Message from Gail Miller
You Are the Engine
I
always find January as a time for renewal.
The Holidays are behind me, the weather
is cool and crisp—January seems to let me
catch my breath and look ahead to a new year
with excitement and renewed energy. It also
makes me want to express my gratitude for
everyone and everything that has enriched
my life over the previous 12 months.
As we move now into February, with March
just around the corner, I continue to feel
gratitude, but I also feel pride for the impact
you—our associates—and your families have
on our company and the communities where
you live and work. Together we have created
the right to be identified with the word “honor.”
Honor is carrying out, acting, and living the
values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service,
integrity, and personal courage. Our history
is rich with events and experiences that have
earned us the right to be honored and the right
to claim a reputation built on those qualities
and values.
You are the engine that makes everything
happen. You are the driving force and the
strength behind the results—the wind in our
sails, the backbone of everything we have
accomplished or will accomplish. I never
tire of bragging about our people, and I
took the opportunity to do so at our annual
Leadership Conference in January. You are
the best of the best, and I honor you for your
continuous dedication and thank you for
everything you have done and continue to do.
Without you, we are nothing.
In our Leadership Conference, I also
had the opportunity to speak about
philanthropy. It’s a very big part of who we
are. Sharing our good fortune with others
to enrich lives has become a hallmark of the
Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. We
reap blessings every day from the good we are
able to do in our business communities. The
rewards not only benefit our company and
me, but they also flow back to you personally
as each of you contributes to and becomes a
representative of a company that cares about
our neighbors.
Two other points I shared in Leadership
Conference that I would like to share with
you are patriotism and education. From our
beginning in 1979, we have had a strong
history of patriotism. We honor those who
have preserved our right to be free, who have
protected our right to perpetuate freedom
and free enterprise, and who created a
country where we can grow our businesses
and where the American Dream can flourish.
Please protect those freedoms by exercising
your right to vote and letting your voice be
heard in support of freedom.
Now to education. We believe in and
support education. When we have an
educated society, everyone benefits; we have
stronger families, better leaders, prosperous
businesses, and more compassion for each
other. Some people have a formal education,
but whether you have a degree or not,
you can be a lifelong student by learning
something new every day no matter where
you are or what you are doing.
I encourage you to continue to use your
time, talents, and energy to contribute to
the communities where you live, work, and
play to make them better for everyone. It
is important to become part of the bigger
world around us and contribute to the good
of society in every way we can, whether big
or small. Thank you for being seen and heard
doing good, for being people of honor and for
helping to move our company forward. I am
grateful for each of you! ◆
“It is important to
become part of the
bigger world around
us and contribute to
the good of society
in every way we can,
whether big or small.”
Gail Miller
LHMWSM.com
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