Enough Already – It’s Time for WOW Again

The last few years have seen a lot of whoa, and a lot of my friends and colleagues in the world of philanthropy have been through extraordinarily tough times. It hasn’t been the greatest time for me either but I am saying today it’s time for WOW again!

What we do is all about hope so feeling hopeless ensures failure. My great friend Jay Goulart says it well “no one ever says – here is my gift, your cause is doomed.”

Now I know we are not out of the woods or is it the valley or is it the ocean or is it perhaps just life. That last one you don’t want out of and it’s the one we all have to work with. Last time I looked around the need for what we do has never been greater. Down here in the Panhandle we look out at our beloved Gulf and see a need for environmental groups like Surfrider to come to the aid of our beaches, and we all know there are too many people who feel hopeless because they can’t afford food, shelter, education or health care. All of us who work every day to help those people must adjust our attitudes, pick up the half-full glass in front of us and be thankful we are in a profession where making a difference is our business.

If you are looking to get your WOW back then I invite you to the only Henniker on earth and a professional development experience you will never forget – The WOW Institute. A small band of brothers and sisters of which I am a very proud member is putting on the 10^th WOW July 13-16.

Hope to see you there!