Monday Must --Post Thanksgiving!

Ok, hopefully everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break…you may have pants that are a size or two bigger, but good food equals a good holiday in my humble opinion.

Today’s quote is more of a thought.  It is continuing the gratitude from last week onto this week to give us focus.

Complete this sentence:

“Working here is something I enjoy because I know that __________ is there and he/she always does _____________.” 

Who fills in the blanks?  What do they do that makes coming to work a tad bit better?  Have you told them?  If not, try to find a time this week to tell them, email them, or write them, so they can benefit from your gratitude.  Let them know that you appreciate them and what specifically you rely on them for. 

We all have stakeholders in our lives on every level…some professionally speaking and some personally.  Take a moment to look back on who stood in your corner when you thought no one else would, forgave you when you didn’t deserve it, covered your duty because you were late, shared their lunch with you because you forgot yours, listened when you had a bad day, or a host of other possibilities.  We need these people in our lives. 

When you look back on your life, you probably think of events…births…..deaths…weddings….birthdays….holidays….but in every one of those events there was a relationship.  There was a stakeholder in your life that made that event special.  I want you to find a way to tell them “thanks for being in my life” or “My life is better because of you.”  (Yes, I know that line sounds a bit cheesy like it should be delivered by Matthew McConaughey without his shirt on in some chick flick).  But, I think you know how it is intended.

You are also person that is putting stakes in the ground for someone else.  You are there for others in ways I would never be able to imagine, and you are a stakeholder in their life.  I hope this week, you look for small ways to start to build relationships in a way that makes you a stakeholder for others even more than you currently are now. 

Thank you for all you do!  Thank you for being an awesome team…I appreciate you more than you know! 

Happy Monday!