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Bush, Powell, Ziglar, and Giuliani at Get Motivated in Fort Worth
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Get Motivated! Okay, yes…get motivated! But, that’s actually the name of the Business Seminar that was in the Fort Worth Convention Center yesterday. The doors opened at 6:45, and the stadium quickly filled up with people of all ages and backgrounds. From eight to five, the audience enthusiastically welcomed this impressive line-up of speakers:
Dr. Robert Schuller, Rick Beluzzo, John Walsh, General Colin Powell, Phil Town, Tamara Lowe, Former President George W. Bush, Terry Bradshaw, James Smith, Zig Ziglar, Rudy Giuliani and Dr. Earl Mindell.
Dr. Schuller began with the reiterated message of belief in God and self. He said, “Cut the word impossible out of your life.”
Rick Beluzzo, the President of Microsoft, followed. His speech was filled with character building wisdom. He said, “When everyone is giving me advice, I step back, and based on my standard of integrity ask, ‘What should I do? What is the right thing to do?’”
Beluzzo recalled Dave Packard’s words to him to be “hard-headed and soft-hearted.” This essentialness of maintaining integrity was consistent throughout Beluzzo’s speech.
He concluded with encouragement about our world’s current state, “These times of change and corruption are times to find new opportunities.”
Halfway through the morning sessions, General Colin Powell jumped on the stage. He humorously and transparently talked about the transitional challenges in his life and his adjustments.
“You kind of go through almost a depression after not being in the spotlight,” said Powell. “But, I always want to go through life looking through the front windshield.”
Powell talked about the importance of making sure that a person’s followers are in the best environment to succeed.
“You must provide a larger purpose to followers,” said Powell. He ended by encouraging the crowd to continue being strong leaders in all areas. “We, Americans, still get looked to for our creativity.”
Tamara Lowe, the co-founder and Executive Vice President of Get Motivated Seminars, Inc., shared her personal story of redemption. Lowe is a former drug addict and high school dropout. Now, she is called one of the world’s most successful speakers and consultants, training more than 2 million people in over 70 countries.
“The decisions, the actions you make today—make tomorrow,” Lowe said.
She also talked about her belief in God and her personal relationship with Him. “I had the power and presence of God in my life to make the decisions I need to make and to meet the challenges I have,” said Lowe.
At the end of her speech, Lowe rapped for the audience. She then shared a short declaration of faith for others to repeat if they wanted to become a Christian, as well.
“Here’s the bottom line,” she said. “Give your life to God, when there’s still time.”
After the lunch break, the packed stadium was entertained by 70s music and a dance-off competition for Disney World. The afternoon then continued with more influential leaders…
“Welcome to the stage, former President George W. Bush.”
The applause mixed with a patriotic tune as former president Bush entered.
His first remarks addressed his thankfulness to be back home in Texas. Then, he rhetorically posed the question on values—“Are values worth fighting for?”
“It’s so simple in life to chase popularity, but popularity is fleeting,” president Bush said.
He also described his experience upon entering the Oval Office. He was asked to design a rug for the office, choose the desk he wanted to use (used the same desk as John F. Kennedy) and select the two President’s pictures he wanted hung on the mantle. One of the chosen was Abraham Lincoln.
“Lincoln spoke with moral authority,” Bush, Jr. described. “He didn’t care about politics; he spoke certain biblical truths.”
Other quotes from his speech, regarding the USA and the American people, read:
“It’s an amazing experience to see the citizens stand for what is right.”
“We’ve got courageous people willing to do hard things for what they believe in.”
“The greatness of the country is that you choose who you are.”
In his farewell, he said, “You realize as a president that you’re not it… the institution of the president is greater than the person…. I will not sell out for sake of short-term popularity.”
After the president, Terry Bradshaw stepped up to the platform. His speech was more humorous than anything, as it appeared that the entire thing was ad-libbed.
Zig Ziglar was accompanied by his daughter on stage. Ziglar fell in 2007 and now needs assistance in memory and motion. He will soon release a book about this occurrence and its effect on his life. He did give the reminder to choose a worry-free life-- “Worry is interest paid before interest is due.”
The concluding political figure was Rudy Giuliani, mayor of New York during the 9/11 tragedies.
He gave the definition of a leader as someone who helps others to succeed. He also said that in order to be a leader “you have to know what you believe and where you’re going.”
Giuliani believes that public opinion polls destroy leaders. He said leadership is about offering an individual’s mind, soul, and lifestyle.
His points read: 1) As a leader, you must have goals. 2) You must be an optimist—not a fool that turns away from problems, but a problem-solver. 3) You must be courageous. 4) You must have relentless preparation and training to be familiar with the grounds you need to operate on. 5) You must be a good communicator.
“A leader is ultimately a leader,” said Giuliani. “You have to love people. …After all, people are not statistics.”
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The Get Motivated seminar was a full day… full of students, men and women in all stages of life, entrepreneurs, Democrats, Republicans, and people of different religions. It was definitely full of information.
At the end, the Event Commentator’s words are remembered: “Information without implementation is useless.”
josselyn.examiner@gmail.com
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