Recent NewsChris MeansDec. 4, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Final Chapter
In this, my final letter as Chairman of NASGW, I want to thank you all for the privilege of talking to each and every one of you through these letters. I hope these letters ...Recent NewsChris MeansNov. 6, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Happy Ending
Who doesn’t love a happy ending? Don’t be quick to assume where I’m going with this topic! From the time we were children listening to fairy tales, to now as adults, watching ...Recent NewsChris MeansOct. 2, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Homecoming
When the summer daylight wanes and I start to see the transition from summer’s brutal heat to the pleasantly cool mornings of autumn, my mind feels a shift in focus.Recent NewsChris MeansSep. 5, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Vision
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech are powerful examples of visions shared. They had the ability to conceptualize the future with ...Recent NewsChris MeansAug. 3, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Vacation
I just took a trip with my son to do some fishing and sightseeing in Montana. We fished the Big Horn River and then did a fly fishing float on the Yellowstone River. It was a ...Recent NewsChris MeansJul. 6, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Independence
I hope you all had a wonderful “4th of July”! I’m using quotation marks to emphasize what I hear most people say these days. But how often do you hear anyone say “Happy ...Recent NewsChris MeansJun. 1, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Direction
DIRECTION: Merriam-Webster defines as, among other things, a guiding, governing or motivating purpose. The most successful people, companies and organizations all have a ...Recent NewsChris MeansMay. 3, 20233 min read
Chairman’s Message: Friendships
A few months back I wrote about relationships in terms of how you can use them to bring value to your work, home and spiritual life. Today I want to explore how friendships ...Recent NewsChris MeansApr. 4, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Goal Setting & Strategic Planning
Goal setting is the first step in building an ultimately successful business. Goals define what you and your team want to achieve and in what time frame. So as a team you set ...Recent NewsChris MeansMar. 3, 20232 min read
Chairman’s Message: Leadership by Example
Simply stated, Leadership means to lead. Yet how many of us take time to examine how we lead? Is our mindset, “do as I say, not as I do?” Or do we “lead by example?” Building ...
