Lunch With Tommy

Lunch with Tommy Spaulding -
What a treat we recently had when Tommy Spaulding flew all the way in from Denver JUST TO HAVE LUNCH WITH US! We get speakers/authors/entertainers in the office pretty regulary, but almost 100% of the time it is in conjunction with a concurrent reason to be in town like a local presentation or other business reason. Tommy, on the other hand, said he wanted to come out to Kansas City to meet with us face-to-face so we could truly know who he is and what he is all about.
If nothing else, Tommy showed who he is by doing just that! He said that it is important for people to understand his heart and intentions. I personally LOVE speakers/people who are authentic (but who doesn't love authentic people?)!

Tommy went through some challenges growing up such as having dyslexia and not having all the connections. My personal favorite thing he shared with us was that he grew up reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People," which was given to him by his dad. He utilized that book to work well with people, but he also felt the book could be used/seen as manipulative. He feels that if you use the books' secrets as tactics to get people to agree with you and like you then it's manipulative, but if you use it to enrich a relationship, then its a great thing. That's who he is, "The Relationship King!"