**Before you panic.....no, you don't have to be an expert at using chopsticks to understand this post.

I remember that when I was little, there were times where my siblings and I would fight over things from refusing to share food to who gets to be player 1 in Mario Kart. One time when we were fighting over who gets the bigger cup of soda at the dining table, my dad taught us a simple but valuable lesson about the importance of unity and teamwork. He explained that it is very easy to break a single chopstick with your hands, however, when you put a bunch of them together, they are essentially unbreakable.

Here at SlideBelts, I see teamwork being practiced day in and day out whether it is helping with our successful Reg CF campaign, prepping for our next trade show or just simply keeping each other in the loop. Without the help coming from everyone, each of these tasks could easily break us like a single chopstick, but together, even the impossible can be achieved! Thank you for being awesome, TEAM!

Since Wednesdays are usually not known for much more than the midpoint between weekends and camel memes, I thought I’d shed some light on some other cool facts about the day of the week that I swear I still pronounce in my head “Wed-nes-day” from the time I learned to spell it as a kid (old habits die hard).

1. Wednesday is named after Woden, the most important God in the German pantheon, often identified with the Norse God Odin. Woden and Odin are also associated with the Roman god Mercury, which is why the French call Wednesday Mercredi and the Spanish Miercoles.
2. According to research by a tanning company, women look oldest at 3:30pm on Wednesdays. (Yikes!!!!)
3. A recent survey in the US reported that bosses are most receptive to requests on Wednesdays. 
4. The daughter in the Addams Family is called Wednesday Addams.  Charles Addams said he chose the name because “Wednesday’s child is full of woe.”

Meet Todd Love, a US Marine who was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan. The incident took both his legs and part of his left arm, making him a triple amputee. The loss of a limb, let alone three, can easily be a momentous devastation for anyone and the mere state of melancholy can bring the strongest down to depression.

But this hasn’t been the case for Todd. Although a triple amputee, Todd has not stopped living life to its fullest. While in rehab, Todd made it a goal to join The Spartan Race, and, contrary to its name, the event actually consists of a variety of races, each one with its own set of unique obstacles. Take The Beast for example, here one would have to undergo 10.5 miles of rugged terrain across 75 obstacles. Well, not only did Todd join The Spartan Race, but he and his team completed The Beast…and that was only the beginning.

Since rehab, Todd has taken on skydiving, skiing, piano playing, kayaking, swimming, surfing, and apparently, once in a blue moon, he’ll take on wrestling an alligator. Is there anything this guy can’t do?

I bring you the story of Todd Love because I know how easy it is to underestimate your own capabilities or to dwell on what you don't have and simply make excuses. Just last week, I continuously dwelled on the fact that Jeff wasn’t here every time I got hit with a new obstacle. But I had to remind myself that I had other recourses I wasn’t utilizing (thanks again to Michelle, Matt, and Josh for all your help last week) and that, most importantly, I was underestimating my own capabilities.

So if you’re anything like me and you need the occasional reminder or a shot of pure inspiration, I encourage you to look to Todd’s story and remind yourself that you’re the only obstacle that stands in your way.

“I will promise I will never let what I can’t do interfere with what I can do.” -Todd Love