b"BY TRAVIS BOWN, PRESIDENTPR E SIDEN TS ME S S AGE We're All In This TogetherG reetings! Im writing you alland professional life, and that all theseIts the progression of life, and as today as I rush out the doorthings absolutely affect people aroundwe move through life and sometimes for another fun adventure,me. So, in this moment of answeringpossibly wonder what mark weve made, and literally Katie just texted meKaties request, it wasnt hard to pullif we are living intentionally it shouldnt something like, Your message wasinspiration from a recent lesson and trybe too hard to identify some little due Friday . Well, its Sunday. In fact,to pass some words of wisdom along toinfluence weve had on those around us.it hit me its mid-July already and ityou that arent too dissimilar to a few ofAs I reflect on my time as WAMOA seems as though every personal andmy previous thoughts. president these past two years, I professional moment is booked fullFrequently, I talk about thehope youve made it to a Leadership between now and the fall conference. importance of taking care of yourConference in Leavenworth or seen Life is rushing by and Im completelypeople, and dont just say youreone of our amazing keynotes at the guilty of sometimes being a little tooinvesting in them and believe in them fall conferenceor plan to (shameless focused on my own goals.However,actually follow through. Were allplug)and have been able to take recently I was faced with a decision,here because someone, somewheremental morsels back and utilize the type of decision that really snaps asaw something in us. Our mission isthem as value-adds to your team, as person back to reality with a renewedto grow professionals, which meansthats a big part of the opportunities sense of clarity. having the faith to know youve donethat WAMOA tries to provide. I also Its funny how life presents you withyour part and when its time to letremind you to take care of yourselves, a little test every now and then to seethem do theirs. as that is a big part of how you take if youre paying attention. Thankfully, IIt can come with heartache. Maybecare of your people.think I was. your person moves on and is noI truly thank you all for allWithout getting into too manylonger there for you to lean on or isyou do.Travispersonal details, I was reminded that Imelevated to a peer role. Take that as not the only person strolling through lifea win and look for the next hungry with goals and aspirations, a personalperson and start the process again.The WAMOA Journal COLIBRI NorthwestPUBLISHERADVERTISING SALES is published by PO Box 13130Peter PhilipsKatie HigginsCOLIBRI Northwest Des Moines, WA 981981003 206-779-2746206-914-4248 for WAMOA. peter@colibrinw.com katie@colibrinw.com6 WAMOA JOURNALSUMMER 2024"