Just One Thing

I had a chance to watch the Billy Crystal movie City Slickers this past week.  In the movie there is an old cowboy who does not say a lot, but at one point in the movie he tells Billy's character the meaning of life.

The old cowboy puts his finger in the air and says "just one thing".  So there you have the meaning of life.  All one has to do is figure out what that one thing is.  Of course, for everyone, the one thing is different.  What I like about this is the simplicity of the statement yet the complexity of the thought.

One needs to look deep inside themselves and determine what that is.  For the few who are able to find "just one thing"  they should have a full and rewarding life.

Big Project

Well after three years and a million decisions we are in our new building at work.  I started with the owner of the company over 3 years ago beginning to purchase land and to plan out the building for our heavy duty truck dealership.

We moved our people (approx 100) this weekend in to the new facility.  For anyone who has planned and built a building the amount of challenges are many.  It can be a tough time as you are constantly thinking and planning what needs to be done.

The satisfaction that comes from working on a project this big is immense.  Walking around the building today and seeing everyone working and servicing customers in an incredible rush.

Having said the above I don't want to something of this size anytime soon................

Declare your goals

The past week has been a great reminder on being engaged.  A challenge was put out to the kwoon on doing planks.  It is easy to just ignore these things and say that's great but........

I always find these types of challenges as a natural point for engagement.  Nothing keeps you more focused that publicly stating your goals,  Then continuing on following up on that goal.  To me this is the ultimate self motivation.

Declare your goals, report on your goals, and then realize you are reaching your goals.

Morning on the Deck

Woke up this morning and the sun was shining.  Went out to the deck and sat and had a coffee with my wife.  This will be one of the last chances to do this til next year.

The green, the birds singing, the soft breeze and the Magpies eating the dog food.  All great things that happen in the Alberta summer time.

I will hold on to this time of year as long as I can.