John M. Fulwider

I help entrepreneurs and CEOs install operating systems so they can step out of the day-to-day and focus on the work that truly matters.

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"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."—Mignon McLaughlin, American journalist

Jami and I got *two* meals together, just the two of us, this week for #weeklylunchwithwife.

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@CRSkees @alischwanke @thejustinwelsh Happy Creator MBA student of @thejustinwelsh here as well. 43% complete.

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@alischwanke Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

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My office for the afternoon. If you’re going to take the epic risks of business ownership, you dang well better enjoy it.

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Reasons you don't delegate are all about your mindset.

Identify them, you take back the power they have over you that’s keeping you stuck:

100 Reasons Business Owners Don’t Delegate https://t.co/EcyfZiMk1w

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You can have great people and great results if you’ll just serve cake without icing. How to article: Build Your Core Values Cake Before You Ice It https://t.co/jgMLah9b0p

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The business owner/CEO must give a Core Values Speech to every job candidate (yes, every!).

It's the last line of defense against a bad hire.

More: https://t.co/xjvwWHY2y1

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@AmericanAir would sure appreciate it if you’d let AA5099 know I’m on the ground CLT on 2477 waiting for gate D2 to clear.

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Exciting news! @farmerdirectfoods is now available at all @sprouts stores nationwide. Their commitment to sustainability and regenerative agriculture means you can feel good about your baking ingredients. #farmerdirectfoods #sprouts #regenerativeagriculture #climatefriendly

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Why yes, that IS a teaching excellence award. I love when #weeklylunchwithwife stops at Jami Kirkvold Fulwider's office, because I get visual reminders of what an amazing nursing professor she is.

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Our first Valentine's Day dinner at a restaurant in 25 years.

For our entire 25-year marriage I've waited too late to make dinner reservations. This year, I made the reservation on January 1.

What gets scheduled gets done, friends.
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Making progress with #weeklylunchwithwife!

Positive: Got our just the two of us time in Wednesday (previous week it took us 'til Friday to connect).

Needs Improvement: We've only actually gone out to *lunch* once.

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@jwgno7 @roshanpateI Yes, it could be like the 30 Rock scene where Jack and Liz have preprinted predictions of what the other will say, and they go back and forth several times. 🤣

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White for her, red for me, blue (sweatshirts) for both of us. That's what happens with #weeklylunchwithwife when the work week isn't necessarily that nutty, but the weather is.

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"Go ahead, improve your marriage."

That was our oldest daughter after we asked her for privacy during a truly bonkers week. #WeeklyLunchwithWife just wasn't happening amid back to back to back full-day obligations, so we grabbed 30 minutes of quiet time at home.

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@ProfeLuke Against All Odds by Jeffrey Haskell. Military Navy and Marines sci-fi. Five book series.

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Great way to start #weeklylunchwithwife, Year 2:

1) Shopped for our 25th Anniversary ring at the same place we bought our engagement ring ... in 1997!
2) Invited behind the counter by the man from whom we've been buying gyros for more than 30 years.
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That's a wrap! Weekly Lunch with Wife 2022 concludes with our final 4 photos, including one from the ED at a rural Kentucky hospital! #stuffhappens

We ended the year completing 43 out of 52 weeks.

What would you want to see in a "how we did it" post?

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We're running out of days in the year to share our 2022 Weekly Lunch with Wife photos, so here's the remaining four from our Omaha vacation together. Highlight: We saw Howl's Moving Castle on the big screen at Dundee Theater.

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Frida Kahlo joined us for Weekly Lunch with Wife Week 33/52, part 4/7.

But seriously, Cumbia was 💯. Colombian tapas: Empanadas. Montaditos, which lets you get patacones and ceviche instead of having to choose. Excellent service, wonderful ambiance.

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