William Shakespeare dramatically asked, "What light through yonder window breaks?" Have you been looking for the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel? Or even the light from behind a dark shade covered window? Then take heart.
When word came that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, formally introduced legislation (S. 3484) to reduce regulatory burdens impeding access to affordable manufactured home financing, that looked like light coming from the end of the proverbial tunnel. See the details from MHI linked here.
Kudos to all who made that happen.
MHARR reported that our new home production shipment rally has gone into 11 straight months. While this most recent month was an anemic 1% growth over June last year, we are up overall 19.7% through June 2012 vs. the same period in 2011. Wouldn't we love to have news that the U.S. economy growing at even a third of that pace! See MHARR's report linked here.
Kudos to all who made that happen. Chances are good that you and your associates were involved in some way in the above.
Some initiatives simply take time.
It took time to get HR 3849 going and now S. 3484 to get introduced. But we now have both House and Senate versions, so let's run with it.
I've already reached out to both of our U.S. Senators to support S. 3484. My district's congressman is officially on board with HR 3849. Will you pick up the phone or email yours – again or for the first time – and do the same? What light through YOUR yonder window breaks? The U.S. Capital Switchboard phone number is (202) 224-3121.
Take ten and please just do it.
Then, ask your team mates, spouse or significant others, customers and contacts to do the same. That is how it works. Each one, reach one (or two, or three or…you get the idea).
Talent to Spare
I continue to be humbled and awed by the breadth of talent and insights that come in from various parts of the country, and from around the world. International messages or verbal contacts are becoming more common. Webilizer and other reports tell us that some 95% of our traffic on MHProNews.com is U.S.. The remaining 5% is Canadian or from other points around the globe. Over a million visits since last October. Some 6.5 million page views in that time. Stunning! Humbling. You certainly were part of making that happen, as is our our growing number of sponsors, writers and other contributors.
This month's Featured Articles and recent Industry Voices guest blog posts remind us anew of the talent and insights found in our Industry. From the basics to brilliant, you will find it here daily. Monthly publications have value, but what incentive do you have to look at a monthly again? Here, the news, tips and views keep on coming daily. Pros get and stay plugged in here!
Speaking of daily, we still have the only Daily Business News and business daily factory built housing stock market recap all visible at a glance from the home page here at MHProNews. We are looking at ways of deepening and broadening the professional reach. Please join us in that effort.
Olympic Victories
As you watch the Olympics, do you think about all the training that goes on to get to the top? I do! "Thinking, learning and routine training proceeds excellence, actions and victories." – The Elk.
Looking for thought leadership? You'll find it among our many writers here. Want to add your voice to the Industry conversation? Please email us with Industry Voices or News Tip in the subject line at this email address.
Looking for action? You'll find the reports of action here too. More states, corporations, individuals and other associations are sharing their news. Join us. If we don't all hang together – Ben Franklin reminded us – we will all hang separately.
The light through yonder window could be artificial. Or it could be the dawn of the new era of manufactured housing. Who decides? YOU DO. You do by YOUR thoughts, your action and your involvement.
Are you engaged with your Association? If not, why not?
Are you attending events like the upcoming TxMHA event or the Louisville Show? Is YOUR association event on our calendar?
The Money Tree
Planning is well underway for the Louisville Show in 2013. The 2012 Show was great. But Louisville 2013 will be much bigger than last January. Imagine this. MHI's annual Congress and Expo has about 3.5 times the attendance that a Roundtable event does. So when total attendance roughly doubled what we see at the MHI Congress in Las Vegas, that's stunning!
As prove, you see the movers and shakers, the mom and pops and all in between! Even with the show's expansion, I'm told the show floor space is approaching an early sell out. Booth space is not far behind.
The diversity of seminars, workshops and business building educational events will be unmatched. Mark your calendars, I'd love to see you there and at Texas and Iowa's fine upcoming events too. There are reasons why they are calling this year's Louisville show theme, the Money Tree.
Find your money tree. Mark your calendar. Learn more to earn more by attending Louisville in 2013.
What Light?
As I'm drafting this up on my iPad in the living room and look out through yonder window, the dawn's early light has transformed the dark landscape outside into a beautiful start to a summer's day. Light changes everything. Darkness does too.
Information! Innovation! Inspiration! Armed with these, we can transform the darkness faced into light. We can see our own businesses and careers grow, perhaps bigger and better than ever before.
Will it be easy?
Heck, no. Easy often doesn't pay well. Did easy earn any Olympian their gold medal? Never!
Not easy, but it is worth the effort. Associations. This trade media platform that brings news tips and views you can use together every business day. You. Your associates.
Stability
A one or two legged stool is a constant balancing act. Want stability? Add more good legs to your stool!
Associations. MHProNews. YOU and Your associates. Our growing public and home owning customer base at MHLivingNews.com. That's 5 legs…properly balanced, that yields stability.
Don't hog the news, tips and views. Share them! Some of our readers link us up, or forward our emails,or tell others their circle tosign up free here.
As one thoughtful leader wrote me, "as you grow, we grow and others do too."
What light? Yours, others, mine. When we combine our lights, when we light our individual candles instead of cursing the darkness, then the light we create together will shine forth like the noon day sun.
Such a light will not be stopped. Such a light is what we can all see through yonder window breaks.##
L. A. "Tony" Kovach
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