I love watching the Olympics, mostly for the competitions, but also for the moment in time when everyone seems to get along, when people have goals and work so hard to achieve them. They remind me of the people I worked with throughout my career, who set career goals based on what they wanted, not what someone else wanted for them. I wouldn’t normally include the two in the same message, but as I watch the events on TV, I continue to get countless social media messages from former Mirage colleagues who are reminiscing after the property’s recent closure after 34 years. One thread was from the mother and daughter who stayed up all night to be first in line when the employment center first opened, and how I met them and offered them a job right on the spot for proving they wanted it so much (BTW – the mom went on to proudly become an Employee of the Year). Another thread was about deciding which employees would be able to transfer to Bellagio – we had more employees from our other properties who wanted to go than there were jobs available, so we came up with the idea to hold a lottery. When the results were in, we were shocked that another Employee of the Year was not selected – I wanted to start over and find another way, but he graciously said he was proud to stay at the Mirage to help keep the magic going there. These, and so many others, made up the team of employees that I was proud to work with. Because their pride, like that of these Olympic athletes, was derived from dreaming big and staying focused. Focus on your own goals today.
Kathleen Genevieve “Katie” Ledecky (born 1997): American competitive swimmer. She has won seven Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer.
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