2020 Vision - Just Show Up

OffiCenters January 2020 Center Stage Monthly Newsletter

Featuring Opportunities for Creative Collaboration

Notes From Lori

Happy 2020! I hope all of you had a great holiday and we are on to the New Year. This year we served over 500 members at our holiday lunches. Cheers to our OffiCenter Mayor, Bud Sandberg, who joined me for all seven lunches and also to our unofficial Assistant Mayor, Tim Voit, who joined me for six out of seven. That's a lot of la-la-la-sagna! Thanks to Will, OC Brand Specialist, for the great pictures. You MUST WATCH the video mash up of all the lunches. It will bring a smile to your face. See who you recognize in the workspaces.

Thanks to those of you who gave us tips that we will be featuring all month long. It is still not too late to submit! We have chosen our theme for the new year and I want to thank Tim Voit with LegalShield for giving us "Just Show UP!" as we head into 2020. I hope you watch the video that Tim and I made for all of you. We feel that if, on any given day, you just show up in the workspace that magic can happen. Maybe it is a new connection or a great idea! OffiCenters provides awesome networking opportunities and education that can easily be used in your business, but it might be just walking into the workspace with no preconceived notions and being open to the surroundings. That is when and where the magic happens. I often say that no one is walking around your kitchen ready to share unbelievable ideas or new connections. Just Show Up! and see what can happen. I promise a Work Awesome experience that will not disappoint. Tim and I will be doing January PowerLunch on January 30 at International Plaza with a topic "The Magic of Just Showing Up" to kick-off our theme for the year.

Our community has grown to almost 1500 members. Isn't that amazing? I know I can't keep track of all the good things going on in your businesses. In the past our Center Stage Newsletter member features have been by invitation but now I am asking YOU to share your success, milestones, innovations or new connections with us. Also, we have a lot of authors in our community. Do you want to share your book with us? We want to feature you, but you need to tell us and brag about yourselves! Please let us know what makes you special or unique and we will feature you in our newsletter which has about a 38% open rate or higher. We need your work awesome stories. Please share them with our team so we can share them with our community!

Lastly, if you want 2020 to be your year, don't sit around and wait for it. Just Show Up! Make a change. Smile more. Meet new members. Be excited and do things that make you better. Be brave but always be yourself. See you in our workspaces in 2020!

Best Business Tips

From Our Members

This year we want YOU to share with our community of 1500 members your best business tips and practices so we can all benefit from each other. To kick-off this new feature Judy Zimmer of Coachology submitted her best business tip to us.

2019 was my year for less paper. LESS paper on my desk, LESS printing out documents, LESS holding onto papers. Make 2020 your year! Start by Organizing your business cards and reduce paper at the same time! It will make you a better networker!

My favorite paper saving app? It helps me to sort all my business cards with no typing! No more business cards laying on my desk. Best of all, it's FREE! I think you will love it as much as I do. Don't forget to add your new connections to LinkedIn with a customized invitation. Happy connecting!

Send your tip to news@officenters.com and be featured in our next Newsletter!

Featured Stars

Milestone	Success

Mikki McGill, mediator w/Great River Mediations, helps couples move on from marriage. MORE	Mike Anderson has a simple mission, to help people to make informed benefits decisions. MORE

Innovator	True Connection

Jenny Erickson blends Advisory and Coaching in a way that gives every client the option on how to move forward. MORE	Mark Comstock made a connection at a France OC networking event that was a referral source & a busi-ness opportunity. MORE

In the Spotlight

Don't We All Love Hallmark Movies?

Over 218,000 people applied for the Hallmark Dream Job competition sponsored by CenturyLinkQuote.com and guess who won? Jasmine Stringer, OC Community Member, and her book club pal Sharon Gifford. They spent the 12 days of Christmas not only binge-watching Hallmark Holiday Movies, but also doing a bunch of fun media interviews. A highlight of the experience was being interviewed by radio stations in San Diego, St. Louis, St. Cloud, Minneapolis and San Antonio. They're still hoping to get a call from TODAY Show's Hoda & Jenna to talk about their Hallmark Dream Job on-air in New York. Check out their movie recap videos HERE.

Once again this year we supported Christmas in the City by adopting and shopping for a family in need. We feel privileged to help Pastor Michael Pilla and this worthy cause. Learn more about his fellowship HERE.