Holiday Wishes from the Cameron-Brooks Team

As this year begins to fade into another, we again take a moment to reflect on the blessings the past 12 months have bestowed upon us and contemplate on the hope and promise of an exciting New Year.

Among our most treasured blessings are the exemplary men and women of our Armed Forces – Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines – with whom we are privileged to associate on a day-to-day basis. We are proud to know you and humbled by your continued call to serve and stand in Harm’s Way for the greater good of our country. We hope you never need reminding of how appreciative we are of your continued unselfish sacrifices, and you and your families remain ever in our prayers as you give without asking for anything in return.

Thank you for giving us the tremendous honor of serving you. We are inspired by you and grateful for the opportunity to help you live your dreams as we continue to live ours.

We wish you a beautiful and happy Holiday Season, and the anticipation of amazing things to come to you in the New Year.

The Cameron-Brooks Team

Roger, René, Mary Lou, Chuck, Joel, Rob, Samantha, Janis, Candy, Michelle, Leslie, Bernadette, Danielle, Pam, Debbie, Diana, Carole, Cooper, Valerie, Aimee, and Lauren

The 20-Mile March Approach to Preparation

I am currently reading Jim Collins’ new book, Great by Choice.  For those of you who subscribe to FORTUNE magazine, you may have read the excerpt from the book in the October 17^th edition.  If you have enjoyed any of his previous work, I highly recommend you check it out.  Jim Collins began the research for this book nine years ago in 2002 in an effort to determine why some companies thrive in uncertainty and even chaos when others do not.  Jim Collins and his co-author started from an initial list of over 20,000 companies and through a series of eleven layers of cuts, they came up with only seven companies that met all of their tests.  They labeled these companies “10Xers” because in every case, these companies beat their industry index by at least 10 times.  The book goes on to describe, through a series of concepts, why these seven companies were able to do what they did among a very trying and tumultuous time in the economy over the last nine years.