Elevator Dream

So last night, I dreamed that I entered an elevator and the elevator fell. It was one of the 'wake up in a cold sweat' dreams. I was a little curious about what the dream could symbolize and here are a few ideas I've found on the web.

First, from Dream Symbols, Guest Author, Pathena Black states, "Descending in an elevator may symbolize a descent into the unconscious to explore hidden issues or meanings. Traveling downwards can also represent a feeling of loss of personal power or control, or a feeling of losing progress."

According to Dream Centrals, Dream Dictionary, "An elevator dream is a rather complex dream and you should interpret it in light of all the other symbols in your dream, for one thing, if the elevator is going up your fortunes will increase, down is the opposite. If the elevator continues to go up and down with out letting you off means you have let your emotions, or your situation, get out of control and must do something to stop it."

Finally, a post from the Arizona Republic states, "Many dreamers have frightening elevator dreams: a cable breaks and they plummet down or somehow they are launched into space. In the first instance, the subconscious could be forecasting something the dreamer would see as a drastic loss, the stock market turning south or losing one's job. In the second, the dreamer could be in store for a fabulous promotion or opportunity."

So, the dream probably was a subconscious awareness of my second day at the Bell. Who knows?

Yum! Brands loses top executive to Quiznos.

Former Yum executive heads to Quiznos

Business First of Louisville

The Quiznos sandwich chain has tapped a former Yum Brands Inc. executive as its new president.

David Deno served as chief operating officer at Louisville-based Yum, which owns Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and other fast-food chains, until December 2005, when he resigned for "personal reasons."

Before taking over as COO, he served as chief financial officer for Yum.

At Quiznos, Deno is in charge of the Denver-based company's field operations, operations support, delivery and catering sales and implementation.

He also heads international development and oversees food and equipment distribution.

Between Yum and Quiznos, Deno was managing director of CCMP Capital, an ownership partner in Quiznos. While at CCMP, Deno sat on the Quiznos board.

Louisville -- and Yum Brands -- has been a rich source of executives for Quiznos over the past year.

Last April, Andrew Skehan, a former COO for Churchill Downs Inc., was named president of Quiznos' European, Middle Eastern and African operations. Prior to joining Churchill, he held top operational posts with PepsiCo Inc., from which Yum was spun off, and KFC Corp., a Yum subsidiary.

Quiznos also has hired Mike Elliott, a former executive vice president for Yum; Steve Provost, who was chief marketing officer for Yum; and Kevin Dearth, a former senior vice president of field operations for Yum.

For the original article please visit Business First.

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Frank Sinatra - 'My Way'

Going into the second day of Yum! experience, I thought I would post Frank Sinatra's 'My Way'. It was a pretty long, scary, lonely, depressing job search, but I did it my way. Once again, thank you to all my family and friends for supporting me during my unemployment.

If you want to learn more about the song 'My Way' click here to visit Wikipedia

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Day 1: In the beginning...Part dos

Fun at Yum! My first day was a great experience at Taco Bell. I was exposed to a lot. My training manager, C, was having a bad day when I arrived. She was short two people, the network connection was down, and she was getting backed up on her daily responsibilities. I was able to see the speed of the position immediately. My training was pretty simple. I covered the basic orientation, restaurant safety, and food safety. The afternoon was a treat because I was able to attend the weekly/bi-weekly management meeting and was able to meet the area managers.

I'm pretty pumped to begin the program. I see a lot of potential and opportunity.

Quote of the day: David Novak, “Humility is going to be critically important for him. It's going to be horrendous. It's going to be excruciating for him.”

Footprints in the Sand - Mary Stevenson

Here's another one of my favorite poems. It was actually printed on a small picture that hung in my grandparents house when I was a child. Later in my life, it appeared during my grandfather's funeral, and now, I hold it close to my heart.

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,

“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”

The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”

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Mary Stevenson, 1936