This week, Governor Rick Snyder visited our new HealthRise headquarters. He spoke to the teams from HealthRise, Carbon Media, Farbman Group and Impact Management Services, repeating the phrase “relentless positivity,” asking us to all be ambassadors for our great state of Michigan.
I am a child of this state. It will forever be my home. I love the lakes and the fields and the forests; the people and the neighborhoods and the communities who tough it out through bad times and celebrate and revel in the good. We have everything, which really works for me, a man who wants the energy and electricity of the cities but needs the solitude and calm of nature.
When Rick asked us to be “relentlessly positive” about our state, I took it to heart. I firmly believe in the power of our thoughts and words to change the world. I AM a relentlessly positive voice for our state. As I travel around to speak, to hunt, for board meetings and vacations, I WILL talk about our state and our Governor with the highest esteem and enthusiasm. It is time to accelerate and move forward, not second-guess what’s in the rear view mirror and hit the brakes.
A True Hunter isn’t concerned about stopping forward movement. Rather, we care about feeding it, building momentum and leveraging past successes, not resting on them. And every True Hunter is concerned about leaving a clean wake – a clear, healthy trail that offers as much opportunity to the hunters who follow as it offered to those who forged the path.
It’s just as important leave a clean wake in your personal and professional world. It requires that you build an environment – a culture – that’s strong enough to shape the DNA of everyone in it in a way that promotes new life and drives success. We have that opportunity now.
Let’s shape the culture of Michigan together, hunters, with relentless positivity and a foot on the gas pedal that accelerates all of us to a better future. Together.
