THE MILLER COMPANY Ideas that Inspire ™

When I am in “work mode”, my focus is on making everything better – our client support, our work environment, our professional skills, and the list goes on…Too often, I find myself looking so often and so closely at things to improve (a never ending process for any workplace leader) that I inadvertently turn these “improvement opportunities” into “problems”.  And then I work myself into a funk because I’ve surrounded myself with perceived problems and I become convinced my world is crumbling … 

The Thanksgiving holiday is a great opportunity for me to stop and reflect on all the things in my life for which I am grateful.  The cool thing about taking this time is I end up feeling so good about what I previously was frustrated about.  I’m certain it’s not a false sense of optimism, but rather a rediscovery of reality.  In this reality, I still have work to do and improvements to make, but I see them for what they are – improvements to an already good situation – not “problems to fix”.  I’m working on maintaining this perspective ALL the time, not just around holidays!

The list of things I’m thankful for is too long to write (and may bore you anyway…).  Suffice to say I’m very blessed to have a great family, great people to work with and great friends to enjoy life with.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tom