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OK OK so he’s not quite a CEO yet but he is part of the name behind my business brand. Meet Clark Woods. That’s right, he is the “Clark” in Clark Bailey Photography. Bailey is still… well let’s just say not present at the time of roll call :). This little guy has changed my life from the moment we found out he was on the way. In spending so much time with him and observing how he interacts with everything and everyone, I thought it would be pretty cool to put together a list of things that as business owners we can learn from him. So here we go:

10 Baby rules for CEO’s:

1. Give love before you receive it.

2. Be blind to race or creed but open to all humanity.

3. Sometimes smile before you say a word. (or in his case, make a sound)

4. Focus on bringing joy to everyone around you.

5. Learn to appreciate the small things. (like playing with an empty bag of popcorn.

6. Learn that in order to function at peak performance, you MUST get plenty of rest.

7. Learn to listen before you speak.

8. Wearing comfortable shoes around the office can make for such a better day.

9. When something new happens (like your first snow), always try to find the good in it, even if it may be uncomfortable at first.

10. Always strive to let your life and success be a gift to someone else, not just at Christmas time.

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As 2010 gets underway, I am really excited about a new video series that I am doing entitled “Race to Success”. This series will feature quick business tips and ideas that I have found to transfer from the racing world to the business world. My plan is to feature other racers, fans of racing and business pros from different sports as well to get their opinions and insight.

This first video is called “Don’t Crash in the Turns”. Topics include:

• Focusing on your goals
• and Business Forecasting

Thanks for viewing this and please be sure to leave your comments, I would love to hear your thoughts!!

On New Years Eve my church, Spirit of Faith Christian Center, held it’s service at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro Maryland. The place was PACKED!!! So much so that I think some folks were sadly turned away because the arena was at its capacity. This free NYE concert featured Grammy nominated artist Tye Tribbett, Grammy Award winning artist Fred Hammond, Grammy nominated artist Vickie Winans, and Stellar nominated artist 5AM Praise. It was incredible spending this time with family and close friends.

Below are a few photos from the evening. Last year I shot the event with my D200. Because of the constant changing lighting conditions, it was a little rough. This year the D700 was Rockin! I shot the entire event with my D700 and 70-200mm f/2.8 VR. I so love this camera. The images below are STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA. Nothing was adjusted. I only added the company watermark. Enjoy…

Tye Tribbett - This guys’ energy level is unbelievable!!! Red Bull and Monster should study him.

Fred Hammond

Vickie Winans

5AM Praise

Pastors Mike & Deedee Freeman

The Crowd!

A THANK YOU HUG

PASTOR MIKE TALKING TO A DAUGHTERS MOM ON THE PHONE AFTER SHE WON THE SHOPPING SPREE

ONE TOTAL

PASTOR DEEDEE DOING WHAT SHE DOES!

MEAT ANYONE?

YOU COULD TELL MOST OF HER SHOPPING WAS FOR HER CHILDREN

SURPRISED AT THE REGISTER

HAVING A GOOD LAUGH WITH A SHOPPING SPREE WINNER

DINNER IS AT HER HOUSE

BIGGEST ONE OF THE DAY

For this post I figure I would spotlight a flower that I often see at weddings, the Calla Lily. The Calla Lily represents magnificent beauty. It’s a reminder of past generations when grace and beauty were the rule. Calla Lilies help create sophisticated atmospheres which is why they stand out so well at weddings.

I am finally starting to carry speed through this turn. I like how you can see the heat coming out
of the exhaust (if you look closely).

In 5 years this is the only rear shot ever taken of me

An aerial view of Calabogie Motorsports Park

Recently I started venturing through some old digital photos that had been stored away. I came across a CD that contained images of me riding at Calabogie Motorsports Park in Ontario Canada. This trip happened in 2007 but I can still remember it like it was yesterday. It was an extremely long ride from Washington DC to Ontario but it was well worth it. I will say that it was a beautiful location, very quiet and the folks seemed pretty friendly.

On the morning of the track day, it was about 39 degrees when we left the house to head to the track. By the time we  actually started riding it was in the mid 40’s and topped out in the upper 50’s.

Calabogie Motorsports Park sits on 275 acres and is a very technical track. The front straight is only 2000 feet. On a 1000 cc motorcycle like mine, that is nothing!!! It consists of 20 turns in which over half of them are blind turns meaning you can’t really see the turn until you are up on it. You just pray that it didn’t move since the last time you came around LOL. It was definitely a track I would return to but because of the distance, I would have to do at least 2 days at the track. When you are learning a new track, one day is just not long enough. By the time things start clicking and you mentally start connecting all of the turns, the day is pretty much over. It’s funny thinking back on that time because I had only had my bike for about 7 months (I had sold my Suzuki GSX-R 600 the year before). From then until now, I have gotten so much faster! It only leaves to the imagination of what I could do at that track now.

Destination weddings are one of the top considerations for today’s couples looking for something to make their special day more unique. From my experience, the biggest concern is whether or not most of the immediate family will be able to make the trip to the desired location. Having a destination wedding can afford you with the opportunity to create some AMAZING wedding photographs. On my wish list for places to shoot around the world, Belize is ranking pretty high! My small bit of advice to the bride and groom is this, when considering your location remember the day is about you two and you will have your pictures forever!

I am really happy for Derrick and Shante. I will be photographing their wedding in Antigua next year! That is going to be an amazing trip.

FINALLY, I took a few moments to edit some video from Jose Villa and Gene Higa’s Tuscany Italy Photography Workshop. Going over this footage reminded me of just how much fun we had. It was an amazing experience!! As you see from the video, we all enjoyed each others company. Thanks to Jeff Wilson for putting up with the video camera everywhere that we ventured to LOL. We have already been sending emails and tweets trying to plan our next get together. Good friends, great people!!!!