Well the 4th quarter of 2017 is coming to a close. Marty here with you at Warehouse and Operations as a Career. Your Company\u2019s probably been busy this month with a lot going on. Many facilities may be not only closing the books on the month but have the quarterly reporting going on as well as the end of the year. For us on the floor, if our Fiscal year, or financial year is ending we are probably seeing asset list being made and Inventories being taken. I remember having to account for every pallet, battery, freezer suit, really everything we used in the warehouse. My Supervisor and manager would really stress over having the answers for the accountants and their bosses at the end of the year. And Inventory, or the counting of every box and case of product in the building, a time consuming endeavor to say the least. Your facility may actually shut down operations and solicit help from the salesforce and all the other departments to perform this yearly function. Even if your company utilizes a cycle count system, meaning every item is counted a specific number of times a year to keep inventory levels accurate at all times a total inventory may be requested around this time of year. Of course, as we in Operations know the product so well, not to mention every nook and cranny of the warehouse we\u2019ll usually play a big part in the task. I guess it\u2019s just a part of the job right, and may even provide us with a good amount of over time. For me the dread was always having to work with salesmen or the people from the other departments that knew nothing about the product or even how to count the ti\u2019s and hi\u2019s or pallets. Personally, I was glad when a full blown inventory was over, and we could get started on a new year.
\nSpeaking of a new year it\u2019s just about here isn\u2019t it. The new year is a great time to reboot and catch that 2nd wind, kind of makes me reflect on the past year and welcome the new one in. Here at WAOC we\u2019ve talked quite a bit of the importance of Goals in our Career\u2019s, we\u2019ve set several for ourselves this year, how\u2019d you do, did we accomplish all we wanted too? Several of our listeners worked for and received that promotion, got noticed by their management teams and earned that raise they wanted or earned that next position. I\u2019d like to think we all did a great job this year, let\u2019s all pat ourselves on the back and give ourselves a big round of applause!
\nSeriously though, it is time to plan out next year now, if we want to make 5 grand more next year than we did this year that\u2019s only $2.40 an hour we need to make at regular time this year, and we can somewhat control our wages so it\u2019s guaranteed we can. Sounds strange doesn\u2019t it, but I believe its factual, it\u2019s up to us and we can do it!. Some of my favorite quotes:
\nhttps://www.ziglar.com/category/quotes/
\nZig Ziglar, one of my favorites said \u201cIf you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.\u201d
\nI saw this recently on Facebook, I think it came from The Vibrant Mind \u201cWhen a flower doesn\u2019t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.\u201d I know if I interject myself close to successful people It helps me make better decisions.
\nhttps://livelifehappy.com/life-quotes/when-a-flower-doesnt-bloom-you-fix-the-environment/
\nOne that helps me almost daily is Don\u2019t ruin a good today by thinking about a bad yesterday. Let it go. I think I found that a long time ago on lifeadvancer.com
\nOne thing I worked hard on this year and is probably my strongest accomplishment is just keeping my mouth shut more often. I get in a lot of trouble by thinking something and it just rolling out of my mouth.
\nOh and how can we talk about quotes and not mention a few from my favorite, Vince Lombardy:
\nhttp://www.vincelombardi.com/quotes.html
\n \u201cWinning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing.