A Transcript of my CBI Cocktail Hour Speech On Dreams

By: Steven Moore, CIS Director of Business Development

stevenmoore@cis-partners.com

In thinking about how I wanted to recap this past CBI Medicaid conference --- which was littered with good times, good laughs, great food, friends and, of course, Diet Cokes --- I realized that some of my favorite friends were not present this year. I know with the economy the way it is, and budgets being tight, that a conference may be sacrificed here or there. I wanted you to know that you were all missed and I thought it would be a nice idea to make you ‘feel’ as if you were there. In addition, I wanted to get this out there for those who were sleeping or had already ducked out of the conference at this time (or were already at the bar).

Therefore, I decided to provide a transcription of my cocktail hour speech about dreams. It was in PowerPoint with magic wands and movement (Yes, CIS pays me for this), so some of it will be lost, but I think the pictures should give you the gist.

Here’s to hoping I’ll see y’all at the next conference - especially IIR in September in the beautiful Windy City! (I’m an equal opportunity conference sponsor sponsor - Welcome to the Department of Redundancy Department.)

“Hello, my name is Steven Moore and I’m a proud member of the Compliance Implementation Services (better known as CIS) team.

This is a speech about dreams. It’s about picturing what you want and doing everything you need to do to get it.

Before I get started, I’m going to lay out the golden rule for this speech. I realize that I am, in fact, the last person standing between you and that first drink --- notice I said first. Therefore, I will do everything I can to keep this brief. If anyone knows me well enough, they'll also know that I'm standing between myself as well.

So, as we think about dreams, let’s start with this young man. Any thoughts out there? This young man dreamed of playing professional baseball --- but his dream was way more specific. He dreamed of being the best player and the captain of the greatest sports franchise this earth has ever seen - the New York Yankees. Of course, I’m talking about Derek Jeter. He is the Yankee captain, has won four world series titles, and has more hits than any player in baseball in the last 10 years (and- I don’t think - he does steroids like ex-Boston Red Sox like Manny Ramirez).

Since Derek realized his dream, I thought, in the spirit of Disney, that we’d make another dream come true. Ladies and gents, allow me to present CIS’ Chris Cobourn. (I do have copies of my resume handy --- as most of you know Chris is a die hard Red Sox fan)

Next there is this little fella. Any thoughts? He dreamed big. He dreamed of shattering every golfing record there is and he’s well on his way. Of course, I’m talking about none other than Tiger Woods. He is the winner of 14 major championships and over a hundred tournaments worldwide. He’s also well on his way to becoming the first “billion dollar athlete.”

Again, since Tiger realized his dream, let’s grant one more wish for CIS’ newest kid on the block: Bill Baxter.

Finally, there is this young man. His dreams were a bit different and a bit larger than the others. He was a bit awkward and people had trouble understanding why he called his mother’s father AMPa. He dreamed of the legends in the industry.

I’m proud to say that this young man is Me. Steven Moore. A proud GP Geek.

Finally, I will not make this a commercial, but will tell you that I couldn’t imagine a better place to work or a better group of people. I encourage you to stop by our booth and introduce yourself.

We’ve had a great year at CIS and, as a thank you to those who have helped make it happen and those who will help us come back even stronger next year, the drinks are on CIS tonight. Thank you.”