No thoughts on compelling business issues today, other than the reminder to everyone about the importance of keeping the activities of your life in proper perspective. Family, food and football have become the staples of the American Thanksgiving, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded that we are all on a similar journey of unknown duration. Here are a few "prompters" for putting things in proper life perspective:
- Family is what counts, everything else is just politics and money-Paul Byrne. Can’t say it any better than that!
- Man plans and God laughs-Eric Lieberman from Archie and others. Remember that when things don’t work out the way you expect.
- Most people go to their graves with their music still inside them-source undetermined. Get the music out! Don’t leave anything on the field!
- The 2 columns in the WSJ that appear every year on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving–The Desolate Wilderness and, And the Fair Land. If these two columns don’t make you set aside your perspective on all that ails this country and realize how fortunate we truly are, you’re hopeless.
- Attending an event to celebrate the life and passing of a 95 year old lady who saw and lived everything the 20th century had to offer…from flight to depression, wars, moon landings and the remarkable ebb and flow of civilization during an incredible period in time.
- Helping your kids get up when they fall.
- Letting your kids fall to help them learn.
- Engaging with great people to create, whether it is at work or otherwise.
- Remembering that it is your job to make a positive difference in someone’s life.
- The Green Bay Packers–sorry, couldn’t pass that one up.
Have a great and enjoyable Thanksgiving, and if possible, carry the wonderful perspective that this day offers into your workplace on Monday.
-Art