Tom Glavine from the "Mound to Mic" 11/4/10

Joel Gray introduced Atlanta Braves… Tom Glavine, the guest speaker for the St. Brigid Business Connection on November 4^th.  Tom spoke about going from the “Mound to the Mic” taking your career to the next stage.   He reminisced about his small town roots growing up in a Catholic family.  His father always told him to practice because there is always someone better.   This is true in baseball along with any other career.   The trials and tribulations we have in life make us better and stronger.  

Everyone needs something to do:   a purpose in life.  Don’t surround yourself with people who always say yes to you.  People always gravitate toward people who think like they do, but we all need people around us who will give us constructive criticism so that we can become better.   This is the same in business as well as personally.   Tom’s priority now is being able to be at home with his family plus working.  While he was pitching for the Atlanta Braves, he was away a lot.   His new opportunity in broadcasting will give him family time again.  

We all have an opportunity to work with people and give people opportunities.   We never know where we can make a difference in someone’s life.  We have a great opportunity to get to know people so be mindful of that.   Be kind and pass kindness on.

Tom’s Bible quote that he uses to give him energy was James 1:2

Trials and Temptations

 ^2.) Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, ^3.) because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ^4.) Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Tom Glavine’s favorite quote from Jackie Robinson was “The true measure of a person’s life is the impact that we can have on others.” 

Following this great talk, Tom Kuipers read the mission statement:   The Business Connection ministry's mission is to: 
1.  Help business leaders in our parish community connect with fellow parishioners to grow their professional network.
2.  Help the unemployed and underemployed find new opportunities through contacts within the Saint Brigid family.
Tom Kuipers then thanked Tony Santoro for creating the first website the St. Brigid Business Connection.   He asked Nancy Ketchum to give an update on the next version of the website.   Nancy said the new site will be up on November 18^th. 

All in all it was a great meeting with a fantastic speaker plus lots of networking.

----Pam Santoro

Footnotes:

1. James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family;