Welcome Mr. York...
That was the sign that greeted my arrival at the Tampa-St. Pete airport.
It was being held by Max, my driver for the day.
I should mention that I'm a "driver (type A)"
and drive myself most of the time, but I'm so glad this day I didn't.
And I'm even more glad that of all the drivers I could have had, today it was Max.

My ride to my hotel turned into a mini seminar
on one of my favorite subjects "winning in today's economy"
and positioning yourself as different and living life in a BIG way.
How Max did it was certainly uncommon and most amazing.

At the end of the day Max left me with this list
of his favorite "life" quotations.
Life according to MAX...

If you'd like to read more about my encounter with Max you'll find it at www.michaelyork.com/learningcenter

1. A man's character can be judged by the way
he conducts himself during a crisis.
2. Unpredictability is reality, it cannot be changed.
Learn to succeed in spite of it and not to fail because of it.
3. Positive thinking is the beginning of all success
4. Attitude is everything
5. Success is in the eye of the beholder
6. Self-confidence is the most important
quality for success that you can acquire
7. A confident person will succeed over a person who is not,
even if the other person is far more educated.
8. It does not mater how low you start
you can always achieve your goals.
9. Sometimes you need to push yourself in order to have fun
but when you do the rewards can be great.
10. Out of every bad situation something
more positive is there to be gained.
11. Always keep an open mind.

Thanks for the ride Max.