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Show A-8 The Park Record Former Jazz player passes on keys to a successful team with first book His experiences in life inspired the advice he gives CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record When Mark Eaton was playing basketball at UCLA, former NBA player Wilt Chamberlain pulled him aside and asked him why he was running up and down the court trying to catch players who were quicker than him. Chamberlain told Eaton to use his strengths and focus on stopping players from getting the ball in the basket. “It was a really life-changing moment for me. I finally understood what my place was out on the basketball court,” Eaton said. From then on, Eaton followed the advice of using his talents and had a successful career playing for the Utah Jazz. He calls it “knowing your job,” and he emphasizes it in his new book, “The Four Commitments of a Winning Team.” Eaton, a Park City resident and motivational speaker, released the book last month. He uses ex- COURTESY OF TERI EATON Mark Eaton released his first book last month. He uses experiences from his life as a basketball player for the Utah Jazz to teach the importance of teamwork. periences from his life to provide tips for individuals and groups who are striving to build an efficient and successful team. He said that the book is designed to help both managers and employees rethink how they approach their interactions with others. Businesses can benefit from creating a strong team that is aligned in its purpose and goals, which is similar to basketball and other sports teams, he said. “It doesn’t matter how many great players you have, if they don’t play well together, you won’t go anywhere. You’ll just be going off in five different directions,” he said. He spent years considering writing the book before sitting down to do it. He has spoken to corporations about teamwork for 10 years and heard from multiple individuals that they wanted more resources to learn about the topic, such as a book. Eaton would often put pen to paper to record his stories or thoughts, but always put his project back on the shelf. Last year, his wife Teri finally encouraged him to finish it. Together, they found a publisher in Salt Lake City and pushed the manuscript through the editing process quickly in order to get it ready to go by the end of basketball season. Now that it is done, he said that having a book published is both “wonderful and scary.” “You’ve put your life and your works in written form and you are handing it to somebody,” he said. “That vulnerability has been a little intimidating, even for a guy (who is) 7-foot-4. But at the same time, it is a great feeling to know that it is done.” He said that it has been reflective to write his story down as well, because he has realized how exceptional some of his experiences have been. He was working as an auto mechanic as a youngster when an assistant basketball coach, Tom Lubin, approached him and asked if he had ever considered playing basketball. “In the process of writing the – JUST LISTED – 2470 E DEER VALLE Y DRIVE POWDER RUN UNIT B-1 1 book, I guess it became a bit more profound to me that, ‘Yeah, I have had a pretty unique story and a pretty unique journey,’” he said. He said that he loves helping people reach their full potential, which is why he does motivational speaking and wrote his book. He hopes to continue to speak on the topic and, potentially, write another book down the road. “Ultimately, I look at the book as my gift to other people,” he said. “The people that came into my life gave me some incredible gifts of coaching me and showing me what I needed to do next. The book is my way of passing it on to others.” Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, May 5-8, 2018 Nightly Lodging Tally Occupancy Report for week of May 6-12, 2018 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Sun Mon Tues 2018 - As of 4/15/18 2017 - As of 4/15/17 2016 - Historic Actuals Wed Thurs Fri Sat Week High 2018 ........Wed 45% Week High 2017 ........Wed 21% Weekly Average 2018 ....... 28% Weekly Average 2017 ....... 16% NOTE: This is not a forecast of bookings. Data presented in this report represents occupancy on the books as of the report date. Source: DestiMetrics & Park City Chamber/Bureau © 2018 Flight Boutique spreads wings It recently opened a second location in Salt Lake City CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record The owners of Flight Boutique on Main Street have considered expanding to Salt Lake City for a couple of years. They kept their eyes on the real estate market, and when they saw an opening last fall, they made the decision to move within a week. Now, the women’s apparel, shoes and accessories store has its second location at Trolley Square. Blaire Isleib, co-founder of Flight Boutique, said that it has been a lot of work to get everything set up, especially in the limited timeframe. They had about one month to get the shop ready. They opened in December. She said that in the months since opening, they have been pleasantly surprised with the fashion scene in Salt Lake City and are enjoying expanding their clientele. They have been able to expand their offerings as well by adding an active wear department. “We are happy with the decision so far,” she said. She said that she and her business partner, Kristen Doyon, are COURTESY OF BLAIRE ISLEIB Kristen Doyon, left, and Blaire Isleib recently opened a second location of Flight Boutique in Salt Lake City. considering further expansion. Now that the Salt Lake location is running smoothly, they are fo- cusing on establishing a strong presence online with an online boutique. Utah is top state for startups Amazon ranked it No. 1, California was second SUBMITTED BY AMAZON 2 Bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms | 1,500 Square Feet | $835,000 On Thursday, Amazon revealed its list of the Top 10 Most Entrepreneurial States with the most small and medium-sized businesses per capita selling on Amazon. 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Scott Maizlish REALTOR® 435.901.4309 scott.maizlish@sothebysrealty.com scottmaizlish.com This material is based upon information that we consider reliable, but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete, including price, or withdrawal without notice; square footage is an estimate only. ©MMXVIII Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a licensed trademark to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. An Equal Opportunity Company. Each office is independently owned and operated. Park East units are flexible Center, Lit Salon Park East and Summit Auto Lab moved in. Soon after, he bought land in Summit County and prepared to replicate the same building that he created in Wasatch County. More than one year later, he broke ground on Park East II. He said that the county was helpful and supportive in the zoning and licensing of the land. Molly Crosswhite, a real estate advisor for Engel & Völkers, is helping fill the units. She businesses selling on Amazon, visit: aboutamazon.com/smallbusiness. “It is exciting to see Utah at the top of our list ahead other great entrepreneurial states like California and New York,” said Nicholas Denissen, vice president at Amazon. “From incredible handmade artisans to small businesses inventing sustainable and eco-friendly products, there are thousands of Utah-based businesses demonstrating a tremendous entrepreneurial spirit — more per capita than in any other state. More than 300,000 small and medium-sized businesses from across the U.S. that started selling on Amazon in 2017, and we’re working hard to help them all keep growing.” The Top 10 Most Entrepreneurial States are, in order, Utah, California, New York, Colorado, New Jersey, Washington, Florida, Delaware, Massachusetts and Oregon. “Selling on Amazon has made my Utah-based home business possible,” said Christine Krogue, of Mama Moon Boutique in Salt Lake City. “Amazon customers make up 99 percent of my business and have allowed me to grow my business to a multi-million dollar company, hire additional stay-at-home moms in my neighborhood, and make a difference in the lives of my partners in Nepal.” Thanks to entrepreneurs like Christine, half of the items sold on Amazon worldwide are from small and medium-sized businesses. Small and medium-sized businesses on Amazon come from every state in the U.S. and more than 130 countries around the world. said that businesses are attracted by the flexibility of designing the space to fit their needs. That is what attracted Ray to the development. Park City Brewery is currently located at 2720 Rasmussen Road and has hit its max ceiling limit with its fermentation tank. By purchasing the 14,400-square-foot unit at Park East, the brewery is able to have 28-foot ceilings to hold its bigger tanks. “We recently have had a difficult time keeping up with demand,” he said. He said that it has been a challenge to find a building in Park City that would allow them to have ceilings that tall, which is part of the reason why the company spent two years looking for a location. At the Park East II location, the brewery will also have a loading dock so it can fill semitrucks with products more effi- ciently. “We will be able to get more capacity out of it,” he said. “We are really looking forward to it.” Ray is also excited to be surrounded by a diverse range of businesses and residents, which will add “some life to the area.” Higgins agreed. “I love it,” he said. “That is what makes Park City, Park City. It bleeds energy. Diversity is good in everything.” Crosswhite said that she was drawn to the development because of how unique it is in allowing individuals to live and work in the same space. “It’s really unique compared to everything else that we are marketing here because everything is the same,” she said. “You are either buying commercial space or you’re buying residential. Here you are getting an opportunity to actually have it all.” |