Friends of Dave #301: rise of pumpkin spice
Think fast. Run fast.
Pretty busy week this week, Friends, so I am afraid this is going to be a short preamble.
First, I appreciate the feedback I received from a number of you on the reflections from last week. Writing those type of intros are always fun and I am glad some of my quirky thoughts struck a chord.
After I hit send I usually come up with like 5 or 6 more "good ones" the following day that I thought I should have included, so you can be sure that there will be more to come. Stay tuned.
With American football season now in full swing this week, you might have caught more quirkiness online -- it came in the form of Eli Manning playing a character named "Chad Powers," a 26 year old, home schooled quarterback who was attempting to be invited to make the Penn State football team.
If you didn't see this in it's entirety, I recommend you watch this comedic gem that ended up going viral >> HERE << .
So many hilarious one-liners -- it could have easily been an SNL skit that rivals his brother Peyton's famous contribution from years ago.
I always find it interesting to see how people who excel at one thing are able to almost seamlessly transfer their talent equally as well in another way.
It is easy to heap praise on those who can focus and achieve at high levels but I think sometimes we take versatility for granted.
While it can be hard to classify and pinpoint the value of those resources, particularly on a team, people or things that are most versatile can provide tremendous value, even if they are not individual stars.
Every team can benefit from someone with the ability to be an "athlete" or "jack of all trades" who can easily step into just about any role and make things happen when needed.
The soft-spoken, introverted Eli Manning may not be the first person that comes to mind when it comes to comedy, but his ability to be self aware, commit to a role and deliver a quality result is impressive. You just have to respect the versatility.
Something tells me this is not the last we have heard from Chad Powers....
Moving on....for some reason I am seeing a big drop in article clicks here of late. Maybe I am sharing too many stories, the headlines are not grabbing you, or we all are just so inundated with content throughout the week that who needs more on the weekend.
Not sure what to do about it -- I may try to tinker with the format a bit, so please be patient. In the meantime, there are some really good ones this week -- I hope you will take a look.
Get out and do some apple picking and enjoy a pumpkin spiced whatever. After all, decorative gourd season is now upon us.
Enjoy!
XOXO
Dave
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