Momentum - Business to Business Online Magazine October 2016 | Seite 2

From The President / CEO
Steve Paterson
Let’s Do Business!

Good old American entrepreneurial spirit is alive and growing in League City, the region and in
this great State of Texas. As in previous generations, people in this period of time are no different
and are traveling to where the work and opportunity exists. Today that is here in Texas and more
specifically, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas/Ft.Worth and of course Houston.
It was my pleasure the last week to sit with a couple of chamber members who are chasing that
elusive American dream of comforts and success. They, like many others, are looking to achieve
the American dream and trying to figure out that magic formula that others seem to discover or
find that we read about or hear in stories from others. We have all seen it or heard it … overnight
success as a descriptor of those who seem to have arrived. They were passionate, engaged and
focused in our discussion. They were seeking that magic bullet and hoping I would have that or
would at least move them one step closer to their goal.We hope that this will be the first of many
discussions we hope to have in the future as we continue to assist them on their journey.
I have learned over the years that there are no secret formulas or mysterious ways that enable one
to reach the American dream.To quote Winston Churchill; a young reporter said to him during the
later stages of World War Two when the tides of war were turning in the Allies favor, “you seem to
be very lucky sir,” to which Sir Winston replied after a few seconds of thought, “it seems the harder
I work the luckier I get.”
Over the years, I have had the pleasure to meet many individuals who have attained the elusive
American Dream and had time to discuss with them their journeys. There is always common
links in all their discussions with me; they include of course hard work, persistence, belief, the
understanding of risk and the willingness to fail and most importantly, not being shy about seeking
help and knowledge. They all had mentors or individuals they could turn too to talk out their
frustrations, ideas and problems. They were seekers of knowledge and a thirst to learn believing
that through this associative process, it would help lead to their success.
As we close out the remainder of 2016 and move into 2017, we at the chamber of commerce want
you to know we are here to help obtain those skills and knowledge that you may need to get to
the next step in your journey to success. Our mission is to assist our members in anyway we can to
help make sure you have the resources you need or the ability to meet or reach your goals. To find
individuals who can assist you in getting to that next step in your journey to the American Dream.
We feel honored that these members who we met with this past week have the trust in us to help
them in their journeys. So our message to you our members is simple, let us help you do business.
Who knows, between your hard work and our ability to make connections and supply knowledge,
we may both be just that much closer to attaining the American Dream. So come see us and let’s
do business.

Steve Paterson