On my way into the office this morning I was listening to the news and it struck me how fast things change. Has this pace of change always been the same and now we just have faster access to the information or has the pace of change accelerated?

Target pulling out of Canada! It seems like just yesterday Target was coming to Canada and speculation was that this was going to change the retail landscape and yet now they are leaving.

The price of fuel has dropped drastically, this morning I filled up at $.87 per liter and the news is reporting the price of a barrel of oil is down to $47.00 and has dropped almost 50% since June. Its odd to me how some see this as bad news when only months ago reports were indicating that energy prices were affecting economic growth, yet now the Feds have stated they need to hold off on releasing the federal budget until they can fully determine the impact of low oil prices on the economy.

I guess that old saying that the only thing that is constant is change may really be true. I like to stay tuned to current events and the news, as I do believe we all need to stay tuned to what’s going on and how it affects us however; perhaps this poem below also has some merit in these fast changing times.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

There are two days in every week that we should not worry about, two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control.

All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. Nor can we erase a single word we’ve said – yesterday is gone!

The other day we shouldn’t worry about is tomorrow, with its impossible adversaries, its burden, its hopeful promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is beyond our control.

Tomorrow’s sun will rise either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds – but it will rise. And until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

This leaves only one day – today. Any person can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when we add the burdens of yesterday and tomorrow that we break down.

It is not the experience of today that drives people mad – it is the remorse of bitterness for something which happened yesterday, and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.

Let us, therefore, live one day at a time, as things change fast!

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Geoff Topping is the Director of Recruiting and Retention at Challenger Motor Freight and has worked in many different areas of the Trucking Industry both on and off the Road. Geoff can be reached at geofft@challenger.com