Our first employee in the production of foam marking systems was a man named Clifford Boomer. He was retired from an area manufacturer and was well known in our community for his support of high school athletic teams, his church, and many other civic events and organizations.
He was a generally calm and patient man and a source of stability for me in the very early days of our business. I was young and driven to succeed and sometimes got too much adrenalin flowing. A small business has just as many operations or departments as a large one, but they all have to be performed by one or two people. In our case, it was my father and me.
I was running all of the manufacturing operation ---- including fabrication, assembly, purchasing, as well as taking service calls, doing design, and taking many of the sales calls which came in, etc. I was not merely managing, I was physically doing the work, with help from Cliff. At times I'd get pretty stressed and it showed.
That was when Cliff would get me aside and tell me to calm down. He would remind me that "Every day is Sunday in the sweet bye and bye" meaning that there are no worries once you die and to just relax a moment while here on earth. To this day, I sometimes stop myself and remember Cliff's words when I get too over wrought.
Thanks Cliff!
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