Life is Easy, but people make it hard. It is a journey of self-awareness and self-acceptance into effective communication. A chance to discover why you are the way you are? Who is the person you became? What is your comfort zone? How did you decide to attack life? Have you arrived at peace?

For those twenty-one years and older, you are who you are. For those under twenty-one, you’re a work in progress. For both age groups, however, it might be the perfect time to challenge some natural tendencies.

No matter your circumstances, there is always an opportunity to answer one simple question. Have you supported someone for who they really are?

About the Authors:

Robert Netzel is a Marketing Professional with 30 years of business experience in a multitude of industries. After growing up in Iowa, graduating from Iowa State University (BBA/Marketing), and moving to Kentucky, his career began on the business side of healthcare. Today, by way of Ten-j Marketing, Robert offers acumen into The Marketing Principles as the psychological catalyst for employee engagement and company performance. He has been married for 25 years to Lynn, and they have two beautiful daughters: Sarah and Kathryn. He is a jack of all trades regarding sport and occasionally likes to sit on the beach or in the mountains with a cup of coffee and the morning sun.

Patty Sneed is a businesswoman with 35 years of dedicated service to people and processes. She has never held a position where she did not learn something! After growing up in Iowa, graduating from Iowa State University (BBS/Journalism) and moving to Chicagoland, her career began with a psychological pre-employment testing company and onto operations and sales. Today, Patty resides in Michigan, as sole proprietor of Sneed Energy where she shares the benefits of taking a positive & holistic approach to health care using energy… the medicine of the future. She has been married for 34 years to Jeff, and they have three wonderful children and 2 grandchildren…her dream come true!  Nothing beats an intimate conversation or a silly board game with a handful of friends and family and she never turns down the endless home-cooked meals prepped by her favorite chef, Jeff.