I have a great job, but some days it seems like I go from one fire to the next. How about you?

Today was one of those days. Just when I thought I was done and could get back to “my job,” something else flared up.

About that time, Mark Schoenwald, our Chief Sales Officer, sent me a wonderful quote from Max Lucado’s soon-to-be-released book, Every Day Deserves a Chance. Mark had no idea what kind of day I was having, but his e-mail could not have been more timely.

Citing management consultant Robert Updegraff, Max writes,

You ought to be glad for the troubles on your job because they provide about half your income. If it were not for the things that go wrong, the difficult people with whom you deal, and the problems of your working day, someone could be found to handle your job for half of what you are being paid. So start looking for more troubles. Learn to handle them cheerfully and with good judgment, as opportunities rather than irritations, and you will find yourself getting ahead at a surprising rate. For there are plenty of big jobs waiting for people who are not afraid of troubles.

When I read this, I laughed out load. This is exactly the right perspective. Somehow the rest of my day went much better.

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