Happy Labor Day!
Unofficially, Labor Day marks the end of summer. When I was in school, Labor Day typically meant school would be starting the following day. Now that I live in the south, school seems to start earlier and earlier each year, so my kids are just about done with their first full month of school.
I googled Labor Day getting a plethora of responses as to its meaning, the best offering the day up as a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. Sounds patriotic, but we live in a 24/7/365 multi-cultural world now where it literally takes the resources of hundreds around the globe to produce a product.
I know personally with my other company, if it weren’t for the hard working folks in China, a lot of what we produce and sell simply wouldn’t exist. The far east is paramount to that process with specific components coming out of not only China, but Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and elsewhere.
Inversely, that company routinely ships worldwide. Just last week packages left our warehouse in Smyrna, Tennessee routed to places like South Korea, China, Taiwan, as well as other far reaching locations like Russia, Ukraine and South Korea.
The fact is, we are truly a global economy. You’d be hard pressed to find an industry that exists only because of America. On one hand, that is a sad statement, but on the other it is something I think should be celebrated. In our modern world, there are literally industries churning out product that is used by others every minute of everyday making our lives easier.
I celebrate that, but I celebrate our labor’s as well.
It is within that labor I think it is important that we stop and celebrate, if only for a moment. I don’t know what your Labor Day plans look like. For our family, we aren’t doing much. My wife is hard at work on a business she is launching, I’m busy catching up from things set aside for a later date while strategizing for the balance of this year.
For me, the importance of finishing 2019 strong is important. Labor Day will see a few minutes spent being intentional about plans I still want to accomplish before the ball drops at the end of December.
How about you? What are your plans for the day? Do your plans include any intentional planning to assist you in finishing the year strong? If not, why not?
As you crack open an ice cold beer and enjoy the figurative final day of summer, why not spend a few minutes on you, making plans to finish the year strong. I know, that sure does sound like work, and for some it may be. But if you’re gonna take time to celebrate Labor, why not plan out the labor you intend to do for the rest of the year with the idea being creating a better you.
To me, Labor Day is fun. But more than that, any day spent planning for my future is a fun day.
So go on, enjoy. But intentionally spend a few minutes planning for you and your future.
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