I attended a trade show this past Monday. For me, this was more of an opportunity to renew friendships than see new products as most that was shown I’ve already seen and tested and made decisions as to whether it is product I wish to offer or a quality I would consider.
I was visiting with an old friend, he is actually quite wise for his young years, (He’s younger than me). He related a story about a segment on 60 minutes he watched at least 5 years ago. It was such a profound life lesson that he was able to retell it to me as if he’d only seen it the night before. The segment was presented by the gentleman who’s just retired at 92, i’ve forgotten his name, well the short story is that if you choose to wake up grumpy you will have a grumpy day. If you choose to wake up happy you will have a happy successful day. If you choose to overlook people’s shortcomings you will benefit greatly from your relationship with them either personal or through work. So as we come up to this busy Thanksgiving Weekend, maybe we should take a moment or 2 to reflect on my friends words of wisdom. For what ever reason it hit him at a place in his life that it has been ingrained in his habits. For me it was a reminder of the Buddhist lesson to cherish others and view myself as the lowest of all. I will try to remember this as I prepeare for the challenges of the Creativ Festival in Toronto October 21 -23 www.csnf.com.
It only takes 30 consecutive days of effort to change a habbit. Today is a good day to start.
I will get off my soap box now. Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels if I don’t get back here this week. I’m hoping to write more about my upcoming YouTube Adventure.
Joanne
