Little River Chamber of Commerce

Good day from Little River, SC!  I hope all of you Holiday plans are being completed so everyone can relax and enjoy the season.  The Little River Chamber of Commerce wishes you Merry Christmas.   The Chamber's primary objective is to make this area an even better place to live, work and play.  Part of the Chamber's mission is to be a community leader and assist in the economic development of the region through service, innovation, community leadership and collaboration.  They wish your business a successful new year.  Speaking of success, here's an article about being a success. 

Please enjoy this excerpt from the article by Glenn Shepard

"Our flight [from Las Vegas] back to Nashville was delayed because the Southwest Airlines flight crew decided a passenger was too drunk to fly and asked him to get off the plane.

He was country music star John Rich.

John was formerly with Lonestar and Big & Rich. He co-wrote Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman”, Faith Hill’s “Mississippi Girl”, and Jason Aldean’s “Why”. He also won Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, raising over $1,000,000 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. (Fellow Nashvillian Dave Ramsey was his biggest donor).

The woman sitting beside me read Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now and then watched a movie on her iPhone during the long and crowded flight home.  After she got over a coughing attack, we chit chatted about how dry the air is in Vegas. When we got back, I noticed her carryon bag was so much bigger than her that she had to carry it on her back with two shoulder straps, like a soldier carrying a back pack. But that was no back pack; it was a guitar.

She was country star Lee Ann Womack. 

In addition to her smash hit “I Hope You Dance”, she’s won a combined 10 CMA and ACM awards, and a Grammy.

The next day when Alec Baldwin got thrown off a plane because he wouldn’t turn off his iPhone, I heard people asking why he doesn’t fly in a private jet.

It’s because everyone from the media to politicians trying to convince voters that high income earners don’t pay "their fair share" of taxes (see chart below) have painted a very unrealistic picture of what life is like for highly successful people.

While there are mega-wealthy folks like Bill Gates that fly on private jets and jerks like Alec Baldwin, they’re the exception. Most rich and famous people wait their turn, abide by the rules, and pay their fair share of taxes.

Thinking life is a bed of roses for high-achievers only leads to resentment. And resenting high-achievers is a sure fire way to sabotage one’s own chances of becoming a high-achiever."



With this in mind, let's not forget to shop locally, visit the area's dining establishments and take advantage of all the Grand Strand has to offer.  For a wealth of information about the best restaurants, shopping, relocation, golf and local events, visit the Little River Chamber's website, www.littleriverchamber.org.