Musings at Altitude

As Denise and I were sitting on the front porch this evening, enjoying the cool breeze of the evening, staring at the stars, drinking a glass of wine, and listening to our soft rocks hit coming through the window, this song started playing – I Believe in You.

As I listened to the words, the chorus went like this:

Follow your heart

Let your love lead through the darkness

Back to a place you once knew

I believe, I believe, I believe in you.

Follow your dreams

Be yourself an angel of kindness

There’s nothing that you cannot do

I believe, I believe, I believe in you.

As I listened to those words, I thought back to the “graduation ceremony” we had for two summer interns that worked with our company these last six weeks.  Both young ladies were courageous enough to come to a part of the country that they’d never been before.  One had never been out of Alaska and the other had never been to Colorado.  Neither had ever been to Washington DC, and we sent both of them to our nation’s capital in the 4th week so they could meet members of the Congressional delegation of the states where we have business.  One Senator took pictures with both and then mentioned how privileged he was to meet them during a Congressional hearing.  We framed those pictures with his signature and his personal message to them, and we presented them to both young ladies today as well. 

Both of these young ladies showed me, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they will succeed brilliantly in this world in whatever capacity they choose.  One wants to focus on human resources, and she has the perfect outgoing personality and temperament to do just that.  The other wants to be in business operations, and with her zeal to learn and her passion for understanding business, I have every reason to believe that she too will be successful.

As we said goodbye today, I smiled in knowing that this wouldn’t be the last time we made contact.  Both of them through this program took steps that will lead them down that path to business success. 

To Whitney and Megan, I challenge you to follow your dreams, be an angel of kindness, there’s nothing you can’t do.

I believe in you!