Immediately following Response Expo I took the better part of 10 days off on vacation; that includes the weekends, so it was really only 5 business days, but it seems like it was forever since I'd been back in my office!  I'm amazed at how easy it was to fall out of the natural rhythm of day to day business, and how much discipline it's taken to return to it.

As I've written (quite extensively), Response Expo 2009 seemed to be teeming with positive energy.  That's not to say that everyone was having a great year; some of us clearly were having a down 2nd quarter, but the positive energy I refer to is the psychology that we're coming out of the doldrums, that the disastrous 4th quarter and less than spectacular (for some) 1st quarter are over, and that things look better going forward than looking back.

With hindsight being 20/20, that's a strong statement on where we think we're headed... hopefully each of us has taken lessons from the recent downturn and are applying them to our respective businesses.

I'll be back here with more regularity starting Monday, so keep your eyes peeled, and your brain 'on'!

Have a great weekend!

-Peter