I took my youngest daughter to the Charlotte Hornet Basketball game last Friday. The Heck with the game, I cherished the time I spent with my daughter, Sydney. Time is nothing but segments of experiences, (good & Bad) and this was a good experience for sure! Even at work the experiences with co-workers and our relationships with others during the day should be cherished also. Why, because these are times we will never get back.

I’ve heard it said over and over (and I’m sure that you have also), “don’t just want to get through the day…..get from the day”. So on this cold winter’s day in February embrace every situation that comes our way good or bad. As the Bible says, “this is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. What influence can I have on my co-workers? Is it where I lift people up or tear them down? Yes, constructive criticism is a good thing, it makes us and the company better and we should learn how to handle it, knowing that it will always make us better if we handle it in the right way.

Yes, we would always want things and work situations to be better, “but things don’t get better by chance, they get better when we change.” That’s right, if you want things to change then it starts with you, and let me tell you, I have had to do a lot of changing in my life…. A lot!! Too many failures and faults to count in my life. But just like wanting to shed or gain a few pounds of muscle, you had better hit the gym, it will not happen any other way! Don’t wish things were easier, wish that you were better. It’s simple, things won’t get easier, they seldom do, so let’s get better in the skills we have to help make Europa better, and when we do that it will always come back and bless us….always!

So let’s cherish this Wednesday, February the 10th because we’ll never see it again!!