Commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the day off is celebrated with much pomp and show as streets get lined with kids touting their patriotic fervor in parades, carnivals, concerts and families gathering around for a reunion.
Well that was a small history refresher for all of us. Coming to the businesses, a holiday technically marks the loss of a day's business. Even eCommerce enterprises face the same situation. The question of the moment is how can business shunt this small aberration? What special can we do on such holidays?
Shane Snow is a startup owner who provides a sterling thought in this regard. His basic idea is to view holidays like July 4th as a "big blessing", a time for reflection and planning. He poses a pertinent question "If you could do anything for 8 hours a day for the rest of your life, and money were no object, what would you do?"
As a leader in your enterprise, your role includes making a collective difference to people's lives both inside and outside the institutional framework. The biggest asset of owning your business is that you can be the medium of change for so many others and usher a "culture" that stays long after you have passed the mantle to another. Well at the end of all thing said and done, isn't that the true essence of freedom and democracy; to be able to accomplish your heart's fill in one's own lifetime!
Not trying to sound too mushy here but everyone needs a holiday and if its for celebrating the birth of your country, all the more better. An enterprise is probably the smallest piece in the jigsaw fit that makes a nation's economy but with a gamut of individual responsibility and functions to perform. "sometimes it's important to remind ourselves why we're doing what we're doing, and to take inventory of our dreams."
Here are 10 quotes, heard before, that speak for invigorating ourselves with passion for our work, society and nation at large. Happy Independence Day!
1. "If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability " Henry Ford
2. "The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence" Eddie Rickenbacker
3. "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing" Theodore Roosevelt
4. "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming" John R. Wooden
5. "Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs" Farrah Gray
6. "Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will" Nelson Mandela
7. "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other" Abraham Lincoln
8. "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why" Mark Twain
9. "Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort" Franklin D. Roosevelt
10. "The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism" Wole Soyinka
Which is your favorite among these? Leave us a reply in the section below.
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