OCTOBER

Its my birthday month and this weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving. So I'm thinking about the blessings in my life.

This past week I had two days of training. Fuel the Fire - The key to change & improvement. This training was a good reminder of things I've known and needed to learn once again. The main objective is we are braves in a tribe. We put for the our best effort to get the job done; to support one another and help one another; to make improvements by asking why? Is this for the good of the organization? The flame ignites us with energy and enthusiasm. We make the organization valuable; we make the organization a safe place because we put forth our best effort (Quality) and give each other the benefit of their best effort. If there is an infraction we identify it and address it and move forward. This stops the whining, complaining and backbiting that drive me crazy and we make the organization a safe place.

My contribution and my choices give me the power to make this a better place. I have the opportunity to serve; the choice to move ahead & see joy in the moment or wallow in the why's and rough times in the past. Conflict is good - it gives us the opportunity to find a better solution and learn and grow.

Just like these principals strenghten and improve an organization. These principles strengthen me and my relationships in my family too. Now I"ll have to put them into practice.