To that end, I am
wanting to urge all of us to pull together and to reach
inside and find that spirit of optimism that quite
possibly we have forgotten about, or that has been so
beat up that we are not remembering. We can rise
above all of this, and our best weapon is to believe
that we can.
We have continued to
market Firefly Cove throughout the winter and remain
optimistic. I am astounded at the numbers of
potential clients that we have had visiting the property
and that have booked weekend trips to visit. Many
of these are clients that we have been working with for
some time now, which gives us an even better feeling
about their interest in the area. We are doing a
large direct mail campaign in the next month and feel
really great about the informational piece we have
prepared for the
mailing. | |
Perhaps others
of you may want to join in with this idea. What if
some local restaurants offered discounts on a
certain day of the week for the locals? Or, if
retail merchants sent out some discount coupons for the
locals? Or if every other week we picked a place
for us all to just gather after work to chat and
network? We could simply pick a place that serves
the public each Friday for a cash bar gathering for
anyone who wants to drop by. I am happy for us to
utilize Firefly Cove for that, but we need to figure out
how to share in the costs. Is there such a thing as
a carry in cocktail party?
I guess the
point I would like to make is that we band together in a
positive fashion, supporting each other, looking for
positive things. We all need to hear about
optimism and success as they come our way so that we can
re-energize ourselves and remember our previous
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I know that all of
us have been facing our individual challenges of late –
I don’t think that any one of us is
exempt. However, I truly believe that we are seeing
signs of some sort of a recovery. Housing sales and
starts are up, banks are claiming to be making money
again, and the stock market is showing signs of some
optimism.
Quite frankly,
optimism is going to be what creates a recovery, not
money from the Treasury. The money from the
Treasury is what may help us to believe and be
optimistic, but there is more money sitting in cash,
than there is in mutual funds these days. So, just
a little optimism and a lot can
happen. | |
We want to do
everything that we can to help you do your job. To
that end, we want to invite you to utilize the facility
at Firefly Cove if it will help you. We have a
wonderful lodge and gathering room available for you to
use. So, if you want to have a meeting with your
staff, feel free to come over and use our
space. Often, getting people out of the office is a
better way to get their full
attention.
We have a
wonderful amphitheatre and pavilion dock
facility. You are welcome to utilize them for the
same purpose, or even for a wedding or cook
out.
Our goal is to do
everything that we can to foster an upbeat and
optimistic start to 2009. I think that if we all
continue to lift each other up and remain upbeat that we
will all get to our own goal lines
sooner. | |
Please feel
free to send me your ideas, or better still, act on your
own ideas. My only request is that they all be
positive. We certainly have a ton of things to
worry about in our community, and they will get taken
care of in good time, but right now we need to be
optimistic and get “some wind in our sails”
again.
Please put your
optimistic thinking cap on and start to act on your own
ideas, or send them along to us. We have a pretty
good e-mail list of Lake Lure people and can use the
list to send along ideas, or meetings – just send them
to me.
Firefly Cove
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