Pluck the day.....
Joe Urban - Original Stick Figure Art

Pluck the day.....

....excerpt from my message sent to the company this morning

"Wake up and live!" - Bob Marley

Team, I write these notes as much to myself as I do for you. It is a great reminder first thing in the morning and a way for me to wire my own brain each and every day to focus on positive thoughts and solutions. As I woke up this thought was in my head - Carpe Diem!! Horace, the Roman poet first used this term over 2,000 years ago in Book 1 of his work "The Odes". Carpe Diem actually translates to "pluck the day", and in modern times "seize the day", to live life to the fullest, to pluck the fruit when it is at its ripest, tomorrow is never guaranteed.  

We are fortunate that our profession is one that serves others - the patient, the doctor and the nurse. We are further blessed that our mission is to protect the kidney and help clinicians serve those that are in their most critical state and literally fighting for their life. It makes it a little easier than others in the world searching for meaning and purpose.

So what does that mean for us today?  

For me it is being my best self, for myself and for others.

It means that we as a team will seize this day, make this day ours, and take chances.

Have courage with our words and let our voices be heard, but  

listen more than we speak, understand others, and serve each other.  

Say yes to more today.

Identify problems, and with intensity focus on the solutions

Speak the truth and be empathetic.

Be the best possible version of ourselves

Focus on the positives and see the greatness of life.

Keep this in mind today as you seize the day!!! CARPE DIEM!!!

ALWAYS FORWARD!!!!!

Joe

This is a series of articles based on the daily letters that I write to my company (slightly modified - company specifics removed). My hope is to share some positive thoughts that gently push the world toward positive thinking and encourage many to achieve their fullest God-given potential

Joe Urban

President, Knees - Zimmer Biomet | Combat Veteran

3y

Congratulations Rustin Raleigh - you win the #JoeUrbanStickArt! Thank you Brian Magee, J. Fernando Corredor, and Brian Greene for the wonderful comments! Have a wonderful weekend!! Joe

The future is not promised to us and the past is just a memory that will eventually fade. The only thing we truly have is the present moment. This is a great reminder to take ownership over that moment and make it matter.

Brian Greene

Platform Engineering for Data with NeuronSphere.io

3y

And here I thought it was a Robin William’s original 😂 that may have been my own first hearing as dreamy eyed adolescent... and what a compelling order for the day - make it count. I love the notion of making your voice heard. It’s so strange, thousands of years go by and we suffer the same lot as a species - getting caught up in the minutia and distraction and forgetting that there is only one today.

J. Fernando Corredor

Medtech Sales | Advisor | #EverybodyIsInSales

3y

Have been patiently waiting to earn my next -and potentially unprecedented third #JoeUrbanStickArt- and this one with it's relevant message is a great reminder for everyone, especially on Mondays. Promise to post pic of where they are prominently displayed if I can be so lucky!

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