The following is MY opinion and MY opinion only, and does not reflect the views of anyone else at Get The Picture. That should keep Mike off the hook.
I am in no way, shape, or form, a Jay Goltz fan. While I recognize his success in business and also acknowledge that he does impart a great deal of sound advice to the industry, I find his delivery to be sorely lacking. He comes off as incredibly arrogant and condescending, and if you disagree with him, well, it's because you're stupid and should just close your business and go away. I took a class of his in 2013, and the overall tone of his lecture was so insulting, that I walked out of the class before it had completed. I will never take another one of his classes because of it, and will actively avoid anything he is involved with. I did leave the panel early, so I also missed his comments on PPFA,and am frankly glad I did.
Yes, PPFA has had its problems, but those problems only get fixed when its members are actively involved in keeping it going. Too many members join PPFA, then sit back, expecting to get rich with no effort on their part. And when they don't, it's only because PPFA failed them. I have said it time and time again, you will only get out of PPFA what you are willing to put into your membership. Do you regularly attend the meetings? Do you take the offered classes? Do you take advantage of the many benefits offered? If you feel that your local chapter is not bringing in educators that you personally could benefit from, do you make suggestions to your local board? Do you actively get involved by taking a role on the board? If you answer "no" to any of these questions, then you are NOT making the most of your membership. And frankly, that speaks more to the member, and not to a failing on the part of PPFA.
Mike and I have belonged to the PPFA since 2003. We have attended every single local meeting with the exception of one, which is sad, for it was the year we had Vivian Kistler up to teach shortly before her passing. I received my CPF in 2004, and have renewed my designation whenever necessary. Both Mike and I have served on the board, myself as a retail director for two terms, and Mike as secretary for a couple terms and currently as a technical adviser locally and nationally as a committee chair. We've attended many of the classes offered by our chapter, and I even took on the role as educator in 2013 teaching a faux finishing class. My point is, we take a very active role in our chapter, and find tremendous value in our membership. The fact that the PPFA could be so rudely dismissed as useless by a nationally recognized "expert" is frankly infuriating, and will definitely give me pause in the future regarding him and anything he may be involved in.
I am in no way, shape, or form, a Jay Goltz fan. While I recognize his success in business and also acknowledge that he does impart a great deal of sound advice to the industry, I find his delivery to be sorely lacking. He comes off as incredibly arrogant and condescending, and if you disagree with him, well, it's because you're stupid and should just close your business and go away. I took a class of his in 2013, and the overall tone of his lecture was so insulting, that I walked out of the class before it had completed. I will never take another one of his classes because of it, and will actively avoid anything he is involved with. I did leave the panel early, so I also missed his comments on PPFA,and am frankly glad I did.
Yes, PPFA has had its problems, but those problems only get fixed when its members are actively involved in keeping it going. Too many members join PPFA, then sit back, expecting to get rich with no effort on their part. And when they don't, it's only because PPFA failed them. I have said it time and time again, you will only get out of PPFA what you are willing to put into your membership. Do you regularly attend the meetings? Do you take the offered classes? Do you take advantage of the many benefits offered? If you feel that your local chapter is not bringing in educators that you personally could benefit from, do you make suggestions to your local board? Do you actively get involved by taking a role on the board? If you answer "no" to any of these questions, then you are NOT making the most of your membership. And frankly, that speaks more to the member, and not to a failing on the part of PPFA.
Mike and I have belonged to the PPFA since 2003. We have attended every single local meeting with the exception of one, which is sad, for it was the year we had Vivian Kistler up to teach shortly before her passing. I received my CPF in 2004, and have renewed my designation whenever necessary. Both Mike and I have served on the board, myself as a retail director for two terms, and Mike as secretary for a couple terms and currently as a technical adviser locally and nationally as a committee chair. We've attended many of the classes offered by our chapter, and I even took on the role as educator in 2013 teaching a faux finishing class. My point is, we take a very active role in our chapter, and find tremendous value in our membership. The fact that the PPFA could be so rudely dismissed as useless by a nationally recognized "expert" is frankly infuriating, and will definitely give me pause in the future regarding him and anything he may be involved in.