Week 1: Richard...You Rock!

Week 1 winner: Richard poses with his prized Miller award

"Leadership is the special quality which enables people to stand up and pull the rest of us over the horizon." James L. Fisher

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Richard a.k.a. "Lion-o" proved in Week 1 that he is the associate to beat as he ran away from the pack with an amazing 12-appointment week.

"You could definitely see fire in his eyes," said fellow associate Brent 'BT Express', "He wanted to set the pace and he pushed everyone to increase their activity. I tip my hat to (Richard) because he showed great leadership. A leader inspires you to overachieve. His nickname 'Lion-O' is fitting for him because 'Lion-O' was the fearless leader of the Thundercats. This week, Richard was our fearless leader."

Richard started out strong, Monday morning, by being the first associate to win the reward of a 3-appointment donut. He was in a tight battle with "Big" Ben for the coveted Miller trophy.

"I was thinking about that donut all morning," 'Big' Ben said. "When I was at the 2-appointment mark and had to tell myself to push harder for that 3-appointment donut. The chocolate donut is my favorite."

The trophy changed hands several times on Monday between Ben and Richard. They both finished with 7 appointments on Monday, but Richard's hard work during the week pushed his total to 12 by the end of the week.

There was a two-way tie for second place. "Big" Ben and "Fast" Eddie set an impressive 7 appointments. In the stretch run on Friday afternoon, Eddie set 3 appointments. Impressive!

Congratulations to Richard "Lion-O" for his week 1 win.

Can Rick go for a two-week winning streak? "Appointment Queen" Irene was not in the office much this week because she was opening many acocunts in the field. She is a very strong competitor in the game of appointments. Irene should give Richard and others a run for the prize.

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"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy." Arthur Ashe, famous tennis player.