxdesign.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Elegance-Ideas-Something-Missing/dp/0385526490

http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Elegance-Ideas-Something-Missing/dp/0385526490

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.ediblearrangements.com



http://www.progressiveemployer.com


http://www.expresspros.com


Ocala Business Leaders, Inc. PO BOX 2194

OCALA, FL 34478-2194

OBL Home & OFFICE

EXPO

February 27, 2010

Tables are going fast. Reserve

your table today.

Call

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Come Join Us

Don’t forget to pick up

your OBL Directories on

Wednesday mornings at

the OBL Breakfast

meeting.

IMPORTANT

ADVERTISING INFO

FOR OBL MEMBERS

All members have the opportunity to

advertise in the OBL Business Direc-

tory.

3000 to 4000 are distributed through-

out the area each quarter.

Members are billed every 3 months

for the Black & White ads as follows:

Business Card size - $20.00

Business Card size times 2 - $30.00



1/2 page - $75.00

Full page - $150.00

Your ad will continue to run until you

notify the Treasurer that you would

like it to be discontinued.

The full color ads on the inside covers

and on the back, must be paid up front

for a year as follows:

1/4 page - $300.00

1/2 page - $600.00

Full page - $1200.00

If you are interested in signing up for

an ad, call The Copy Shoppe at

351-1163

Please Don’t Drink and Drive

Call AAA for a Free Tow.

1-800 –222-222-4357

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