,,,See you there! My Zoom Link: MJ Durkin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: MJ Durkin's Personal Meeting Room Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2149297486?pwd=jgu6wWgFdY4znka9kkfAroSwGVYJZJ.1 Meeting ID: 214 929 7486 Passcode: 1935 See you at 8:00pm EASTERN!!! Positively. MJ Durkin

- I'm a New Yorker at heart. I grew up in Queens, New York, before moving to New Jersey in 1975. I've been a Jersey guy for most of my life, but there's still a little New York in me. - I'm an Air Force veteran. My military experience is an important part of my background and helped shape the person I am today. - I'm a relatively new husband, but not a newly acquainted one! Sharon (affectionately known as the Redhead) and I got married on August 23, 2025, after dating for 17 years. Sometimes you just have to make it official! - I'm a proud father and grandfather. We raised 5 kids, 2 boys and 3 girls, and I've recently entered one of life's newest adventures: being Poppy to my grandson Callum. - I used to be a professional cook. I worked as a chef and pizzaiolo (that's Italian for pizza maker) in a small Italian restaurant. I still love experimenting in the kitchen, and cooking for family and friends is one of my favorite things to do. - Music is a big part of my life. I play guitar and perform in a classic rock and country duo called Sunday's Afternoon with my musical partner James. For me, playing guitar is a form of therapy. - I wear a couple of different hats at church. I'm the lay leader at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Pemberton, New Jersey, where I also preach most Sundays. I enjoy finding ways to connect ancient biblical wisdom with everyday life. - I'm in the financial services business. I'm a Senior Regional Leader with Primerica, where I enjoy helping families understand their finances, protect what they've built, and work toward financial independence. I also enjoy mentoring others who want to build a business of their own. - I'm a lifelong learner and a bit of a history buff. Whether it's studying Scripture, exploring family genealogy, learning something new, or getting lost in a good discussion, I'm generally curious about how things work and why people think the way they do. - I believe life is supposed to be enjoyed. I love good food, good music, travel, family adventures, and a little humor. I also believe that loud Hawaiian shirts are perfectly acceptable attire, provided Sharon approves!

Great training tonight, an awesome reminder of the many things I've learned from MJ over the years, and a few new ones, too. When this pops up in the classroom, listen (MJ will tell you he doesn't know why there's a T in there), but listen to it over and over, until you internalize the material. Run the classroom through your car stereo while you're commuting or out running errands. Put it on your earphones while you're out jogging to the ice cream shop to help with your weight loss. Repetition and reinforcement is the parent of learning (I hope I got it right that time) Love you all, love growing with yous, let's go make something big happen.

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As 2026 is winding down to a close, I'm beginning to train my team on how to get to our annual convention in July. It dawned on me that maybe my experiences might help our group, as well. Firstly, since we typically know 6 to 12 months in advance, we can break down the finances of the trip into easy monthly payments to ourselves. Put that money into a separate bank account or an envelope earmarked for convention. Consider getting an Airbnb with some teammates to spread out the housing costs, and consider running contests during the run up to convention to get reimbursed for housing costs if certain production levels are met. But, here's something that many of us forget... we can also get in some vacation days while we're on our convention trip. Here's the mistake I made the first time I went to a national convention, I scheduled my vacation for after the work event, and lost some momentum coming out of the event. So, my cheap advice would be to vacation for a few days prior to the convention, go to the work event, and then race home and get to work while you've still got convention fire and excitement. Hope that helps someone in some small way.