Jerry Traylor

Rotary Stats

Club: Recswusa

Achievements: Paul Harris Fellow

My Rotary Info

How long have you been in Rotary? Estimate if you do not know exact dates.
20 years off and on

List the Rotary clubs you've belonged to.
Parkersburg, West Virginia Sun Lakes, Arizona e-club of the Southwest

Have you held district or int'l offices?
No

What other Rotary involvement have you had? (Exchange, Friendship exchange, GSE, etc.)
I have addressed many Rotary functions including President Elect Training, District conferences and RYLA (Rotary Youth) including the International conferences in Denmark and Salt Lake City

About Me

How would you describe yourself? List qualities that friends might use to describe you.
I love people and helping them visualize and achieve goals. My circumstances have been a blessing as I go through life.

What are your favorite things, in personal and work life?
Meeting People, enjoying ethnic foods and using the gifts I have been given to serve others

Some least favorite things?
Large egos and self-centered people, traffic and being late for an appointment

Is there a quotation that gets you through the day, or is very meaningful to you?
Lets all do great things even in our imperfection

What type of vehicle do you drive, or doperfer another mode of transportation?
PT Cruiser

What type of pets do you prefer?
None now, I had a couple dogs, as a child

My special skills and talents are...
Communication Verbal and Written Validating and inspiring others

Education and Occupation

Level of traditional education:
College degree

Do you have a specialty degree?
No

Where did you attend High School?
South High School Pueble, Colorado

Where did you attend college?
Western State College Gunnison, Colorado

I use my degree in my current occupation:
False

What is your current occupation?
Speaker and Writer

How long have been at your current occupation?
32 years

What was the least favorite job you've ever had?
working for the U.S. Treasury and sitting behind a desk

Entertainment/Interests

What are your hobbies?
I enjoy travel, dancing, dining, reading, writing, hiking, cooking, people-watching, fishing, golfing, basketball,

Do you play sport? List them.
Occaisionally, but at this point only for fun

Do you watch sport? Who are your favorite teams/players?
College Sports

Do you like to camp?
Yes

Do you prefer books or movies?
Books

Food

Do you like to cook or go out for dinner?
Cook

What is your favorite meal?
anything ethnic or spicy

Miscellaneous

What is your favorite book and why?
The Bible and any biography

If you could meet your great-great grandparents, what would you ask them?
What is the most amazing thing you saw invented

If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
A well-paid professional athlete or entertainer so that I couls get a 100 million dollar contract and give 99.4 million away to those who can better use it.

If money were not an a concern, what profession would you choose?
speaking and writting... exactly what I do.

What is your favorite movie? Why?
any comedy

What might surprise people about you?
I have jogged across America, even though I am on crutches with cerebral palsy

If you could muster the courage, what would you like to do?
nothing I don't already do

If you relive one day, which would it be?
the current one, because it is freshest and I could remember to change something that turned out negative. I could be kinder or make a different choice

If you could take only three items with you to a space colony, what would they be? (Your family is already coming with.)
That is difficult as I have no desire for toys and possessions. some clothes, food and a toothbrush I guess

What is the best advice your parents gave you?
My father always said, "The main thing is to keep calm"

What is the best advice you have given your children?
To fall down as much as you need to. Falling is a human condition, not a sign of good or bad

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
I am an animal

Describe the most beautiful sight you have ever seen:
someone hugging another human being

Where would you like to retire?
I likely will never retire

The world will be a better place when…
you and I continue to give and bring beauty into the lives of others