Happy Birthday Lee!
by: Dave Vaden
 This week we take a break from our normal newsletter to wish our President and CEO, and my friend, Lee Harkins, a very happy birthday!
I have known Lee Harkins since 1994 when he hired me as a consultant. Over the years we worked side by side on many projects. During the first few years Lee never had the chance to watch me during a presentation.
We had a very special client that he wanted me to do a presentation for about sixty participants. Lee was in the back of the room and it did not take me long to see he was taking notes and shaking his head in angst. It made me very nervous and needless to say the presentation, at best, was not very good. I took a break and Lee suggested that I take my head out of my (beep) and present like he knew I could. Well the presentation went much better and I survived. We laugh about it now, but that’s what friends do.
On a serious note, true friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship, unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends. I am proud to say that this is the type of person Lee is, oh yes Lee is my best friend.
SO LEE ON THIS SPECIAL DAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY FRIEND!
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