brad garland

The past month of my life has been a pretty amazing one. I have spoken to and connected with some of the most amazing people in and out of the financial space. A lot of these people have some pretty impressive resumes and I’m humbled that they would even give me five minutes of their day. One such connection, who was actually a through another new connection (isn’t that how it always works?), was a lovely lady by the name of Nancy Barry. Now Nancy is a rockstar in her field and she does motivational speaking across the country. Our schedules weren’t playing nice with one another so the best first contact we could make was over the phone but it was a pretty great connection in my opinion.

We talked for an hour and half late one afternoon and I think we’ll really be able to help each other out in the very near future. Nancy is also author of a new book called ‘When Reality Hits’ and she was kind enough to offer to send me a copy. What impressed me most was how she did it.

I received the package a couple of days after we spoke and if it was JUST the book I would’ve been thrilled but check this out. This is what I received.



I received her business card, a personalized HAND-WRITTEN letter in a nice envelope, and the hardback book. How great is that? The fact that she went that extra mile really says something about her to me and the relationship I want to have moving forward with her. A really great gesture that doesn’t get done enough in this ‘email/twitter/AIM’ world.

Just thought her actions were worth publicizing despite that not being her motivation. Hope to talk to you soon Nancy!