"The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today."

                                                     -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

It's hard to believe the holiday season is just around the corner, but it is and with it will come one of our busiest times of the year. Everything we are doing today is laying the groundwork for our success down the road. I would add in some more, but the below Amazon quote from a customer was already pretty long, but too awesome not to use today!

 Happy Friday Crusaders, 

Labor Day weekend is here. Are you ready to get out and enjoy the three-day weekend? One of the fun events that I like to check out during this time of the year is the annual Chalk It Up Festival in Midtown Sacramento. The event takes place at Fremont Park located at 16th & Q Street. Chalk It Up is celebrating its 26th year with a great gathering of music, food, activities and incredible chalk art that features over 200 sidewalk paintings created at the festival by local artists. This is a free event that benefits children's arts education and art activities in the Sacramento area. To find out more about the event, please go to  chalkitup.org. 

Hope to see you out there. Cheers!

I started Sac State this week. While it is really exciting, it is also extremely nerve-racking and stressful. I walked into my first class and one of the first things the professor said to us was remember to breathe. What good, simple advice! Advice I wanted to share with you all today.

Yes, while just simply breathing is important for actual living, breathing correctly and deeply can help reduce stress, improve mood, remove toxins, increase body strength and keep you performing at your best. Keeping all SlideBelts crusaders performing at their best is always important. So here is a mid week lesson for you all on how to breathe deeply:

Reminder from Cassidy: If you're wanting to contribute to the Louisiana flood donations, they are due by end of day today! I sent out a reminder through Bamboo on Monday afternoon with instructions on how to donate right through your Gusto account, so if you didn't get that note and would like to donate, please see me and I'll walk you through it. Additionally, if you would rather donate via cash or check, those can be given directly to Navi. Don't forget, the company is matching everything we give, so no amount is too small. Thanks, team!