A Gem

I wanted to end my posting tonight with something positive, hence my third and last post tonight. I am very excited about a new person we are bringing on board in our business. He is a rare gem and one that many businessmen would sift through a hundred or more people to find.

Mr. S had worked for many years in a labour-intensive industry alongside with family and they owned the business. Then the jobs started drying up and he was out of work for 12-18 months. About 6 months ago, he found some work as a valet, and that is how we met. We later set up a time to "talk shop" and now, we are both very excited about a partnership.

Mr. S is a gem for several reasons:

1. He has dreams and goals he wants to achieve and he knows that his current situation will not get him there. He is not afraid of trying something new, and he is not afraid to write down his dreams and goals on paper.
2. He gets the business and has already begun taking ownership of it.
3. He knows work ethic and knows that good things take time and effort. He is willing to work at it.
   
4. He knows that he may get laughed at, ridiculed or put down for having dreams and goals for his life and pursuing them and he is not going to let them steal his dream. He understands the phrase, "we are looking for the ones who are looking."
5. He is already excited about this opportunity and is not letting anything or anyone get in his way.

Mr. S, welcome aboard!