2007 Top Gun Winner----YEP!

[klott]

Uno Guru

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Paul, I am hoping you will be kind enough to answer a question...honestly and objectively.

Over the past year, you have had a series of confrontations on this message board...with other "experts" and members...on a variety of issues. You took your lumps and sometimes, deservedly and undeservedly, got clobbered pretty good.

Yet...you stood your ground and earned a lot of respect in the process.

My question is...do you feel that your experiences in presenting and debating your ideas on this message board have helped you, personally, in any way to obtain the level of success you currently enjoy?

James,

Yes it has, You know I learned that everyone has their own opinions an I felt that my lumps were rather mini bumps as I try to stay within my comfort zone as it pretains to electrical issues....which is where my specialty is. But I have ventured outside of my comfort zone on many topics if anything to join in on the fellowship we have all grown to know as just being NACHI"FIED"...

I have also ventured outside my comfort zone or area of expert opinion to support things, I have also been asked to do so as well on some things only to learn that I should not do it.....in my industry and the direction my career is going now which is to close my electrical contracting business effective 2008 and travel and teach 100% and someday SHARE the stage with Mike Holt......this is my goal and my passion.

In the past 2-3 years I would NOT be the same person I am today and feel the same passion I do for tomorrow without the drive and fellowship of people like yourself and all the other NACHI brothers and sisters....

In fact one of my weaknesses is emotions...and when I think of all the things I have achieved so far at 37 years old...I get emotional because I now know what the next 37 years will be like........educating others and making sure everyone who ever pays to see me....get their monies worth and my total devotion........and james....you know YOU have it along with every member here..I owe you all so much for making me better at what i do by asking me the questions...and I thank you all for it.

I really can't get any more personal than that and I am sure someone will say I am getting overly personal but it is weeks like this that validate that what we do is worth it and reaching others.

[James H. Bushart]

Thanks, Paul, and congrats again on your well deserved honor.

[jbreazeale]

I can only say, congratulations, Paul...You Da Guru!!

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Here is a few pictures from the Seminar...