By Spencer “The Catalyst“ Rubin
Tis the season. End of one year, and beginning of another. I am seeing the typical messages of excitement for a new year, and thankful that a lousy year ended. Was 2016 that awful?
Even with all the political strife in our great country, and barring illness, life is pretty darned good!
One of the best sermons I have ever heard, was from a favorite rabbi I know. Rabbi Brad was a young rabbi, and during Rosh Hashana a number of years back, he spoke of being incredibly upset. You see, on the way to the synagogue one day, he was ticketed by the police for speeding. He commented on being so upset… and later on realizing he actually was a pretty lucky fellow!
Lucky? To get a ticket? No! Lucky to be alive. It is so easy to get caught up in life. It is so easy to get upset at things that in the grand scheme of things do not define you. It is easy to think life stinks when your candidate does not get elected. It is easy to think your day is awful when your Wi-Fi is not working.
Rabbi Brad’s message that day? The 1st Day Of A New Year: WE MADE IT! We made it another year! We survived everything life had to throw at us the previous year to LIVE our lives for another year! Freak Accidents, Illness, Natural Disasters… of all the millions of things that could happen to us… WE SURVIVED!
Let’s slow down a bit in this next year, and simply focus on living. Yes, business is business, work is work, life is life… but guess what? If you don’t stop and appreciate the little things… there really is not much of a life to live.
Enjoy this fantastic short video, of things a young woman is grateful for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGXt37PfyiI&sns=em
What am I grateful for?
- My life!
- My wife!
- My kids!
- My sister!
- My friends!
- My employees!
- The kids I coach!
- My pets!
- Peanut Butter!
- Cookies!
- Oxygen!
- Fitness!
- My country!
- The Oregon Ducks!
And the list goes on!
Spencer Rubin is a sales/marketing expert who has spent 25 years in the industry. Spencer has become a passionate advocate for the success of small, local business owners. To sign up for Spencer’s weekly Catalyst Newsletter. Contact 971-732-4745.
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