The First TuesdayNo Matter What!

 

It was a beautiful morning when I drove to Jeff’s home for our first meeting. He had moved out of the city to a pristine lakefront community, and the 45-minute drive gave me time to think. But that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. The thought that these meetings with Jeff might be a waste of time haunted me. Of course, I reasoned, if things were great, I would have never called Jeff in the first place. The truth was, something had to change.

As I pulled into Jeff’s driveway, I could not help but notice the freshness and perfection of his property. The house itself was not huge, but everything outside his home was immaculate. The smell of blooming flowers drifted on the breeze off the lake. The walkway leading ...

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