Freedom is not Free
July 4th, 2008
Today is a glorious day for Americans, because today we are celebrating our freedom. Even though it is called freedom, it has a price. I still get chills whenever I have the honor to sing and/or hear “The Star Spangled Banner.” Many lives were and are lost for the high price of our freedom to live in this great country. Every time I am in an airport and see a serviceman or woman walking to their plane either coming home or leaving to go fight, I just want to stand and salute them for their faithfulness and commitment. No matter how we feel about the war in iraq, we should still be so proud of these men and women who choose to fight for us and allow us to still live in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
Ok, enough of the nostalgia. If you can’t tell, I am just so proud to live in the USA. I have lived overseas so I know what it means to have freedom. So today I am not only celebrating my freedom of religion and freedom to vote but also free enterprise. We take all of these freedoms for granted but today is the perfect day to thank God for all of His blessings.
The small blessings are just as important as the big ones. Today my landing page went LIVE! www.head2toepub.com is up and running. I hope you will take time to read about our company and leave us your email address and/or mailing address for future updates. Now Eric and his team will be working on our web pages but at least you can see our 3 mascots and get the feel of our website. We can’t wait to hear from you and tell us what you think.
Today I talked to Cathie Black of Hearst Corporation and she also stressed that small steps are more important than jumping ahead to the big picture. I couldn’t agree more. Cathie shared that I should have my company goals written out so that I can make sure that I am working on tasks that will help me make my goals. I have done this and it is so great to be able to check off some of the goals as they are completed. The last bit of advice she gave me was something that I feel that everyone should consider doing if they are starting a new business. She told me that I should contact a local university’s business school and find a professor that would take my company as a case study for one of their graduate courses. They can help me with the biggest concern I have-finances. Every product we create to sell, I have to consider gross profits and gross margins. This is totally out of my expertise, but if I can find a grad student that would take this information and help me understand it, that would be one of my biggest goals I can accomplish. Maybe I can finally get some sleep. Luckily, I live in a city that has many universities so I shouldn’t have difficulty finding an interested professor. I am also going to contact my niece, who just graduated with a business degree, and see if she can help me talk to one of her professors. This will go on my task list for next week.
As you gather with friends and family, don’t forget to be thankful for the freedom you are celebrating. Enjoy yourself and be safe. Take the day off and don’t work today. Carolyn Kepcher emailed me on Wednesday and told me to do the same thing. So today, I will not open my computer or check my email on my iPod Touch. Today, I am going to do the things I love to do, laugh, visit with my 95 year old grandmother, and hopefully eat some sweet watermelon. Work can wait for at least a day.
Enjoy your freedom and consider all of your blessings today!
Karla
