ABC Regional Conference at Tulalip
The conference was conducted last week and was held at Tulalip Casino and Spa. There were many great speakers and teachers. I myself was especially fond of Michael Buschmohle , Pamela Ziemann, and Peter Merry. Things I have learned (and learned again for Peter Merry’s case) are invaluable to me personally and for my business.
But I do like to say this first: Tulalip Casino rocks, period!
There are 28 casinos operating in the state of Washington and I have been to two of them. The first visit was to the one in Auburn many, many years ago accompanying some visiting friends, and then last November I was doing a wedding at Muchleshoot casino. No impression, except I was surprised by the almost full parking lots at Muchleshoot. For Tulalip, I have seen it’s getting built, first the casino and then the tall building next to it. I have seen the traffic jam on the I-5 off ram, and yet I have never made an attempt to stop and pay a visit. It was just one of these many casinos you see almost everywhere you go, right?
Well, how wrong I was! I still haven’t visited its casino site as the conference was held at the resort site (the tall building), and I was blown away! We were given tours to its spa and many themed rooms. One word: ‘Wow!’. Even their standard room looks and feels better than most hotels’ standard rooms. It’s a common feeling among my colleagues: who would have thought!
Of course my mind was also busy on setting up imaginary bride to different cool locations and/or spots, and there were many. This place will definitely one of my favorites for bridal session photographs.
I must disclaim that I do not receive any incentives for praising about Tulalip. I am doing this because I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised by its quality. In the Communication seminar, one of the common mistakes is ‘prejudice’, a pre-formed opinion based on insufficient knowledge. If there is anything I could have learned from this experience, it is to keep an open mind. In many situations, my knowledge is not sufficient.