[Fredslist] And so it has been going ...

Wed Oct 13 19:36:53 EDT 2021

Great idea, Kelly! I’m all for it. Who else is in?

To your success!

Paula

Paula Oleska, President and CEO

Natural Intelligence Systems, Inc.

646 554 3461

www.BrainUpgrade.biz

https://www.naturalintelligencesystems.com/

Blending magic and science to achieve

Radical Rapid Results™

From: Kelly Welles 
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 2:14 PM
To: Paula Oleska <paula at brainupgrade.biz>; 'Shelley Simpson, Esq' <simpson.shelley at gmail.com>; fredslist at gothamnetworking.com
Subject: Re: [Fredslist] And so it has been going ...

Shelley and Tribe,

Thanks for the progress report! If one was lucky enough to be or become a Gotham member during the pandemic, then the pandemic became a blur as the fun-loving, life-loving tribal spirit provided a shot in the arm with every encounter, reminded us we were never out of friends, warmth, kindness and fun AND gave us a place to turn to solve problems - our own and others.

For this reason and so many others, I propose an Annual Thank Gotham Day or Week running up to Thanksgiving. We do that anyway but why not formalize our annual shout-outs of success stories

and acknowledgements of what makes Gotham so special and so very different from all other networking groups. Just a thought.

Hats off to Shelley & to Gotham 🎩🎩🎩

Kelly Welles, LUTCF

Specializing in Asset Protection & Longevity Planning for 25 Years

Co-chair & GC, Gotham NY Health & 

Longevity

2006 Gotham Networker of the Year

Kelly Welles, President          
wellesfinancialservices.com <http://wellesfinancialservices.com/> 
Trusted Advisor to Attorneys and Accountants 
Specializing in Insurance and Benefits
Cell   917-626-8590
www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-welles <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-welles> 
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On Monday, October 11, 2021, 6:11 PM, Paula Oleska <paula at brainupgrade.biz <mailto:paula at brainupgrade.biz> > wrote:

Shelley is the best at conveying the essence of Gotham meetings. This is a brilliant Shelleygram! I look forward to more virtual meeting and in person meetings and more Happy Hours (which you all should visit!)

To your health, Shelley, Fred and Gotham!

Paula

Paula Oleska, President and CEO

Natural Intelligence Systems, Inc.

646 554 3461

www.BrainUpgrade.biz <http://www.brainupgrade.biz/> 

https://www.NaturalIntelligenceSystems.com/

https://business.facebook.com/BrainUpgradeSystem/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulaoleska/

From: Fredslist <fredslist-bounces at gothamnetworking.com <mailto:fredslist-bounces at gothamnetworking.com> > On Behalf Of Shelley Simpson, Esq
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 2:56 PM
To: fredslist at gothamnetworking.com <mailto:fredslist at gothamnetworking.com> 
Subject: [Fredslist] And so it has been going ...

Almost two years ago we Gothamites embarked on an uncertain journey fueled with a burning desire to keep our community together and help each other navigate through CoronaTimes. 

First step – move our meetings from rooms to zooms. Not everyone liked that plan. Soon “zoom fatigue” replaced complaints about commuting. And yet we kept moving forward.

As we start to come out on the other side of the pandemic, this chronicler has made some observations. 

Obstacles gave rise to opportunity. We have seen our community grow as new members joined and former members have returned. 

Uncertainty in the workplace and elsewhere?  Offer Tuesday COVID updates which evolved into Business Seminars.

Concern over how to build our businesses while in lockdown? More meetings, more promos, more opportunities to ride the circuit, and virtual 1-1s. Bring a Guest Days offered an opportunity to bring new faces to the screen. New groups were formed to take advantage of the age of virtual networking.

Our need to laugh and play? Offer Zoom entertainment - Karaoke, magic, musicians, comics, all made their way to our screens.  The Battle of the bands went virtual and International. We learned that Gotham has talent albeit at varying degrees.

Happy hours that were occasional became weekly gatherings where we learned that some of us tell jokes and some tell jokes that are actually funny.  And some of us are natural laugh tracks.

Last month we ventured off zoom and returned to in-person, full-body, gatherings for the Yankee-Mets Game, our annual picnic and the Bob Formica Golf Outing. 

As quickly as we moved to virtual reality, our reality became virtually as though no time had passed.

After 2 years looking at disembodied faces in boxes, many of us met in person for the first time with some surprises. Some of us are taller, some not so tall. Some wear silly shorts. Some are more shy in person, some more outgoing. We all like to eat, and laugh and enjoy being together.

Voices have greater resonance in person, smiles are warmer, conversation is easier.  We enjoy fist and elbow bumps and even some hugs. Gathering live and in-person is the best!

We have come a long way together on this crazy journey. And it is not quite over yet.

Gotham being what it is … protean in nature … isn’t going backward. We will, no doubt, move into the next stage keeping the old and new tools in our Gotham toolbox and adding more as we go.

So stay tuned – there have been silver linings along the way and the best is yet to come.  

shelleygram™️ 

Be Well! 

Shelley Simpson, JD

Business Development & Success Partner 

646-549-7217

Inspiring healthy living, conscious giving and sustainable growing globally!

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Shelley Simpson, JD

Business Development & Success Partner 

646-549-7217

Inspiring healthy living, conscious giving and sustainable growing globally!

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