Start of something great

It is amazing the feeling I had yesterday when I opened the box containing my new laptop. It is almost like getting a new car. I now feel greater independence, freedom, and increased confidence to start something great and make it in the world.

I probably sound like a teenager; but I am almost 43 years old. Age doesn’t matter. Wheels move people and my new computer is my new vehicle. It even has that new-car smell.

Where am I going in my new vehicle? Anywhere I want but for starters I want to go up. I want to speed forward to reach higher and accomplish more. I want to lift myself, others around me, and especially those in my family. I want to improve myself and increase my productivity. I know this new tool will help me manage multiple projects and squeeze more out of each day. All of this and more is now within my reach.

I'm no computer genius -- this is my first laptop -- so it may take weeks and even months for me to become proficient. But for me getting a new computer isn’t about staying up with the latest technology. But I am the CEO of a small real estate/business association so I am busy and can use my new HP to better manage my life, instead of my life managing me. With greater efficiencies and increased effectiveness, I will try harder to serve others and treat people like people and not like projects or tasks.

Isn't that what should move a business anyway; creating value as we treat others with respect and seek to serve? When we do this then we gain friends and not just customers.

Wow. That is quite the swing; I went from opening the box with my new HP, to gaining friends and making the world a better place. What took me so long? I think I'll buy one for my wife.