My husband teaches an evening class at a local college. On Friday night, he took me to his school’s holiday dinner party, where we sat at a table with the president and her husband, a couple of distinguished teachers, and the school’s librarian. During the meal, one of the professors praised the librarian, “I have been teaching for thirty years and she is by far the very best librarian I have ever met.”

I’m a big fan of Compendium, Inc. They produce the coolest inspirational and motivational books on the planet. We give them away as thank you gifts and always have some laying around sparkspace. You may have also seen them at Starbucks. Last year, Starbucks carried the Five book, which helps you think about what you want to do with the next five years of your life.

How do you feel about Mondays? I’m sure there is a fascinating research study somewhere that states something like 88.3% of Americans dread Mondays. Without the benefit of real research, I have to rely on my personal observations, which tell me that 88.3% might actually be a low number.

Observation #1: What I see on FaceBook and Twitter

Here is your Daily Dose of Amazing Service:

Know your purpose

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I heard a segment on our local radio recently about more soldiers getting deployed overseas.  They interviewed parents and spouses and soldiers themselves. These situations are always hard but when they happen around the holidays they’re even more difficult.

One soldier captured the situation well.

“Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!”

-William Arthur Ward

“Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says: ‘Make me feel important’.”

-Mary Kay Ash

Author of The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America’s Greatest Woman Entrepreneur

Here is your Daily Dose of Amazing Service:

Choose to serve

And here are some additional thoughts on this topic…

Today is Veteran’s Day in the USA. As I was reading one of the many articles written about this important day, I noticed this quote: