Hello Sharks!!
This is not the type of email I like to send, nor is it a good use of my time. And sadly (or maybe not), it only is pointed at a select few of you. But I do feel I have to send it out.
When I go over the rules in the beginning of my meetings I like to get through them quickly because we are all adults and should know how to behave like professionals. But lately I have heard stories of how some of you are behaving during meetings, so I am going to clarify what we tolerate and what we don't. To me it's no longer about how many people we can draw to our events, but how many quality, professional people we can draw.
For those of you who are new to Zoom meetings and just don't know any better, you are excused for the moment but please everyone pay attention to these rules. To make it a bit more fun, I will pattern them after Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck if . . . ", replacing that with "This might not be the meeting for you." - If you are driving in your car, wearing your camo cargo shorts, and all we can see is your right knee, this might not be the meeting for you. (Absolutely NO driving!!)
- If you are shopping at Walmart during the one-on-one, and believe that turning the video off to not distract your colleague is a sufficient level of professionalism, then this might not be the meeting for you.
- If you are in the breakout room, and turn off your audio and video to answer a phone call, then this might not be the meeting for you. (Children or spouse emergencies excepted.)
- If you decide to move around while in a breakout room looking for a better spot to showcase yourself, this might not be the meeting for you. (Moving around is one of the worst things you can do, is complained about the most, and it only makes you look bad.)
- If you turn your video off in a breakout room for any other reason than your audio is so bad that this action might unleash some bandwidth, then this might not be the right meeting for you.
- If your virtual background makes it look like your random body parts are flying across the screen, and you think that qualifies as professional, then this might not be the right meeting for you.
- If you feel it OK to mass email or text each one of the registrants without having been in a breakout room with them, then this might not be the right meeting for you. (1st offense: you won't get the attendance list any more. 2nd offense" Banned from the group.)
I hope you get the idea. When you violate these rules you are not extending the same courtesy to your colleagues as they are to you. I would also bet dollars to donuts that you won't get any referrals, either.
Let me know if I missed anything. I really want to nip this issue in the bud. I know you guys are doing business with each other. I know most of you don't violate any of these rules. My goal is to weed out those who don't take these meetings seriously so we can have fewer distractions and get more business done.
Having said all that we only have 14 slots left for the "60 for 60". So what are you waiting for? Our next meeting is Wednesday, July 1 at 2:00PM EDT.
Here, as always, is the link to register:
I look forward to serving you.
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