At 50 years old, I got laid off from my Retail Management Job at Niketown Los Angeles. As my District Manager of ten years was delivering me the news, she said, “Roger, you’ve always been a good manager, but never a great manager.” How rude, right?! She continued, “I know you are passionate about fitness. I think it’s time you align your passion with your vocation.” That happened in May and by August I was at Santa Monica College pursuing a degree in Exercise Kinesiology . Truth of the matter was, I didn’t have 4 years to get back to work, so I did what all of you did, I found AFNA.
While I was at Nike we had an all store meeting and I said to my team, “Can You Greet every customer you see in the store? Say Yes!” and 80 people shouted YES! Back to me. I became the Say Yes Manager at NTLA. At SMC, I took a Sports Psychology Class and I had to do a project on Self-Talk and Motivation. I transformed my Say Yes Attitude into a Say Yes Philosophy. When I graduated from AFNA in 2014, I had an opportunity to share my Say Yes Motivational Workshop at our Graduation Ceremony.
Say Yes: 6 Steps to Success
- Set Goals
- Take Action
- Get Help
- Help Others
- Be Grateful
- Have Fun
Saying yes has brought me full circle back to AFNA. Thank you for Saying Yes 2 AFNA. What do you want to Say Yes to?