If you saw a complete stranger choking… what would you do? What could you do? Are you certified and trained to help save lives? Even if you’re not certified, would you lend aid?  Questions I never gave much thought to, until recently-

My wife and I were visiting a Mongolian BBQ restaurant we enjoy the other day. There was a small group of people there when we were visiting. A cook, a cashier, a busboy, and several patrons were bustling about.  I was in the line preparing my lunch and my wife was waiting for hers to be cooked when she noticed a young gentleman stammering around holding his throat and choking.  He was panicking, and no one was doing anything… just watching.  From where I was, I could not see or hear anything until my wife yelled out my name in a panic.  I didn’t know what to think when I heard her scream, she is usually quite to herself, and not so outspoken.  I thought the worst and that something was wrong with her… so I dropped what I was doing and ran to see what she needed.  She was heading to the aid of the young gentleman and began to perform the Heimlich maneuver.  He was too tall for her to do it with ease, so I stepped in… I had to give him several thrusts in his sternum, and then a few good thumps on his back, and…. He was breathing fine again.

My wife and I take first aid and CPR courses annually and maintain these lifesaving certifications for just such a reason.  But, I believe we would have helped this individual regardless of receiving training.  A fellow human being was in need of assistance.  So we stepped in and helped.  We were astounded however, that all the others in this restaurant did nothing… they stared, continued eating or working, but didn’t even bother to lend a hand.  As a matter of fact, my wife shouted for someone to call 911 and get emergency help for this person… NO ONE called, No emergency personnel showed up to help, this young man was lucky that someone took the initiative to help save his life, or he may have died.

Reflecting on the events that took place, I was shocked at the lack of help this person received, and I thought, what if a member of my family needed your help…  Would you be there to help my family?

PLEASE get certified… PLEASE Help when you see someone in need.

I am here to help you, your family, and your loved ones…

Everyone, has to make sacrifices to achieve their dreams and goals.  Big or small, some things must be sacrificed in order to achieve what you don’t already have.  The question… is it worth it?  Every situation is different, however, if we never made the decision to move forward and try, where would we be today?  The goal of weight loss, health improvement, and self improvement all are quite difficult and require a great deal of dedication and sacrifice… is it worth it, YES, we all know how much better we would feel, look, and enjoy our lives once achieving these somewhat simple goals.  But, as a nation, we are very unhealthy and overweight. Why, because of the sacrifices we are not willing to follow through with to achieve these worthwhile goals.  Our personal and business lives are very similar where achieving goals are concerned.  I recommend we think about our goals weigh all the options and truly dedicate ourselves to WIN.  Think if those before us and around us hadn’t conquered what they set out to do.  Would we be free?  Would we have the luxuries we have today?  No-one knows for sure, but what you do know, and have control over, is the outcome of your goals dreams and desires…  Achieve them! You will benefit the most.

I wish to thank all the men and women ahead of me and all around me for the sacrifices, big and small, that were made for themselves, and all of us around them, that made this Great Nation what it is today…  Thank You! And Have a Safe And Happy Independence Day!

What is my mission statement…  “Your Satisfaction is My Success”.  You see, I truly feel that my focus as a service provider is ultimately to provide my clients with satisfaction.  It all falls back on the “Golden Rule”, do unto others as you would have others do unto you.  This action and attitude can only breed a positive and successful environment.  If every action I perform in my daily business, or in my family life for that matter, is done with the sole intent to bring satisfaction to the party in which these actions are performed for… how could the ending result be anything other than successful?  By making certain each of my clients is satisfied with the overall performance of my services on their behalf, I guarantee my clients will tell everyone they encounter of their positive experience with my services.  This in turn is the start of the next cycle, with the next client, with satisfaction being the only goal for my client, and therefore engraving the destiny of my success.

My wife and I live this mission with our personal lives as well.  So many people say marriage is a 50/50 deal, you have to give and take to make it work.  My philosophy is different.  I think a successful marriage is 100/100 (I know what you’re thinking, that’s 200%, that can’t be…. But it can).  We all sometimes are not as attentive and giving as we should be, and that’s why we need to always give more, to pick up when the other spouse isn’t quite up to par.  You see, when I give 100% in making sure my wife’s needs, wishes and desires are met, she doesn’t need to worry about herself, that’s my job.  She then has the ability to give 100% of herself making sure all my wants, wishes, and desires are met.  With each other always watching out for the other one’s needs, you never need to worry about yourself, your spouse has you covered. So with this in mind, marriage is not give and take… but rather a give and give.

Please think about my mission statement when receiving services from any business, and in your personal lives as well… Are you giving enough, and is someone else giving enough to you?  I WANT TO!