One at a time
Lost and Found
A few weeks ago on a Sunday morning, my husband and I were on a long bike ride. Just a few miles after we turned towards home, I realized I had lost my very old drivers license that I use for ID and $7 in singles I had clipped to my license. We reversed course but didn’t find my ID or cash.
We talked about what we would do if we found someone’s IDs with cash attached and hoped that whoever might have picked up my ID would do the same.
Three days later in the mail was my old license, the seven dollars and a note that read; “Janet, I found this on the bike trail in Port Washington. According to the internet, this is your current address so I thought I’d send it to you. Have a great day. Lisa” That was the best mail I’ve received in a long time!
I called and spoke to Lisa’s husband Steve. I thanked them for doing the same thing I would have done. Steve was gracious and said it’s just who they are. They run a company called GuildCreative. They have a tag line that reads “Creative Solutions That Make A Difference.” I’m betting they run their company the same way they handled my lost ID and cash. It’s the same way that you and I do things; the way that 99.99% of the companies we work with do things.
I am very frustrated with the endless stream of negative rhetoric from Washington about businesses of every size and shape. Despite what the media likes to report, we know and thankfully work with great people who are working as hard as they can, doing things the right way while trying to earn a living to support their families and secure their futures. I trust their word and appreciate their honesty and integrity. They too are making a difference.
Our collective psyche is bruised; we lack confidence to move ahead, to hire, to expand, to grow. Given the policies that have come out of Washington over the last few years, its’ no wonder we are looking and feeling beat up. As investors we need to look past the next week, or quarter or the next “talking expert” and decide what works best for our portfolios. I have an unshakeable faith in this country, and in the people that make it work. We need to find our country’s lost ID and return it. One at a time.
