Loichinger Advantage

It’s almost 5:00 PM and I’m rushing to get to my next appointment.  I know if I’m not on time there will be consequences.  If I’m not ready, prepared, and in the right room, there won’t be any opportunities left.  All seats will be gone.

I walk up to the reception desk, friendly but intent on moving forward.  I check in, grab my tag and walk into the next room.  People are talking, there are a few places left, but many of the seats have already been claimed.  One good seat left.  I grab it.

Abraham Lincoln turns 200 today, and leaves a legacy that few will ever attain.  He is one of my favorite heroes - an exemplary leader.

He led and persuaded others with grand ideals, acted on his beliefs and most importantly, stayed the course.  Many people I meet today seem more caught up in the get it done, put out the fire, I don’t have time to think beyond today attitude.

He left us with legacy and demonstrated many firsts:  first republican president, first presidential assasination in U.S. history, the first and only president to hold a U.S. patent, and the first U.S. president to lie in state at the Capital Rotunda.  With each year that passes, his legacy and presidency become larger than life.