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Let me get right to the point! What you see here is a simple garage door cover—a printed tarp made to attach to your garage door to make it look as if it’s actually showing the interior of your garage and what’s in it. The owner of this particular garage doesn’t own a boat … but you might think otherwise as you drove by his house.

If you’re not interested in a boat, you have your choice of dozens of other unique choices … a full-size race car, a giant dog, stacks of gold bars, a robot, a band room, a family room complete with fire place, a monstrous alligator, a sandy beach, a stealth jet airplane, a disco, a wine seller, a military tank, a locomotive, a semi-truck, a road grader and the list goes on and on. You can also send in your own image to be reproduced. You can use these covers as a mural inside your home or even add the look of wallpaper to enhance any room.

Each garage door cover retails for anywhere from $199 to $399 based on the subject you choose and the size you need (double door available). There are many manufacturers of this product so you certainly have a large variety of subjucts to choose from. Simply go to Google.com and type in “crazy garage door covers.” Here is one of those sites that will give you an idea of what’s available.

Consider the number of ideas you’ve witnessed over the years that caused you to think: “I could have come up with that!” The point is …. you didn’t! You could have—you had access to the same education, experience, and resources as everyone else. It’s just that someone else acted before we did.

Look around you—unlimited resources. Get creative, brainstorm, think positive, take action and make a difference!

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

Check out our new section of book reviews to learn more about our latest addition, Who’s Your Gladys, … a riveting journey to learn how to turn even the most difficult customer into your biggest fan.

In their new book, co-authors Marilyn Suttle and Lori Jo Vest combine years of experience to produce 224 pages of delightful content on a subject that is indeed critical to any organization concerned about the successful delivery of customer service in today’s competitive marketplace.

Marilyn Suttle is the President of a personal and professional growth training firm (Suttle Enterprises LLC) through which she has presented training workshops and keynotes to thousands. From customer service to work/life balance, her relationship expertise helps people learn how to talk in ways that gain cooperation, inspire personal excellence, and create connected relationships both at work and at home.

Lori Jo Vest has spent most of her career in business-to-business sales positions involving high levels of day-to-day customer contact. Lori has developed extensive expertise in customer service and business development. She currently manages Communicore Visual Communciations, a metro Detroit television production studio and consults with small businesses on methods to enhance their sales and customer service efforts.

Learn much more Who’s Your Gladys from our review in our new book reviews section.You’ll be “gladys” you did!

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

There’s a funny thing about change. It never will.

As is often the case, I find myself once again at my computer in the early hours of the morning. This time I’m researching material for an upcoming seminar. A portion of that day-long program will focus on the subject of change. This particular subject seems to arise in a vast majority of our program offerings of late. In fact, our most requested seminar and keynote for the past few years has been “Productive Chaos: Riding the Wave of Change!” I think people want to learn more about coping with change because we have so little choice in the matter. We’ve been riding that wave of change for as long as I can remember.

In the midst of my research tonight, I stumbled upon some interesting data that provided me with a different take on this powerful subject of change. We often hear concerns from clients that dealing with constant change is a true challenge for their staffs today. Many seek new coping skills and strategies as chaos seems to increase in today’s challenging world.

The simple truth I realized tonight is that the majority of us already have those skills and strategies and have been using them successfully most of our lives. If you would pause long enough to realize how many changes you’ve experienced in your life thus far, I’m certain you would first be somewhat shocked and then very proud of your ability to cope and adapt.

Although a majority of these changes have been small, they have been numerous and constant. I was so overwhelmed at my discovery that I felt it crucial to share some of it with you. For most of your life, you have been faced with constant change, and the pace is rapidly increasing. For those of you who may fear or dislike change, you really must realize how often and how successfully you’ve dealt with change in the past.

In this article, I’m going to share some examples of the changes you’ve witnessed over the years. However, I can only scratch the surface in this format. Therefore, starting tomorrow I’m going to provide additional examples every day on Twitter and my Facebook page for what I’m sure will be many weeks.

Although these examples may seem insignificant at first, realize that each is one of hundreds, if not thousands, of changes that you’ve dealt with in the past and survived quite well. Each may very well have strengthened your tolerance and ability to deal with constant change. Remember these changes … relish each for its value … and take great pride in your growing strength to cope and conquer.

Do you remember these national brand stores?: Montgomery Wards, Kresge’s, Woolworth’s, Cunningham Drugs, Shopper’s Fair, Topps, Korvette’s, Zayre’s, Mervyn’s, Steve & Barry’s, Circuit City, Gimbels and Arlan’s … to name just a few.

How about airlines? Remember any of these?: Eastern, Pan American , Frontier, Ozark, Braniff, Piedmont, Republic, Western, AirCal, ValuJet, ATA, TWA, and North Central.

Remember those popular car brands?: DeSoto, Hudson, Packard, Pinto, Studebaker, Dodge Dart, Nash Rambler, Gremlin, Corvair, Edsel, K-cars, Trans Am, Plymouth, Dodge, Mercury, Delorean, Pontiac, Buick, and the Oldsmobile.

Watch Twitter and my Facebook page starting tomorrow for examples from other categories such as fashion, fads, expressions, people, edibles, toys, books, TV shows, sports, dances, music groups, pop culture, ad slogans, electronics, technology, medicine, transportation, environment, places, and politics. I think you’re going to be overwhelmed at the number of changes you’ve been required to deal with in your lifetime. You’re quite the pro … you just weren’t aware of it until now!

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

In the spirit of C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement), here are this week’s new facts—one for each day of your coming week. Pass them on to others to keep the spirit alive or invite your friends and family to visit our blog where they can also view previous entries.

• Frank Lloyd Wright coined the term “carport.”
• Although Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times, he never won it!
• Barack Obama met his wife Michelle when he took a job at a law firm in Chicago—she was his boss.
• Americans use more than 2-million plastic bottles an hour … 48 million per day!
• Every month, Americans throw away enough aluminum cans to rebuild every commercial airplane in the country!
• Gene Simmons of KISS was once an elementary school teacher.
• People sitting in the first few rows of a Blue Man Group concert get plastic ponchos before the show to protect them from the mess created as the performers bank on the liquid-filled tops of drums.

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

The title of this article is a little misleading. Let me correct that immediately. I want to share three words that, IF EXECUTED, could change the world! It, of course, requires that we close the proverbial “Knowing-Doing Gap.”

We’ve all been exposed to these three words for decades. Everyone knows what they are, everyone knows what they mean, and everyone knows how to execute them. However, in today’s rapidly changing, ever-chaotic environment, very few people attempt the actual execution. And that could very well be why this country is in the shape it’s in today.

By now, you may have figured out that the three words are: WALK THE TALK!

The following three-minute video explains it much better than I can. However, as you watch this moving message, I want you think about the impact which might result if it were mandatory for all members of the following organizations to not only watch the video but also execute the message!

• All Washington Politicians
• All State Politicians
• All Members of Law Enforcement
• All Wall Street Executives
• All Wall Street Employees
• All Medical Personnel
• All Business Executives
• All Business Owners
• All Board Members
• All Athletes in Every Sport
• All Coaches and Staff
• All Religious Leaders
• All Members of the Entertainment Industry
• All Members of the Military
• All Parents
• All Family Members

I hope by continuing this list to the extreme, I’ve made my point! Children no longer have role models to look up to. No one trusts anyone. A handshake or verbal agreement is laughable today. Marriages don’t last. People have lost faith in the greatest country in the world! What’s next?

Trying to solve the above challenges seems insurmountable. And yet, if each of us, individually, could focus on the execution of the message in this video, you would see massive change take place almost immediately! Take a look, see what you think, and begin today!

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

Read the following short story and see if it doesn’t bring back a few memories:

Two Nickels and Five Pennies

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less than it does today, a 10-year-old boy entered a drug store and took a seat at the soda fountain. As the waitress set a glass of water in front of him, the polite young man asked: “How much is an ice cream sundae?”

“50 cents,” replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked.

Some people were waiting for their order and the waitress was a bit impatient. “35 cents,” she said briskly.

The little boy recounted the coins and said, “I’ll have the plain ice cream.”

The waitress soon brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The little boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier, and walked away.

When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the soda bar and then swallowed hard at what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies—her tip!

What are the chances of seeing this scenario occur today?

Back in what we fondly call “the good old days,” we learned true values from our parents, grandparents, teachers, and religious leaders. A few words and continuous examples taught us what we needed to know to succeed. We learned manners, respect for our elders, fairness, and beliefs and values from those we loved, trusted and respected. What happened?

Today, you can’t pick up a newspaper or turn on the television without learning of another scandal of some sort. Actors, athletes, politicians, religious leaders, teachers, business icons … the list goes on and on. It’s rather frightening that we’re banking the country’s success on a generation who has few, if any, role models and less support than ever before. In addition, we’re bequething them the largest deficit in the history of our country and an education system which falls far short of what is necessary to prepare our children for the future challenges they will soon face.

We’ve proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that throwing money at the issue has had no effect. Rather than feeling overwhelmed at the enormity of the challenge and simply throwing in the towel, maybe, in this case, we should turn back the hands of time to an approach we know makes a difference. Maybe it’s time that we, as parents, grandparents, teachers, and other respected members of the community returned to our rightful responsibility as role models.

How big an impact could we make if each of us devoted 30 to 60 minutes a day simply sitting and chatting with a member of a younger generation? Share stories, ask questions, exchange knowledge, explain today’s world, explore family history, and simply communicate at a time when it can make a crucial difference. If we ALL would strive to mentor just a few of those who could benefit, you’d see a phenomenal difference. Do you have a better alternative? No one else has come up with one as yet. Give it a shot!

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

Today’s category title (Is It Just Me?) is an excellent bridge from the business world I once thought I understood to the chaotic madness which produces what could easily be mistaken as fantasy headlines almost daily.

Consider the following facts and see if they make sense to you considering today’s economic challenges.

1. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson, who led the company for a brief period shortly before and after it declared bankruptcy last year, “resigned (or was forced to, depending on what story you believe) from GM on December 1.”  Don’t forget, post-bankruptcy, taxpayers own more than 60% of GM causing many to rename the automaker “Government Motors.”
2. General Motors has now re-hired Henderson as a consultant to advise on its international operations.
3. The Associated Press reveals that Henderson will provide about 20 hours of consulting work each month and participate in ONE meeting per month with the president of GM’s international operations OR his designated representative.
4. Henderson will be paid $59,090 per month, plus expenses!
5. That’s equivalent to $709,000 per year salary or about $3,000 per hour!
6. Not bad for government work.  Especially for a man who this company recently fired.

Immediately upon reading this press release, I sent a telegram to the GM Board Chairman offering my services as a consultant. I suggested they hire me, fire me and rehire me at just one-half of what they’re paying Henderson. I thought that was a terrific offer as it would provide GM with a 50% savings and almost double my current salary … an obvious win-win situation and how could I do any worse as they continue to lose money and market share?

I have yet to hear back from them.

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

In the spirit of C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement), here are this week’s new facts—one for each day of your coming week. Pass them on to others to keep the spirit alive or invite your friends and family to visit our blog where they can also view previous entries.

• The first rap group to appear on TV’s American Bandstand: the Sugar Hill Gang in 1981.
• The three biggest party days in the U.S.: New Year’s Eve, Super Bowl Sunday and Halloween.
• There are three times as many TV sets in the U.S. as there are people in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
• Woodrow Wilson’s teachers labeled him a “slow learner” because he was unable to learn to read well until he was 11 years old. Yet Wilson went on to be the only president to date who earned a Ph.D.
• The smell of peppermint improves the concentration of office workers.
• Be persistent! Whoopi Goldberg was a bricklayer, funeral makeup artist, and garbage collector. Ellen DeGeneres dried cars at a car wash. President Barack Obama scooped ice cream at Baskin-Robbins.
• Chevron has an oil tanker named the “Condoleezza Rice.”

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

We’re well aware of the fact that leaders in every field of endeavor find a way to read. If they can’t find the time to physically sit and turn the pages of an actual book, they’ll listen to a CD, utilize their Kindle on an airplane, or browse an Executive Book Summary.

As time restraints and busy schedules increase, it’s very easy to simply stop reading. Successful people know this is not an acceptable alternative. Stop reading and you stop learning. Stop learning and you stop growing. Stop growing and you lose your competitive edge. While this is a Universal Truth which cannot be denied, many people have actually reduced their reading time or simply eliminated reading altogether. Let’s hope they realize the error of their ways before they suffer the consequences of that choice.

For years now, we have provided book reviews for our clients and blog subscribers in hopes of assisting them in choosing the authors and content which may best service their needs. As we approached 200 book reviews, we were forced to create an entirely new format dedicated exclusively to this section.

Creating this new book reviews format turned out to be a much greater challenge than first anticipated. In fact, it took a full six months to complete. Melanie L. Drake, who focuses on the publishing and marketing sides of our business, has done a fine job of creating a much more reader-friendly format, offering many more benefits. Not only can you now view more than 200 book reviews but you can now also:

• Find book reviews on a specific topic.
• Comment on book reviews.
• Search for book reviews.
• E-mail a book review.
• Share a book review with friends.
• Share a book review on Facebook and Twitter.
• Subscribe to the RSS feed.
• Subscribe to the book reviews mailing list.

You can find the new book reviews section on the AchieveMax® website at http://www.AchieveMax.com/bookreviews/ or simply go to our blog page and click on Book Reviews in the column on the right-hand side of the page. You’ll find more than 200 reviews divided into the following categories for your convenience.

• Change Books
• Communication Books 
• Creativity Books
• Customer Service Books 
• Leadership Books
• Motivational and Self-Help Books 
• Networking Books
• Project Management Books 
• Quality Books 
• Retention Books 
• Teamwork Books
• Time Management Books 
• Women-in-Business Books

Our first book review in this new format is now available. The strong influence of the Social Media wave has grown from being primarily a pastime for kids and teens to becoming a major influence in today’s competitive business world.

For this reason, we’ve chosen this category for our first review in our new format. A book review of Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Media, but were afraid to ask … by Hilary JM Topper, MPA, is now available in our new book review section.

Take a look and learn how to build your business and personal knowledge by using consumer-generated media. In this intriguing book, the author provides some insight into a host of various web sites … many you have probably never heard of. She describes each site and, based on a great deal of research, shares the pros and cons of each as well as techniques to best tap the full potential of every site.

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

For centuries it’s been said that “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” … and that’s absolutely accurate 50% of the time! Yes, March is unpredictable at best. It’s always been kind of the “mean month in-between months” time of the year as many grow anxious in their desire for warmer weather.

Those animals hibernating during the winter months are emerging in search of a welcome from the season’s first robin. The First Day of Spring arrives and Daylight Savings Time offers us the privilege of running all over the house to reset our clocks.

Basketball fans prepare for the tension and excitement of coast-to-coast March Madness as baseball fans keep an eye on Spring Training as they await opening day festivities on April 5th. This is the month of the Iditarod Race for those who simply can’t let go of winter.

The “Apprentice” and “Dancing with the Stars” return to heat up the competition for the annual TV Sweeps which have this year moved from February tto March. Add to that excitement the glitz and glitter of the Annual Academy Awards.

You can’t forget the “Ides of March” and the traditional journey to Easter festivities as families honor Palm Sunday and Passover.

The month of March also offers a wide variety of monthly, weekly, and daily celebrations for families, workplace promotions, and customer involvement. Take a moment to sit down with family and/or workplace associates to formulate a game plan to take advantage of the many March offerings.

Monthly Celebrations and Observances

• Academy Awards Month
• Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month
• American Red Cross Month
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Month
• Deaf History Month
• Employee Spirit Month
• Ethics Awareness Month
• Expanding Girls’ Horizons in Science & Engineering Month
• Honor Society Awareness Month
• Hoops Madness Month
• Humorists Are Artists Month
• International Expect Success Month
• International Idea Month
• International Listening Awareness Month
• International Mirth Month
• Music in Our Schools Month
• National Caffeine Awareness Month
• National Cheerleading Safety Month
• National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
• National Clean Up Your IRS Act Month
• National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• National Craft Month
• National Eye Donor Month
• National Frozen Food Month
• National Kite Month
• National Multiple Sclerosis Education & Awareness Month
• National Kidney Month
• National Noodle Month
• National Noodle Month
• National Nutrition Month
• National On-Hold Month
• National Peanut Month
• National Sauce Month
• National Poetry Month
• National Social Workers Month
• National Umbrella Month
• National Women’s History Month
• Orlando Family Spring Break
• Optimism Month
• Play the Recorder Month
• Poison Prevention Awareness Month
• Red Cross Month
• Save Your Vision Month
• Sing with Your Child Month
• Small Press Month
• Spiritual Wellness Month
• Spring Month
• Supply Management Month
• Women’s History Month
• Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
• Youth Art Month

Weekly Celebrations and Observances

• National Cheerleading Week: 1 – 7
• National Ghostwriters Week: 1 – 7
• National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week: 1 – 7
• Newspaper in Education Week: 1 – 5
• National Procrastination Week: 1 – 7
• Return the Borrowed Books Week: 1 – 7
• Universal Human Beings Week: 1 – 7
• YoYo and Skill Toys Week: 1 – 7
• Iditarod Race: 6 – 21
• Bubble Gum Week: 7 – 13
• Celebrate Your Name Week: 7 – 13
• Crochet Week: 7 – 13
• National Consumer Protection Week: 7 – 13
• National Words Matter Week: 7 – 13
• Save Your Vision Week: 7 – 13
• Telecommuter Appreciation Week: 7 – 13
• National Professional Pet Sitters Week: 7 – 13
• Read an E-Book Week: 7 – 13
• Teen Tech Week: 7 – 13
• Make a Referral Week: 8 – 12
• National Sleep Awareness Week: 8 – 12
• Universal Women’s Week: 8 – 14
• Campfire USA Birthday Week: 14 – 20
• National Poison Prevention Week: 14 – 20
• National Toad Hollow Week: 14 – 21
• National Agriculture Week: 14 – 20
• National Animal Poison Prevention Week: 14 – 20
• Act Happy Week: 15 – 21
• Wildlife Week: 15 – 19
• International Brain Awareness Week: 15 – 21
• Wellderly Week: 15 – 21
• American Chocolate Week: 15 – 21
• National Inhalant and Poisons Awareness Week: 16 – 22
• Clean Your Closet Week: 17 – 24
• National Bubble Blowers Week: 19 – 27
• Consider Christianity Week: 21 – 27
• Passion Week: 21 – 27
• World Folk Tales & Fables Week: 22 – 28
• National Cleaning Week: 28 – 4/3
• Holy Week: 28 – 4/3
• National Protocol Officer’s Week: 29 – 4/4
• Root Canal Awareness Week: 28 – 4/3

Daily Celebrations and Observances

• 1 – Share a Smile Day
• 1 – Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
• 1 – St. David’s Day
• 1 – Peace Corp Birthday
• 1 – National Pig Day
• 1 – Plan a Solo Vacation Day
• 1 – Refired, Not Retired Day
• 1 – Beer Day
• 2 – Old Stuff Day
• 2 – Namesake Day
• 2 – NEA’s Read Across America Day
• 3 – Peach Blossom Day
• 3 – I Want You to Be Happy Day
• 3 – National Anthem Day
• 3 – Peace Corps Day
• 4 – Benjamin Harrison Day
• 4 – Courageous Follower Day
• 4 – Holy Experiment Day
• 4 – International Scrapbooking Industry Day
• 4 – March Forth – Do Something Day
• 4 – Hug a G.I. Day
• 4 – National Grammar Day
• 4 – Toy Soldier Day
• 5 – Saint Piran’s Day
• 5 – Nametag Day
• 5 – World Day of Prayer
• 5 – Employee Appreciation Day
• 5 – National Salesperson Day
• 5 – Multiple Personality Day
• 6 – U.S. Snowshoe Day
• 6 – Iditarod Race Begins
• 6 – Dentist’s Day
• 6 – National Frozen Food Day
• 7 – Academy Awards
• 7 – Daughters’ and Sons’ Day
• 7 – National Be Heard Day
• 7 – National Crown Roast of Pork Day
• 8 – Day for Women’s Rights
• 8 – Fun Facts About Names Day
• 8 – International Working Women’s Day
• 9 – Get Over It Day
• 9 – Organize Your Home Office Day
• 9 – Panic Day
• 9 – Unique Names Day
• 10 – Learn What Your Name Means Day
• 10 – International Day of Awesomeness
• 10 – Mario Day
• 10 – Money Day
• 10 – Registered Dietician Day
• 10 – Salvation Army Day
• 11 – Dream 2010 Day
• 11 – Johnny Appleseed Day
• 11 – Worship of Tools Day
• 11 – World Kidney Day
• 11 – Girl Scout Day
• 12 – Plant a Flower Day
• 12 – Stop Smoking Day
• 12 – Middle Name Pride Day
• 13 – Donald Duck Day
• 13 – Ear Muff Day
• 13 – International Fanny Pack Day
• 13 – Genealogy Day
• 13 – Jewel Day
• 13 – Good Samaritan Involvement Day
• 13 – K-9 Veterans Day
• 14 – Check Your Batteries Day
• 14 – Daylight Savings Time Begins
• 14 – Learn About Butterflies Day
• 14 – International Ask a Question Day
• 14 – National Potato Chip Day
• 14 – National Pi Day
• 15 – Brutus Day
• 15 – Buzzards Day
• 15 – Ides of March
• 15 – Napping Day
• 15 – True Confessions Day
• 15 – Dumbstruck Day
• 15 – World Consumer Rights Day
• 15 – Everything You Think Is Wrong Day
• 16 – Freedom of Information Day
• 16 – Lips Appreciation Day
• 16 – Everything You Do Is Right Day
• 16 – St. Urho’s Day
• 16 – Wellderly Day
• 17 – Campfire Girls Day
• 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
• 17 – Submarine Day (the boat)
• 18 – Incredible Kid Day
• 18 – Awkward Moments Day
• 18 – Companies That Care Day
• 18 – Supreme Sacrifice Day
• 18 – Forgive Mom and Day
• 18 – National Biodiesel Day
• 19 – National Chocolate Caramel Day
• 19 – Poultry Day
• 19 – Operation Iraqi Freedom Day
• 19 – Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Day
• 20 – Great Amercian Meat Out Day
• 20 – Kiss Your Fiancé Day
• 20 – International Earth Day
• 20 – National Ag Day
• 20 – National Quilting Day
• 20 – Snowman Burning Day
• 20 – lst Day of Spring
• 20 – Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day?
• 20 – Corn Dog Day
• 20 – Maple Syrup Day
• 21 – Memory Day
• 21 – Children’s Poetry Day
• 21 – National Common Courtesy Day
• 21 – Single Parents Day
• 21 – Fragrance Day
• 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
• 21 – As Young As You Feel Day
• 22 – International Day of the Seal
• 22 – International Goof-Off Day
• 22 – World Water Day
• 22 – National Sing Out Day
• 23 – National Puppy Day
• 23 – Near Miss Day
• 23 – National Chip & Dip Day
• 23 – World Meteorological Day
• 23 – American Diabetes Association Alert Day
• 24 – Kick Butts Day
• 24 – National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
• 24 – World Tuberculosis Day
• 25 – Letting Go of Stuff Day
• 25 – Waffle Day
• 25 – Pecan Day
• 26 – Legal Assistants Day
• 26 – Make up Your Own Holiday
• 27 – Celebrate Exchange Day
• 27 – Education and Sharing Day
• 27 – Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
• 28 – Palm Sunday
• 28 – Weed Appreciation Day
• 28 – Something on a Stick Day
• 29 – Knights of Columbus Founders Day
• 29 – National Mom and Pop Business Owner’s Day
• 29 – Passover
• 30 – National Doctors Day
• 30 – Pencil Day
• 30 – I Am in Control Day
• 30 – Take a Walk in the Park Day
• 31 – Bunsen Burner Day
• 31 – Tater Day
• 31 – National Clam on the Half Shell Day

Harry K. Jones is a professional, motivational speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information on Harry's presentations, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.