  POWER FAILURE AT POWER CORE I had a very hard time getting up for the PowerCore meeting this morning, yet somehow I managed and made it to the 7am meeting.
I felt very drained and dazed this morning when the mentor coordinator asked me what I learned at the new member orientation luncheon last week. Put on the spot, I responded, "I learned that I had my choice between a barbecue sandwich and a grilled chicken sandwich. " Everyone laughed and it gave me time to download that file and remember hearing about a testimonial letter for the first time. Whew! At the end of the meeting, we each give a referral trigger, which is a short statement about what makes us different and a good candidate to give business referrals to. Today's question was what is your biggest distraction and how do you overcome it. It was pretty dry and people gave very serious answers. When it was my turn, I stood up and said, "The biggest distraction I have is female clients throwing themselves at me. I cannot tell you how many times I have been taking a loan application when a female client interrupts me and says, 'God I love the way you hold a pen.
'" Then I gave my real answer. It lightened the mood and got everyone's interest. By the end of the meeting, they had decided that I was in the wrong profession and should be on television. There was talk about me trying out for some reality stand-up comedy show. It was flattering, but how do I explain to them that I cannot make myself be funny. What I think and what I say isn't created to be funny, it's just me expressing myself and my thoughts.
There's no agenda behind it; it's just me. There was actually a time when I remember asking God to make me like everyone else so I wouldn't stand out with my sense of humor, but eventually I just accepted it and just allow myself to be who I am. Of course, now I'm drawing a correlation between expressing myself and expressing breast milk. I'd better stop now. 
