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Jan

A Case Of Mistaken Identity

Posted by wbearyman  Published in Impressions

So I was out with family the other night at a restaurant, and as soon as I walked in and sat down a waitress came up to me and said “Sorry to bother you, but Larry wanted me to come out and say hi to you”, and walked away.
I was like ok, and the rest [...]

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Jan

Speaking Your Mind

Posted by wbearyman  Published in Integrity

I visited a networking function a while back, and met a guy who like most of us was quick to ask what I do so he could get to talking about what he does and hand me his card. I actually thought that we may end up being good referral partners with each other since [...]

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