President's Column - May 2023
Hello Loves,
I hope you are all doing well!
Here is a thought I have often but it is always so true: Time is flying by! I know you all are feeling it too. It seems to me that every year, it somehow speeds up.
How would you explain time if asked? We all have a basic understanding of what it is and how it works…
According to a quick Google search, the meaning of time is this: “the measured or measurable period during which an action, process or condition exists or continues: duration. A nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future.”
Well, that cleared things right up, didn’t it?! It really is hard to fully define it. Because really, time is such a funny thing if you think about it. We kill it, we save it, we waste it, we lose it, we find it. It is one of the biggest riddles of the universe! Scientists, philosophers and poets all explain it differently; how it influences us and how we influence it.
Sometimes I feel like I have all the time in the world, and at other times (most of the time), there are simply not enough minutes in the day!
No matter how hard I might try, though, I have not found a superpower to slow it down or to stop it.
While I cannot influence the flow of time, I can manage it to get the most out of it. I reflect often on how could I use my time better? I want to make certain I don’t feel regret too often and that I choose to spend it wisely.
I want to spend my time being organized, energized and productive. I find a good way to manage this is by being very goal oriented. The more goals I meet, the happier I am. I always feel that if I do my best today, tomorrow will be better/easier/happier!
Here are some of my favorite quotes about time. I hope they help inspire you to enjoy and make the most of your time today!
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. – Theophrastus.
Tough times never last, but tough people do. – Robert H Schuller
Time is money. – Benjamin Franklin
Regret for wasted time is more wasted time. – Mason Cooley
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. – J.R.R. Tolkien
We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams. – Jeremy Irons
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
And of course, my all-time favorite!
Well loves, that is all the time I have for today! I hope whatever you choose to fill your time with today makes you happy!
Time is on my side, yes it is.
Time is on my side, yes it is.
Jennifer Thoroe is Director of Customer Service & Business Development for National Steel Rule, a steel rule manufacturer based in Linden, NJ, USA. She joined forces with National on November 1, 2018 after working in the industry and volunteering with the IADD for over 15 years. She moved up to NJ from GA in the summer of 2019. One pandemic and three moves later, Jennifer is finally settling into her home near the Jersey Shores with her awesome super-fantastic brother Tom and his even cooler dog, Kelowna.
She has consistently used her time and talents to bring greater value to IADD members, whether through chapter activities, managing volunteers, Board service or overseeing myriad membership recruitment and retention activities. For this, Jennifer received the 2017 IADD Cutting Edge Award, one of the Association’s highest honors. She is the first woman to serve as IADD president.
The President's Column appears in The Cutting Edge, the IADD's monthly magazine.