per-form-ance (n) 1. The act, process, or manner of performing.
2. An accomplishment: deed. 3. To begin, carry out, fulfill. 4. To function in a certain way: act.

I would like to congratulate you on discovering the Colorado regional edition of PERFORMANCE Magazine!

Performance Strategies!
Colorado PERFORMANCE Magazine is UNIQUE! We have the only professional business oriented publication in Colorado that delivers 100 percent constructive success-oriented content every time! We are very excited to be the conduit between our readers and our contributing writers ?- some of the most successful people in the region ? as they share lessons they have learned in their life, career, and business.

International Performance!
We follow the model of Publisher Jeff Magee?s International PERFORMANCE Magazine, which has brought you hard-hitting lessons on success written EXCLUSIVELY for our magazine by some of the most inspiring minds in the world such as Deepak Chopra, T. Harv Eker, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Tony Robbins, and in this issue, President Obama. The International PERFORMANCE Magazine is included inside our regional magazine every time.

Performance Achievers!
In this issue, former astronaut Dr. Ronald Sega brings us insight into the unique path of personal achievement that eventually took him into space. A forgotten model of humility and honesty in connections and relationships is the foundation of success for Norman Affleck, during his 60 year career as a Tire Industry legend and for Richard Williams as a Native American leader. Terry Bryan addresses the challenge of pushing on through difficult times while still reaching for success at a black belt level. Leadership through inspiration and transparency has propelled Elisa Morgan to the highest level of women?s leadership. Jeff Olson points out that pursuing his greatest joy allowed him to represent our country as a two time Olympian, and carry that passion for human performance through to his business.

Performance Marketing!
Anthony Sanchez gives us a powerful model to implement Performance Marketing in our businesses. Mike O?Neil, one of the top social networkers in Colorado, tells us how to leverage many opportunities for marketing that social networking provides.

Performance PARTNERS!
We?ve selected a limited number of valued PERFORMANCE Advertising Partners for this issue, so please take note of their products and services, and look for opportunities to support them in any way you can. When you utilize one of our Ad Partners, always make sure to tell them you saw them in Colorado PERFORMANCE Magazine.

Performance and BEYOND! You can find a wealth of performance multi-media articles, recordings, and other valuable performance tools on our new website! Go to www.ColoradoPerformanceMagazine.com and explore the KnowledgeVault for access to more performance enriching content!