More of my John Maxwell weekend!

I am going to let you all in on a little more of the JMT action!  It is very important to Paul Martinelli, the JMT pres that the ENERGY of the room is high and inviting.  Soooo... this is how the alumni of the team welcome the newbies. 

 Everyone is assigned a table when they arrive, with the number stuck on their nametag.  There are eight people at each table, and the alumni are the ones responsible for finding those who are trying to find their tables.  Thus, the waving of the numbers in the air.

 I am not sure why I took so many selfies, but here's another one.  Ha.

 Another privilege of mentorship was to walk out between sessions and to be TOTALLY shocked to see these banners in the foyer of the convention area.

 Seriously.  I was shocked!

 There were several hundred returning JMT members, and each one of us were asked to submit a photo and a quote, however we were not told why we needed to send it.

 I took some pics of a few of the quotes submitted by other members.

 I didn't meet Brian, but thought it was cool that he was a Massey.  Even cooler was that this was his quote, "Where there is no vision, the people will perish.  Prov. 29:18" .  I like that one a lot.

 ANd this guy was one of my favorite dudes at the event.  I actually endeavored to meet him, remembering his very inspiring speech from last year, and would you believe he was the very first person I ran into when I went down to registration.  I  am quite certain that was not a coincidence.  His quote says, "Greatness cannot be locked up!".  True dat!

 To try and give you an idea of the magnitude of the foyer area, here is a long view.

 And then, we all gathered again to listen to the wisdom of 60 years or so of ministry and learning.

 If you follow me on Facebook, you know that these were my two table numbers that day.  I LOVE that they were both 11's.  I was so affirmed of my need to be there that weekend.

 Need a little more inspiration?!

 SO think about it... you are asked to submit one quote... what would it be?!  REALLY... I want to know.  Leave me a message in comments so I can know what resonates with you.  I like, "I live in HIGH FAVOR" too!

 Every time Todd would send me a photo of himself in Wisconsin, I'd reciprocate with one of me in Orlando.  Maybe it's our love language?!  Selfie talk!

 The mentors were invited to come in bright and early Saturday morning to get a behind the scenes view of the set up and strategy behind the event.  Those flags were ironed at 2:30 am when the event coordinator saw that they were wrinkly when she went down at 1:30 am to check the room. They epitomize attention to detail at this event.  One of John Maxwell's five strengths is "maximizer" (as is mine, just sayin!), which basically means he likes things to be excellent.  Par is GREAT!  He likes to take things that are good and make them GREAT!  So. At his event, details are everything!  And I can so appreciate that way of thinking!
Below is our mentorship team, circling the area we would be in for the next three days to pray over and around it.  This was inspired by the book The Circle Maker.

 And then Paul took the stage, and things got HOPPIN'!  He is a barrel of energy.  I hope people think that about me!  It is so inspiring and contagious.

 And this is my buddy, Amy, who was my fellow alumnus at Table 65.  She runs a PBS station in Charlotte, North Carolina and has won SIX Emmys.  So, how bout them apples?!  It was really fun getting to know people who were strangers, but who are now friends, from all over the world.  And particularly because these were like-minded people, there to learn and grow and go out excited and fired up and ready to change the world.

You might think I exaggerate.  But, trust me... there wasn't a person in that room who is now not thinking that transformation is necessary and can only occur one person/ relationship at a time, and it is our/ MY responsibility to get it started!  Can you tell I LOVED the weekend?!

So... what would your one quote be?!  Get in the game!

MO