Secondly, of course are the colleagues who have over the past 20 years helped inspire not only great thoughts among each other but who have spent their time and their lives organizing themselves and focusing on one specific idea. I find that very much the dedication of business part of what Northwood attempts to instill in its students and is part of the Northwood philosophy. Having been blessed in many ways, the third idea is the community of leaders that I have had the opportunity to associate with in Dallas and Chicago. People resources is what they are often referred to. I have been aided in that area of my life with the people resources that not necessarily command the great thoughts of a well-read philosopher, but can somehow suggest to you at different moments in your life that what you are doing is worthwhile and rewarding.
Patience is a virtue and stick with it.
Surely the Northwood idea of encouraging community involvement provides an equal measure for the development of future business leaders. The fourth and final, of course, is family. The leader of my family which I refer to as a partnership is my wife, Ann, who has been not only in a leadership position for our two sons but an inspiration in leading an avocation for us all away from the business side of life and drawing her husband and family into the arts and community efforts which, once again as I listen to Dr. Fry and the various members of the faculty, is something that Northwood wants to do, has done, and will continue to inspire its students to adhere to. Those four ideas, represent for me a capsule of life and a blanket-work, if you will, of what our family, I personally, and our company are about. I think the idea I am suggesting to you is that Northwood is able to develop a philosophy of life for all its students that is not only business oriented but family oriented, and is a community oriented philosophy.