Tomorrow, most of us will gather ’round tables with family and friends to express our gratitude for life’s blessings. My list is a long one because it includes you, the shippers, carriers and friends of Matchmaker Logistics. Most importantly, it includes my co-workers, the wonderful women who make up the rest of the Matchmaker team. I love my work, in large part, because I have the privilege of working with passionate, loyal, dedicated people who believe in the value of providing great service to others.
Recently, one of our shipping clients sent me an email that went something like this: “I want to thank you for Mary, Tammy and the entire Matchmaker team. During an exceptionally busy time in my office, I have been able to take a backseat on the management of my import loads, knowing they are being handled with the highest degree of expertise. Heck, Mary is actually keeping my brokers on their toes – so much fun to watch!”
I couldn’t agree more. Jane Austen once wrote: “It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” Indeed, I watch my team with pride and gratitude for their commitment to doing their best each and every day. May the holiday inspire us to remember that truly giving thanks is more than something we say. It’s something we do.
• “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” ~ William Faulkner
• ‘Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” ~ WT Purkiser
• “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~ John F. Kennedy
• “Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” ~ W. J. Cameron
Act on your gratitude this weekend,
~Bob
Happy Thanksgiving from All of Us at Matchmaker Logistics!
