Morning! For those that don’t know, I was able to attend the Wearable Technologies Europe Conference in Munich last week on behalf of SlideBelts.

The talks at the conference consisted of product announcements, comments on the wearable market, ideas about how fitness tracker data could be more efficiently utilized, and so on. Of course, Pokemon GO also made multiple appearances.

One part of the conference was dedicated to the Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup where the approximately 24 finalists had a chance to give a 3-minute elevator speech before the winners of each category of the competition were announced. It was super interesting to see what these teams and businesses have developed. The products ranged from noise cancelling earbuds to underwater communication devices for divers. But no matter what or how well executed the product was, speaking with the inventors and CEOs was intriguing. They were so eager to tell people about their product, and it showed how genuinely proud and passionate they were about it.

As we forge forward into this developing market, let’s stay excited. Motivated. Inquisitive. There is so much out there, but also so much to be discovered.

And don’t worry - although I was just there to do some recon, take notes, snap pics, and so on, I had a SlideBelt in my bag and regularly had the opportunity to pull it out and show it off ;)

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln

Happy Friday, everyone! Last night I had the pleasure of attending a Lincoln-Reagan Dinner at the American Legion Hall in Placerville. Two people, in my opinion, that had an amazing impact on our country. And Lincoln's birthday is on Sunday, which is part of the reason we all get the 20th off!

I love this quote because it emphasizes the importance of our current years and not all of the years ahead. SlideBelts has taught me a lot of things, but most importantly, it has helped me become a better person. You've all helped me transition my negative thoughts and attitude into positive. When I focus on the current years, I tend to think more positively because I know how crucial they are and how much they are going to mean to me in the future. It has taught me to be happier and be more appreciative of everything around me, because then everything falls into place the way it should. 

So let's enjoy our Friday, make the current years count, and take this momentum we have into the weekend so we can kick some more butt next week.

Great job, Brenda!