When looking for a song to send out this morning I found a blog that said this about this one:
Every time I listen to this song, I feel like I’m on my way to some sort of exotic, tropical destination.
Even if you aren’t headed for an exotic destination today, try to put some pep in your step and pretend like you are.
You are on your way.
Today is your day.
Make it a great day.
Jake
JD – We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. – Dalai Lama
JW – The truth shall set you free. – John 8:32
EB – Every good thing that happened to me was a direct result of trying to help someone else. – Danny Trejo
MS – Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. – Ecclesiastes 7:9
The quote from EB inspired me to find and watch the Danny Trejo video that was recently published (I think this is the one EB saw and heard the quote from).
It is a great story about how a change in outlook and a focus on others can lead to a turn around.
Good things come to those who seek to be of service.
Service to others is the beginning of great things.
The best part – everyone can serve.
We all have been endowed with a unique ability to be of service to others. We must seek it out and work it to the best of our abilities.
Make it a great day.
Jake
Last night Mavidea and Maxlider hosted a business after hours event with the chamber.
Each time we host an event like that, I am reminded of just how lucky we are.
We are lucky to have so much community support.
We are lucky to have each other.
We are lucky to have so many great clients.
We are lucky to have great wives, husbands and families to support us along the way.
As we move forward, it is a great reminder of the inspiring amount of responsibility that creates.
Let’s be inspired by all of these blessings to do more and better.
Let’s be inspired to do and be our best.
Let’s not let any day go by without being thankful.
Thank you to all of you for your support of us.
Make it a great day.
Jake
We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. – George Bernard Shaw
The Olympics have been a great reminder that it is fun to play.
We were designed to enjoy play and to have fun.
What could you do today to have fun?
What is something you could introduce into your life to get more playtime in?
Make it a great day.
Jake
https://www.facebook.com/sbnation/videos/10153187777826536/
This short video is a great example of sportsmanship and one of the great things about sports.
Sports and games allow us to test ourselves.
We test our physical abilities and our mental stamina.
But we also test our integrity and honor.
It may seem like a little thing to practice integrity in a game or sport, but it is a building block.
As we practice integrity in small things it becomes easier to do so in the more important moments of life.
Play more games. Play them with integrity.
Make it a great day.
Jake
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. – Oscar Wilde
Goal for the week – be the first half of this quote.
Events and meetings are more fun whenever the goal is to make the others in the room happy.
If we can somehow find a way to align ourselves with the goal of making those around us smile, we will find ourselves smiling more often.
Look at your calendar for the week. Look for a time or meeting or event that needs a little pick me up. Then make it a point to bring it to that meeting.
Make it a great day.
Jake
Music plays an important role in the Olympics.
It inspires athletes to do their best.
It is used by some to remind themselves that it is time to compete.
It brings many to tears as their national anthem is played.
It is reminds us that we are all human.
Make it a great day.
Jake
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. – Elbert Hubbard
Much of life is an iterative process of continual improvement day to day.
The best way to prepare for a better tomorrow is to have a good day today.
This goes for our work, our relationships, our bodies, etc.
The best choice we can make each day is to do our best with the day we have been given.
Make it a great day.
Jake
JD – It’s easier to be brave when you are protected. – Amy Poehler
JR – Just because Erik took too long, that doesn’t mean I don’t get what I want. – Jake Davis
MS – All these people are asking me to do FaceBook live….there’s like 3 people. – Erik Barnlund
EB – Screw you guys.
JW – I’m on vacation.
One of the many blessings in my life is getting to work with a great group of people. A group I call my friends.
CS Lewis writes a lot about friendship in “The Four Loves”. Below is one of my favorite quotes:
A secret master of ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples, "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you," can truly say to every group of Christian friends, "Ye have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another." The friendship is not a reward for our discriminating and good taste in finding one another out. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
The instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.
In our silliness and goofy meetings. Our jokes and awkward hugs, we are shown the beauty in God’s creation of another person who is on our side.
We stand side by side and look out at the world and work to make it better. We work to show the beauty of those special relationships in a way that brings light and crowds out the darkness.
Make it a great day.
Jake
To forget oneself is to be happy. – Robert Louis Stevenson
Goal for the day – forget about me and all my stuff. Focus on others and all their stuff.
Make it a great day.
Jake
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