Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. Most of you have heard that phrase before, right? Did you ever stop to think about what it really means? What are the little things? What are the big things? And, how do the big things take care of themselves?

Let me put this into a sports lingo so I can explain it right:

You have control over your attitude, your spirit, your passion, your hustle and your effort. The bigger things are not in your direct control. Don't concern yourself the way the other team is performing. You can't control the crowd, the coaches, or your teammates.  Keep your mind and body focused on only the items that you can control and that you need to perform. When you execute the little things to perfection, then the score and the victory will take care of themselves!

Happy Friday Team!

One thing that you must do when you are in Hong Kong is to go yumcha, which literally translates to "drink tea." Dishes usually come in bite size and is shared amongst everyone at the table so you can get a taste of everything. It's not uncommon to have a bite of sweet and savory food one after the other, and when you need to cleanse your palate theres always tea - the essential part of the meal!

It is something that I grew up with and if you haven't tried it yet I definitely recommend you to do so when you get the chance!

A few of you may have noticed that I personally am a huge advocate for the millennial generation. Am I biased? Of course. But I do try to look at it objectively in the way of this: I’m surrounded by plenty of them every day here at SlideBelts, and they/we are much more than our stereotypes give us credit for. Just look around at what we have helped create!!

But if you still have doubts about this generation, I found another pretty cool fact about them as a whole: According to a recent study, millennials actually give more generously and carefully to charities than their predecessors. Over 50% of the surveyed millennials said they check out a charity before donating, compared with only 29% of generations older than them, which is a great habit nowadays when phishing emails and even legit charitable organizations end up pocketing a lot of the donations. One of the reasons millennials may be giving more is because they've found easy and convenient ways to give...

Speaking of, as the new year starts, consider jumping into this statistic and setting up a charitable donation out of your paycheck in Gusto. It can be as little as $5 per paycheck and there are hundreds of charities to choose from. You can set this up in the “giving” tab of Gusto, or let me know if you need direction. If you forgot, SlideBelts also matches these donations up to $50 per employee!!

As this is my last loop, I’d also like to throw out a quick thanks for letting me write to you guys once a week here for the last several months. It was a privilege to share whatever the heck was in my brain that week, and I look forward to hearing what’s in others’!