Love Notes

January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 ~ cotalklady ~ Leave a comment

Just because

As Valentines Day is nearing it has reminded me of why any and everyday should be just like Valentines Day!

One of the things that is special about my relationship with my loving husband is the little things that make me smile. The little love notes that I occasionally find in my sock drawer, or in my suitcase if I am away on a trip. Yes, he does that, but so do I. We both love leaving each other little special notes. We even write cute little things on the glass shower door for each other! Sometime he even buys me flowers just because!

It’s special because we don’t wait for Valentines day that comes once a year, we have many days that are special. When was the last time you did something for someone you love, just because? Don’t wait for Valentine’s Day, do something today, or any day! My wish for everybody would be to have this kind of special relationship just because!

The guy at Wendy’s

January 20, 2016 ~ cotalklady ~ Leave a comment

The guy at Wendy’s taking our order

Yesterday on our way to an appointment we stopped at Wendy’s to grab a quick lunch. The man behind the counter was a middle aged man, I believe his name was Randy. He had a huge smile and was having fun with his job. He had a warm look in his eyes and he had patience.

We observed him with the two women in front of us, both in there 20’s one with special needs, and the other one would be her care giver. The first young lady was excited to be giving her order and to be paying for it herself. She ordered sandwich, fries, and a drink and it came to around $6 dollars, she opened her envelope and she only had $5. So they decided to take the fry off, Randy called his manager over for an adjustment so that she could properly pay, he gave her change back, and I heard her ask for a receipt. She didn’t care, she was happy to be doing this herself. Randy had the patience to make certain her experience was just as important as the 10 people in line behind her.

As the order was coming up, Randy made sure her fries were on her tray. This brought a huge smile to my face as I could see he truly cared.

After we finished eating and the lunch rush line was over, before we left my husband made sure he went up to Randy and thanked him for how he handled her and all of the customers that day. It’s not often we can say we get good service in a fast food restaurant anymore, but yesterday we did. You can bet I will come back to this Wendy’s again, just to see this man, and his smile. He chose to BE AWESOME!

New Beginnings

January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 ~ cotalklady ~ Leave a comment

Inspiration, Good Thoughts, Happiness, and Connection

It’s time I face my writing fears and break out of my comfort zone. It’s a new beginning, as each year the calendar gives us a reset button. Well, I really wish it was as easy as that! I want to write about the things that inspire me, the little things that we see or hear and we just let them go by us like they never happened. I want to stop and smell the roses, pay attention to things that make me happy or others happy. The connections that people make and the good that happens.

So let’s start with this, the first few days of 2016

We started off the New Year with our Colorado Auctioneer Association annual conference. I like to say they are my auction family. It was a wonderful feeling watching Josh Larson compete this year and the look on his face when he heard his name as the 2016 Colorado Champion, he was the most relaxed, he was having fun. Great job Josh, you will make us all proud when you represent Colorado this year at the IAC at the National Auctioneers Conference and Show.

Another inspiring connection from the CAA convention was the fun I had watching and listening to Charles Nicholls working with the new and some of us older Auctioneers. I truly loved his passion for teaching in his “mad scientist” kind of way! He helped many of us calm our nerves, breathe, and relax more. I loved a great moment of connection we had in laughter, and his sweet whisper in my ear, when he said that he loved me and that for a moment, I had reminded him of his wife by what I had said, she is waiting in heaven for him. This touched my heart, made me smile and gave me a connection I will always remember. Many of us enjoyed his teachings and his wonderful smile, I would pay to have this man come coach in Colorado again.

I love seeing all our Colorado Auctioneers and their families, the networking and friendships that have grown from a lifetime of conventions. I look forward each year of catching up with them and their families. I am excited that my friend Doug Carpenter was elected into the Colorado Auctioneers Hall of Fame, something I too have had the privilege of being honored by my peers in 2012. He joined the association a couple of years after I did.

Lastly, I am excited that a decision that we made last year in February has happened! We sold off the Storage Auction Kings segment of our business, this was not an easy decision but something we felt was time for us to do. This part of our business was our baby and we are proud of the business we had built, the relationships with our clients and our buyers have been special to us. We are happy to say that it’s staying within the family of one of our Auctioneers Barrett and his wife Tessa, they have purchased the Storage Auction Kings and we couldn’t be happier because we truly feel that the right people are in place to continue with our baby and to take it to an even higher level. I feel like a proud mamma!

2016 has started and it’s going to be a new adventure in so many ways! I look forward to this year, I am trying new things, I’m scared and excited all at the same time!

I am blessed.

Shannon Schur

Auctioneer, Asset Appraiser, Broker-Real Estate, Fund-raising consultant

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