about the man I adore
Let me tell you about my husband, Bob Nicols.
I’m pretty sure he used his own methodology and process to snag me on the first date.
What gets him out of bed every morning, after working all day and into the night, is impacting the lives of others.
He sacrifices. He mentors. He gives of himself freely.
He always takes the call, and you'd never know if it wasn't a convenient time or if he was too tired or stressed, because he always sets it all aside when someone needs advice or an ear, whether it's business or personal.
He’s an incredible Dad and Grandad, and an amazing mentor and example for my sons. He’s a published author and a bad-ass drummer and producer of his band Melt Behind the Wheel.
The best thing about this night was seeing all the millenials and gen z’s jaws on the floor watching a band of boomers rock their world with a bit of Santana!
He founded Axiom Sales Kinetics (formerly Burton Training Group) in 1990. He’s personally mentored thousands and is responsible for hundreds of millions dollars in sales. To this day, he still gets phone calls out of the blue from former students and C-level executives, telling him how much his program has impacted their lives, both professionally and personally.
He has no idea how many times I’ve recorded him speaking…..
He has the business acumen of a #SharkTank shark, the tenacity and business savvy of a million entrepreneurs, and a creative "all problems are solvable" mindset that NEVER sleeps. As Paris Hilton would say….THAT’S HOT. 😈
There was no such thing as Sunday Funday while building a business, from home, during a pandemic.
With all that talent and swagger, he should be one cocky MF, but my husband is anything but cocky. He is the most humble, loyal, compassionate, fair, responsible, authentic, hard-working, and loving human being I know, and I thank my lucky 🍀 shamrocks ☘️ every day that he chose me to be his partner.
This quote from Friedrich Nietzsche hangs in Bobby’s office.
In 2006, a single mom who had sworn off marrying again begged her boss at AT&T to allow her to miss sales training so she could be in the field making sales instead of sitting through another sales training class.
I'd been through them all, I said!
I thank God every day my boss denied my request, and Bobby and I still reach out and thank him on every anniversary, crediting him for our union.
So on Valentine's Day 2006, I met the love of my life. I walked into sales training nearly an hour late, as we didn't have GPS back then or our cars telling us how to get from Lafayette to Baton Rouge. I am horrible with directions and ended up headed to New Orleans!
same reason I had to spend a couple extra weeks in basic training, because I couldn’t find my way out of the forest, even with a compass 😂
It sounds corny as all hell, but I introduced myself, apologized for my tardiness, shook his hand, and felt that…as Carrie Bradshaw said… that ZA ZA ZU!
ALL THE THINGS they say happens when you fall that hard from a knowing connection with another person, I experienced, and then some!
Bobby goes on with his introduction about how the sales profession is TOUGH, and how so many don’t realize the sacrifice that goes in to a job that is ALWAYS in jeopardy if you don’t make your quota, and goes on about how much time we have to spend away from our families.
This was the first Valentine’s Day I’d not been there when my boys woke up to give them their Valentine’s baskets, so I immediately started bawling my face off!
The Valentine’s Day baskets I made for my boys that I had to leave at the foot of their bed that morning 😢
It wasn’t love at first sight, it was even better. It was love at a first handshake. The spark was undeniable. A whirlwind romance that made our heads spin and hearts flutter all day has evolved in to a love and partnership I never thought possible.
And here we are, so many years later, proving that the best things in life aren't planned. I’ve been lucky enough to ride his coattails and be a part of building a business that will continue to positively impact lives. I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished together! We couldn’t have done it without the help and sacrifice of our partner, friend, and my newly adopted brother, Brian Kludas. We know Axiom is in good hands and bae and I are diving in to retired life filled with beach sunrises, cotton candy sky sunsets, long bike rides, gobs of live music, festivals, concerts, plays, sound baths, Traeger Pool Days, and just so much love, even in the silence.
I still have this blouse and wear it on special dates, and it always gets a sneaky smirk out of Bobby.
This went on in all areas of our house for 2 years, 12-18 hours a day, 7 days a week #justaskaxiom
I adore you, Bob Nicols, and am so proud to be your wife and partner during this life!
M&M … #iykyk 💕💕💕
