Keep Em

Ain’t that the truth.
I never know what is going to be in the James Clear email, but it seems there is always something I can relate to.  Today is no exception.
"Exceptional people are rare. When you find someone wonderful, invest in them.

• When you find a great employee, pay them well.
• When you find a great friend, prioritize the relationship.
• When you find a great spouse, out-love them each day.

Relationships are probably the most important part of life. Take care of the great ones."
I cannot over-emphasize the importance for me of finding and keeping someone great in an area I know I am not so great in.
I say it regularly when you find a good one keep em.  It is like that for me with mechanics.  Car maintenance and knowledge is definitely not my strong point. But we use someone who’s strength is mechanics.  We have used the same team for years.  We knew they were goodies.  How?  They did not try to rip us off and what they did met our requirements. But they never failed to tell us how things were.
I went to a mechanic years ago who said I needed to spend an incredible amount.  I went to someone else and it turned out I did not.  Sure the work would need to be done, but it did not need to be done now.
Keeping great friends I find is a no brainer.  I remember saying to someone recently that I did not want to lose so and so.  With great friends I feel I am on the same page.  I may get somewhere via a different route, but we get to the same place.  And when ever we get together it feels like we start where we left off, and no time has passed in between.
I feel blessed in having a great spouse.  The longer I travel the road the more I appreciate a companion of the same mind and with the same goal.  In so many ways I feel I lucked out, but I know it was all someone’s good planning.