If you stay with me through my story today… I PROMISE, it will be worth it.

15 years ago I worked with a couple of high school kids who were totally geeks.  Their names were Paul Lambert and Richard Holdman.  They were great young men who had tremendous passion for all things technical.  Way back then I remember Richard taking a very old throw away computer(we’re talking pre Windows vs 3.11) and writing a program that allowed music to channel through it so it could affect this huge light board he had built from other scraps .(Think of a colorful disco floor but standing vertically as a wall.)

Well, like so many kids at the time Paul & Richard, had a DJ Dance business to help them pick up some always needed teenage cash. Most of us can remember the kids who showed up with a van full of equipment to DJ our high school dances.  There was really not much difference in kids you could hire to do this, cost wise or experience wise.  Except for these guys with their “Way Cool Wall of Lights” that flashed in rhythm with the music.  They  used their technological expertise and passion to do other cool things as well.

Needless to say these 2 guys DJ business was busier than most….way busier.  I remember thinking, WOW, these young studs are going to go places.  Years later Paul would start up and run a very successful wireless internet service for the local community.  Richard - I lost track of, but heard he was doing very well financially.  No surprise.

Last week when I got my  M-Power newsletter from friend Dr. Paul at Creation Tree Coaching I was delighted to read his short message about lights that led me back to a surprising and not so surprising reconnection with Richard Holdman.

Here is what I read from Creation Tree Coaching - as you finish the short message follow the link to Richard’s house…WOW!  Many of remember seeing someone do something like this a couple years ago…but true to his nature, Richard took it up a notch, or ten!  

Hello Friends!

One thing I really enjoy about this time of year is the lights.  Our slogan at CreationTree Coaching is “Make Some Light.”  The world can sometimes be a dark place, and I often talk to people who are experiencing darkness of some form in their life.  Challenges and adversity are abundant, and you will have multiple opportunities to choose your response to darkness.  Adversity illuminates character.  A phrase often attributed to Adlai Stevenson goes something like this, “It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.”

Just for fun, I wanted to give you all a heads-up to a fun thing that I did this week with my family.  We saw a fantastic light display put on by a local family.  The Holdmans really know how to make some light.  Check them out at www.holdman.com/christmas/ - make sure you watch the videos!

Make some light in the world today.

Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D.

The Holiday Season is upon us… let’s all help to make some light in this world.  There is a good chance that as you do, the world will respond to the light of your excellence in a way that creates even more opportunities for you to shine. 

Kirk Out