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October 2007

The Investors Roundtable of Columbus GA is Retired

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Last night, we concluded the last official meeting of The Investors Roundtable of Columbus GA.  It had a respectable run since March 2007.  Our small group (which had gone through some membership changes) made it to the end.  I would say that the success rate will be high.  2 students already closed on their first investment properties.  Another one closes next week.  And yet another student has an offer in.

Essentially, the students learned a lot and I believe everyone was a bit sad that this has come to an end.  However, everyone understood that all things (even good things) must come to an end.

With this ending comes an unexpected new beginning.  Plans are under way to re-launch a modified version of The Investors Roundtable in Colorado Springs!  I anticipate the first meeting/seminar will take place during the first week of December 2007.  An official announcement will come later.

MyLeftLung.com – Melita’s journey with lung cancer

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Melita HuntIt is with a great deal of sadness, and perhaps a celebration and opportunity, that my friend Melita Hunt has launched her own personal blog, MyLeftLung.com.  Unfortunately, it relates to her journey with the recently-discovered lung cancer.

Melita Hunt is the CEO of Van Tharp Institute.  Van, a man I highly respect, wisely chose her to run his office operations.  Unfortunately, I found out a few weeks ago just after my plans to visit Colorado Springs was well under way that she had lung cancer.

I remember vividly how I got the news.  I was up at 3am (as I typically am in the East Coast) and this email from Melita comes through.  She was responding to a long overdue “how are you doing” email from me.  I had thanked her for introducing me to the seminar I attended in San Diego because it was a wonderful experience.  And when I get the response from her, it is so not what I expected.

I felt like I was punched in the stomach.  I have never known anyone directly who had gotten lung cancer and here it was, a young vibrant woman who has contributed to my life in so many subtle (and not so subtle) ways, getting lung cancer.  I can say that I thought it was so unfair.  She didn’t “deserve” it.  (That said, I don’t mean to imply that other people I do not know deserve it either!)

If there is anyone that can pull through this, I think Melita can.  She is of strong mind, heart, and spirit.  Behind the scenes, I had long considered having her as co-writer for my blog but it just never came about.  But now, I get to happily and with great love and admiration announce and support her new blog, MyLeftLung.com.

(If you are wondering why she named her blog, MyLeftLung.com, you are not alone.  I found out that the name was inspired from her “best case scenario” (BCS)  which was to give up and sacrifice her left lung.  Can you imagine that as a “best case scenario”?  Alas, BCS will not happen.)

I regard Melita’s new blog to be a motivational and inspirational one.  And so, any of my commentary regarding Melita and her blog will fall under Motivation & Inspiration category because that is what she represents to me.

I invite you to read Melita’s blog, MyLeftLung.com to get inspired and motivated.  I know I will.