Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast, Monday morning moments with John O'Leary.

I record these each week so you and I can begin our days and these weeks in on, on fire with the burst of inspiration.

Today I'm going to be sharing with you my favorite standing ovation.

My favorite standing ovation.

It can be rare to receive or more importantly to give meaningful recognition for the important work being done around us.

As we race to our next activity or our next task, we hurry right past the individuals providing

worthy services directly in front of us. Rarely do we pause and thank the airport janitor

for the clean bathroom. You think it's hard to take

care of the one at home. Imagine taking care of the one at the airport or the cashier for taking

our order or the hotel clerk for work in the late night shift. By contrast, through a lot of grace,

a ton of help from others and and a little bit of luck.

I've stumbled into a profession where I am thanked almost continuously for the work I've done.

It's amazing.

Fancy dinners, standing ovations, my name printed in brochures, long lines with hugs and handshakes,

even handwritten thank you letters that we receive after events. The feedback from individuals fill me with purpose and it brings joy to my life.

And yet, while I am out of town speaking or being recognized and having my bucket filled.

Who's taking care of the kids?

While I met those fancy dinners with a fork on the left and the knives on the right,

who is the one doing the exhausting and thankless work of getting meals ready and cleaned up at the house?

When I check into my hotel and get myself unpacked, who's the one driving my

kids to their practices, checking on their homework, cleaning their clothes, wrapping up the long

day that they've been part of, and then preparing for another long day ahead? Well, it's my

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