Pulse August 2017 | Page 8

Have you ever been super Cuddy, page 30 and Daniel Pink, page intimidated by a project? You stay awake 50), and hearing insight from ISPA at night going over the details in your Conference veterans (page 40), that head. You double or triple check every- intimidation turned to sheer excitement. thing to a fault. You even spend your savasana thinking about crossing your three months away from my first ISPA t’s and dotting your i’s. Conference and I can barely contain Well, that’s how I felt about this issue of Pulse. This is a big one, folks. This is the pre- @ISPAPulseEditor labor come to life, or to meet all the incredible ISPA members who have gone out of their way to make me feel welcome get an entire membership of people in this new role. The light at the end of excited about the 2017 ISPA Conference the tunnel is ignited and, if I could, I’d & Expo, which itself is the biggest event take a high-speed train to get there. So, I hope you enjoy this pre- never actually attended an ISPA Conference edition of Pulse. Bookmark Conference & Expo, and you can see the parts that get you excited for the where my intimidation comes from. 2017 ISPA Conference & Expo. Use it to But as I started getting to know the @PulseEditor myself. I can’t wait to see the fruits of our Conference issue. This issue is meant to of the year. Add that to the fact that I’ve FOLLOW KELLY As I write this, I am almost exactly plan your trip to Las Vegas in October. PDS speakers (page 32), interviewing our Trust me, the missed savasanas were amazing General Session speakers (Amy worth it. —KELLY HEITZ, EDITOR “ 6 PULSE This is the big one, folks. This is the pre-conference issue. This issue is meant to get an entire membership of people excited about the 2017 ISPA Conference & Expo, which itself is the biggest event of the year. ■ July 2017 ”