Good morning gentlemen, You know there was a time in the early 40’s,50’s, 60’s, and yes even the 70’s that when a person was not dressed properly people would look at them and stare at them. They were considered the outcast or the person that stood out in a crowd. Flip to today, when people see a person in dress or professional clothes, they wandered who died or what they did that they ended up in court. Seriously, looking nice, and personal upkeep is now the taboo. Being seen in public unkept is the norm now. Women coming out in pajamas pants, no makeup ,hair unkept is the norm, or even worse dressing like men wearing me gym clothes like basketball shorts and tops. Men throwing on sweat pants, sliders for shoes, or wearing clothes that don’t fit. No care, not thought put into their appearance, this is the norm today. Now when people see someone dressed up nice they look at them weird and stare at people wandering why they are dressed like that. Is this the signs of the times? Does it have to be? No I believe that the more of us that are seen as men and women rather than people in a crowd of clones all wearing the same things and following the person they see next to them. A studied shows that when you hang around 4-5 people you become the average is those people. So if we place ourselves in the norm we become the norm, but we can reverse the norm by leading by example. Make history repeat itself by bringing back the society of gentlemen and ladies. This is part of the reason why we are here, now let’s rewrite history.

Good afternoon gentlemen. I attended a business function the latter part of this morning that also constituted a luncheon. There were many people there and many that I have met before and had had conversations with. Since I have been on this journey, I have had many people that would pick me out of the crowd and would make a point to approach me and introduce and start a conversation. Please do not get me wrong I love meeting people and having discussions with them. But there are those times that you end up in a situation that the person or people that you ended up engaged in a conversation that is of one that you really do not want to be in, what do you do? Well you do not want to act like you do not want to be bother, or that they are not of importance. ( Keep in mind you never know who you are talking to or who is watching you.) You definitely do not want to tell them that you are not interested in what they have to say or just walk off. So how do you handle this type of situation? Well I found this to be one of the best ways possible that keeps you from looking like the bad person, or an anti social person. One thing that I do when I walk in a large meeting room or assembly area, I first scan to see who is all present, are there people that I know there?Are there people that are there that I been wanting to meet? Are there people that I know and want to avoid such as people that like to hear themselves talk, or people that like to discuss things that I do not wish to engage in. When I get into a situation with some that I really do not wish to be engaged in a conversation, while I am talking or listening to this person I quickly but without being noticed scan the room for some that person I feel they have common interest with. Then at the most opportune time I will say “ Have you met (and the person name ) and say I know you two have a lot in common, and I either motion that person over or I would gradually move our conversation over to where that person is. I make the introduction, and as they began to engage I find an opportune time to remove myself from the conversation with a politely “ Excuse me for a moment” or something to that affect.