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Name: Amanda Wilson
Date registered: July 7, 2010

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  1. The Architectural Concepts Door Collection Advantage — May 7, 2025
  2. Three Tips to Navigate Shifting Market Conditions — May 5, 2025
  3. Opening the Door to a Rep Career — April 28, 2025
  4. Sliding Doors: An Enduring Choice — June 24, 2024
  5. Hotel Fire Door Violations: A Concern for Family Safety During Travel Season — June 10, 2024

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Nov 28

Doors Must Remain Closed At All Times

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Failed Openings, Fire Rated Openings

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I am glad it is wordless Wednesday because the following left me speechless! Doors Must Remain Closed At All Times Related PostsHotel Fire Door Violations: A Concern for Family Safety During Travel Season Frames Twisted or Set Out of Square Tools of the Trade PL2 Frame Set Fire Door Inspections & Healthcare Facilities What are …

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Nov 22

Happy Thanksgiving

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Wishing you Peace & Happiness on this Thanksgiving Day and always. Related PostsThe Architectural Concepts Door Collection Advantage Three Tips to Navigate Shifting Market Conditions Opening the Door to a Rep Career Classroom Barricade Devices Are Not The Answer The Door Switch An Anti-Ligature Device

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Nov 19

What is your X-Factor?

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Inspiration/Motivation

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Tony Robbins’ Unleash the Power Within seminar that I attended a few weeks ago focused on personal development.  It is Tony’s most sought out seminar and professes to give you “the key to designing your life blueprint, shifting your limiting beliefs about what you think is possible, and learning how to take immediate action to …

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Nov 15

Snake Door Pull

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Pictures

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Bill Jahns took this picture of a beautiful snake door pull while in Vegas for the DHI Convention. Thanks for sharing, Bill! Related PostsGoing Up? True Innovation Stop the Abuse! 6 Month Old Opening, Disgraceful An Exit or Not an Exit?

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Nov 12

Why is a Rim called a Rim?

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Exit Devices

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Someone new to our industry recently asked me why a Rim Panic Device was called a “Rim”.   Not as self explanatory as a vertical rod to be sure.  I explained that I wasn’t sure myself but I would find out.  I turned to Bill Jahns, our hardware guru at Design and asked him “why is …

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Nov 07

Mesker’s Extended Top Hinge Reinforcement

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Hollow Metal Doors

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“Have Door and Frame Field Conditions Improved Since 1996” was an article that caught my eye in the August issue of Doors & Hardware magazine. Carlos Alcantar, CFDI, the author of this article as well as an article published in the June 1996 issue titled “Door and Frame Rescue 911” asks, “What really has changed …

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Nov 05

Celebrate!

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Inspiration/Motivation

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I had an epic weekend with Tony Robbins.  I have a lot to share but that will take time to organize my thoughts, emotions, feelings and notes!  I will start you off with these pictures of great energy! Related PostsTurning business into pleasure Alachua HFH Women Build Bear Grylls Mud, Sweat and Tears Make a …

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Nov 01

“Where is Amanda” – with Tony Robbins!

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Inspiration/Motivation

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“Where is Amanda”?  You may be asking that the next couple of days. It is very unusual for me to be out of reach for long periods of time but please bear with me on Thursday and Friday.  I am lucky enough to be spending four very long days with Tony Robbins at his “Unleash …

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Oct 30

Team Building Exercises

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Business Tips/Strategies

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Strategies for building a successful team… Mesker Door and Design Hardware held their annual sales meeting during the week of the DHI convention in Las Vegas.  A special thank you to our national sales managers, Nick McCarty and Joe Lopez for organizing such an energizing sales meeting with team building exercises. Over the past several decades, …

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Oct 26

Logging those trail miles

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Travel Tales

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Last week I found myself in an internationally renowned major resort city packed with gambling, shopping, fine dining and shows.  Las Vegas bills itself as the entertainment capital of the world. In spite of all that concrete and steel I was able to log in some trail miles. On Saturday, I rented a car and …

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Oct 22

DHI CoNEXTions 2012 Las Vegas

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DHI

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I had a wonderful time at the DHI CoNEXTions 2012 Las Vegas.  The week was full of meetings, (wo)manning our booth, networking and having fun. Even though technically we have co-workers, sales representatives are spread across the country and rarely have the chance to spend quality time together.  Thank you to our team’s National Sales …

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Oct 17

Exit Doors Too Inconspicuous?

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Failed Openings, Life Safety

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On a recent business trip I was visiting a large outdoor gear shop and came upon these interesting doors.  The doors, as well as the walls on either side are covered with what looks to be tiles of tree bark. Although I do think they are architecturally pleasing, I wonder if they push the limit …

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