Another season of new beginnings

The weeks seemed to be piling up, one right on top of the next. With the time ying by so fast, it also seemed as if the to-do list grew longer while the things checked o kept getting shorter or couldn’t keep up with everything that needed to be done and the additional things being added to the list. As they woke up to start another day, she asked her husband, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”

She moved across the country with her 4-year-old son to start a new life and to reconnect with family. Her son was having a hard time adjusting to the new time zone, new surroundings, and new family members he had to get to know. His lack of sleep meant that she wasn’t getting any consistent sleep either, and the vicious cycle of no sleep and stress began. Additionally, she started a brand-new job, and he started school for the rst time, causing even greater disruption and stress. She looked in the mirror one morning and asked, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”

As a career leader and salesper- son he knew how large and complex deals could take longer than others. He had started the process on a new opportunity many months ago. As with any sales role, pressure comes when deals slip or push month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter. He was doing everything by the book, awlessly following the process and aligning with the buyer’s journey, yet the deal kept slipping. Finally, almost at the nish line to win the business, a week of discussion with the customer’s legal team forced more delays. He asked some of the people on his team, “Why does everything have to be so di cult right now?”

We all know stories like these, don’t we? We have all felt like this at times, haven’t we? I could add several more just like the ones above, but instead, let’s focus on what happens next.

Here we are in another season of new beginnings, and for many of us it is because we associate it with Easter as we celebrate the Risen Christ. In the week and weekend ahead, hope lls our hearts, and our outlook becomes elevated as we have new encouragement and inspiration. For some, it’s just about springtime and the budding of trees, grass turning green again, more sunlight pouring through our window, owers beginning to bloom, and the start of baseball that gives

LINDA SHAPLEY Publisher lshapley@coloradocommunitymedia.com us a new and positive attitude.

Another season of new beginnings.

So I say to the couple, the mom and her son, and the professional salesperson all mentioned above, as well as any of us who may be saying the same thing right now, “Let today be a day of new beginnings.” If what we are doing right now isn’t working, let’s start over and develop a new plan that aligns with who we want to be, where we want to go and grow, and what we want to enjoy in this life. Everything will get better for you as a couple, a new, safe, and happy new life awaits you mother and child, and that deal will close as will many others for you in your brilliant sales career. is season of life will pass just like every previous season. If we hold on to the yesterdays of life that have caused us stress, fear, worry, and doubt, we are only anchoring ourselves in that negative cycle of gloom and doom. As Zig Ziglar said, “Failure is an event, not a person, yesterday really did end last night.” It’s time for another season of new beginnings.

How about you? Are you asking yourself why things are so di cult right now? Would it be helpful if you could see the light and love at the end of the tunnel? I would love to hear your story at

LINDSAY NICOLETTI Operations/ Circulation Manager lnicoletti@coloradocommunitymedia.com work with sta ’s help, but it would be more e cient if pushed through by state o cials. ere is way too much red tape, bureaucracy and time spent in getting development plans reviewed and approved. In some cities, it can take more than a year to get through the maze of regulations, building codes, city code requirements and zoning details. Time is money for everyone involved in the process. Municipal Planning Divisions and Building Inspection Divisions need to reevaluate requirements and timeconsuming reviews.

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When things change, take advantage e Metropolitan Service Center (MSC) has always been a nalist location. e drawback was: what and where would we move, and at what cost. With the donation of the school we can move MSC administrative functions along with the meter shop, the sign shop, the carpentry shop and our storage facilities to Sheridan Green. ere would be very little renovation and expense. All these functions would have less impact on that neighborhood than did the school. In addition the recreation opportunities at the school could now include the entire community. e space vacated next to Semper would ful ll the missing elements that the renovation plans at Semper lacked. We would not have enough space for lagoons, but mechanical sludge processing is an e cient substitute. Rebuilding Semper gives us 44MGD capacity instead of the 15MGD capacity that all other sites would provide. Not having to build 30MGD additional capacity that all other locations require in less than 20 years, saves hundreds of millions of dollars.

On March 20, 2023, Westminster City council was told that the city will be given the Sheridan Green Elementary School later this year. is wonderful gift should change the fundamentals of our Water 2025 plans. Instead of building the new water plant over a mile from our current plant, we can rebuild Semper and save tens of millions of dollars. Council would be crazy not to make this change.

Is Council, that promises to Innovate and Initiate, nimble enough to make the change?

Councilor Bruce Baker, Westminster

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