Bill Farley and Zrii ™ part 2
As I mentioned in Part #1 of this 4 part series Bill Farley, said some very interesting things about Zrii in a meeting I attended in Salt Lake City and I wanted to share them to you. For instance, he told us about how very important Zrii is to him and how this is actually Farley’s most important focus. For instance, to put things in perspective, Bill Farley said that as he has reviewed his incredible past experiences like being part owner of the White Sox or owning the parent company of Fruit of the Loom that at one point employed over 55,000 people, that “it’s been a very interesting business career for me”. But Bill Farley went on to say “And what I am about to tell you I feel with total absolute confidence. This business of Zrii, and this business opportunity of Zrii, and the product Zrii, and all that surrounds this brand, is the most exciting business opportunity that I have ever been associated with.”
Bill Farley continued and said, “So when you look at what I have done, and I don’t mean that in an un-humble way, over this career, as I have looked at so many different businesses and so many different opportunities, I have come to that conclusion.”
There was a slight pause, and Bill Farley continued and said, “So, some of you might be interested in knowing, well why would I say that? Why would I at this stage in my career would I be so confident, so comfortable in saying this is the most exciting business opportunity I have ever been involved with and in my opinion it is the most exciting business opportunity, and product opportunity and brand opportunity that you will have ever seen in your career and may never see again in your career.”
Bill Farley scanned the audience and saw them change their sitting posture and said “Now that’s a pretty bold statement, right? That’s a pretty bold statement! So, let me explain why I think that.”
Then Bill Farley went on to explain that whenever anyone asks him for advice about how to be successful and what not, that he would always say the same thing: “Find something you really love to do.”
For instance, Bill Farley said “Over the years I have owned railroad companies, railroad products, and automotive products.”
Bill Farley then asked, “Do you think I really loved automotive parts?
(pause) No.
Do you think I really loved railroad products?
(pause) No.”
Bill Farley, walked to the other side of the stage and said, “I really loved Fruit of the Loom, because it was a great brand, but you know, underwear is underwear. I won’t check, I won’t check to see what brand you are wearing today. I have given that part of my career up. But anyways, it used to be pretty embarrassing at some of the meetings I ran” (laughter).
Shaking his head, Bill Farley continued, “So first of all, find something you really love to do.
Ok, if you look at my career, there is a very consistent theme in terms of my life and that is an interest in and a passion for health, nutrition and fitness. If you look at when I was running various companies, I would always talk about and put in wellness programs in places like in the Midwest, or at UAW or with the united steelworkers, or wherever, it didn’t matter. I put in gyms, I put in no smoking programs, weight reduction programs, I did it for the people that were working for those companies.”
Then Bill Farley asked, “Why? (pause) Because I know that as an owner, as an employer so to speak, that that was an obligation that I had to make their lives a little bit better, not just a paycheck, but also make their lives a little better.”
Bill Farley then changed his posture and became more pensative and said “For me that was tough, I know that some of you have heard me talk before, or some of you have heard me say that when I was younger my grandma would say, hey Bill, the most important thing in your life is your health, because if you’ve got health, you’ve got everything. I think I told some of you that, you know, I thought it was because we were not so well off as a family and that was her way of making me feel better, not just physically, you know, but making me feel that it was ok, that if you really have your health, then wealth you didn’t need to be concerned about.”
Bill Farley started to pace around the stage and said, “But in reality think about it, if you have great health and you take care of yourself and your family’s, you really are, I mean oh my god, what great gift that is?
Because, you think about. Ok, you could make X dollars or you could make X millions and so forth, but if you are ill, right? If you wake up some morning ill, you don’t care about anything else. Other than you’re ill and you deal with it.”
Bill Farley then said, “So for me health fitness and nutrition was always something that was really really important. I can’t tell you exactly why, but you know I guess it is just part of my DNA, it was part of where my head was.”
Then with great excitement, Bill Farley said “You know, wow, look at Zrii, what is it all about? It’s not just about the product; it’s about health, and nutrition, and wellness and the mind, the body and spirit coming together.
So first of all, now I am doing something that I always had a passion for and that I think is absolutely wonderful.”
In conclusion, Bill Farley said, “So, find something you love to do. So for me health, nutrition, and you know, here we are in Zrii.”
In Part 3 in this series about the Bill Farley Zrii speech, you will hear Bill Farley discuss the other reason about why he is so very passionate about his role in Zrii.
Douglas Schwartz is a Zrii Independent Executive. Zrii and The Original Amalaki are registered trademarks of Zrii LLC. The Chopra Center is a registered trademark of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.
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