Mile High Mania

Greetings once again from the ZriiVost!  We are presently pulling out of the Westin Hotel in Westmister, CO on our way to Colorado Springs.  The stately coach is as smooth as ever and laptops are open all around the main sitting area as we enter Highway 36.  As they say, "this is how we roll."

The events of the past several days have been fast, furious, and fulfilling.  As I prepare to blog today, I once again, feel like Inigo Montoya from the cult classic movie, The Princess Bride, when he said, "Let me 'splain. No, there is too much.  Let me sum up."  Here goes the summing up...

Last Thursday, June 12th, the latest leg of the ZriiVost tour officially kicked off in Zrii's hometown of Salt Lake City.  Roughly 200 people attended, including such local IE luminaries as Thurl Bailey, author of the popular audio CD "Cutting Down the Nets," and 10-Star Seth Mulder.  Many of their team members and new guests turned out for the special event.  Visiting IEs included 7-Star Jeff Wallen and 8-Star Mark Rogers, both in town from Arizona.  Everyone in attendance was fortunate to hear from Seth Mulder, all Zrii Co-Founders and our CEO, Bill Farley.   A new slideshow highlighting Illumination 2008 and some of its more iconic moments was revealed.  And as always, healthy snacks on the ZriiVost took us well into the night.

One of the more satisfying aspects of the event was the fact that so many of our corporate team members from the head office were able to attend and mingle with our IE leaders and guests.  Everyone at Zrii corporate understands who it is that we serve.

After a brief Fathers Day weekend, we were back out on tour.  The ZriiVost departed from our corporate parking lot late Monday morning, and we were on our way to the Centennial State. With the US Open playoff in full swing, the LCD and plasma screens on the ZriiVost were ablaze with all the drama of the Tiger Woods / Rocco Mediate battle royale.  We watched in awe as this historic match unfolded. For those who think that the words "drama" and "golf" may not belong in the same sentence, let me assure you, these words marry appropriately when describing this playoff.  In the end, the most mentally tough athlete of our age, Tiger Woods, prevailed.  Bum knee and all.  Incredible.

The drive over the Rockies was as scenic as ever.  I-70 between Grand Junction and Denver truly defines eye candy in the natural sense.  Colorado, which is Spanish for "colored," lived up to its name with sprawling pines, jagged rocks, luminescent flowers, and snow capped 14-ers.  

We arrived in the Mile High City late Monday evening, leaving us just enough time to unpack and work out before retiring.  Our work out late Monday evening in the thin mile high air was one I will not soon forget.  There we were, Curtis, me, and our friend McKinley Oswald, running side by side on three treadmills.  On the televisions in front of us was the now days-old story of the Tim Russert heart attack, which continues to get non-stop air time on the 24 hour news channels.  The questions being asked of doctors, health experts, and round tables of nutritionists, were "Are heart attacks preventable, and what can we do to promote overall better health?"  As the sweat poured from our brows and soaked our shirts, we felt somewhat comforted.  A shot of Zrii back in our rooms added to the feeling that we were indeed doing our part to promote our own health.  This is one of the most consolatory feelings one can have.

Tuesday morning was met with bright, warm sunshine, creating an ideal golf index.  Curtis, McKinley, and I joined new Zrii IE Bryan Mosley for a round of golf at the Omni Interlocken Resort, which hosts the John Elway ProAm each year.  After our round, where some shot better than others, we were joined at the hotel by fellow Co-Founder Ryan Thompson, SAB member Dan Rhoda, and our videographer Kyle Burdash.  Along with Josh Dunn and Ryan Fleming who joined us on the trip from the corporate office, we turned our attention to the evening meeting.  We were not really sure what to expect.  We had been in touch with our top leaders in Colorado - Norm Black, Sean and Nancy Slade, Dave Matteson, and Larry and Chrissy Cope, among others - in the days and weeks leading up to the event.  But you never really know what to expect with a newer market.  Since we had only done a few small meetings in Denver to this point, we set up about 100 chairs.  What we got was an incredibly enthusiastic crowd of 215, with over 100 extra chairs packed into our room, and plenty of people standing! Bravo Denver!  In Zrii Nation, you no longer sit in the shadows of Colorado Springs, where Zrii took off first in the Centennial State.  So many new IEs that have joined our family in the past week or two turned out with a large number of guests in tow.  Of course, this bodes extremely well for the organizations of our Denver-based IEs.  Several IEs made the trip from places like Lamar, Basalt, Aspen, and Vail.  It was great to see 8-Star Mark Emden from Southern California and 9-Star Bill Heriford from Utah as well.  Their presence is a blessing to any Zrii gathering.

With a crowd as excited as the one we had, the meeting was a joy to put on.  Daniel Rhoda impressed as always with his discussion of Ayurveda and the singular Zrii formulation.  Bill Heriford brought the house down sharing his heartfelt stories of his life as a networker and what attracted him to Zrii.  All left the meeting inspired and edified, and everyone enjoyed visiting on the ZriiVost after the meeting, sharing business strategies and making grand plans for the future.  Photos were taken, friendships were forged, and the bonds of the Zrii family were strengthened in this special part of the world.

Thank you Colorado IEs for this awesome experience.  Of course, we look forward to seeing many of you again, and a lot of you that we haven't seen yet on the tour, in a few hours at the lovely Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs.  I sense that tonight will be another special night with scores of guests and some of the finest IEs in Zrii Nation.

Zriiyaa!

Clint (Foghorn Leghorn)