Five Things You Don't Know About Me

Well, I've been tagged by Lora Banks from The Coach Approach for the "Five Things You Don't Know About Me" meme. So here goes:

1. A number of years ago I fainted in front of a couple thousand people on day 59 of a 63 day speaking tour of South Africa. I got a standing ovation when I got up. Fainting is now a strategy if things don't seem to be going well during a speech.

2. Please buy as many copies of the CD Philly Street Sounds as you can afford. My group, the Dukes of Doo-Wop, sang together on stage and in the studio for many years and is featured on the CD. 900,000 more copies sold and I can buy a new sharkskin suit.

3. I am a card-carrying member of the Saudi Arabian social security system-- the result of living there during a 2-year leadership development/organizational consulting gig. I've thought about when I can collect but wonder if the Homeland Security siren will go off during my next trip through passport control.

4. I became interested in organizations and human behavior as a result of being a drill sergeant in the Army.

5. My consulting practice will celebrate its 30th anniversary in March of this year. It was started with a $5,000 loan sealed by a handshake with the president of our local bank. He wrote a check from a checkbook in his desk drawer. I signed no papers until I received them in the mail a week or so after the check was cashed. His trust enabled me to have the career I wanted.

So. I think I'll tag Valeria Maltoni at Conversation Agent. (I'm going to tag four more but am headed out the door to a client who will  give me "five reasons he won't pay if I don't show up.").

Comments

[Valeria Maltoni]

Hello Steve:

Thank you. I was tagged at the very beginning of the meme. Here's the link to my response http://conversationagent.typepad.com/conversation_agent/2006/12/it_all_started_.html