The Gift
One day you wake up and you realize 27 years have passed. You’ve been blessed to be in an industry that changes lives, saves lives, builds amazing relationships, and gives you so much gratification. When I think about December’s issue each year the first thought is always “A Year in Review,” because that is typically the theme of the book. Which it is this year as well, but this year it hit me that for my life there are 27 years in review. What a gift!
From the minute Bill Riddell hired me at Healthlink, all the way to being the publisher of Repertoire Magazine, it has been one hell of a ride. I wouldn’t change anything in my career. All the ride days selling lotions and potions with distribution reps, to demoing gloves for an OR nurse, to calling on ABCO members across the U.S., can only be described as a gift.
As we all go through the holiday season this year, take some time to reflect on the gift of being in the med/surg industry. You get to sell products that may prevent someone from going blind, or diagnose them for flu, or outfit an entire new physician office from the ground up. Reflect on the relationships you have formed with your manufacture partners, your teammates, and your caregivers.
As nerdy as it may sound, what we do isn’t a job – it’s a gift in the form of a career. I am forever grateful for the friends I have made over the years, who I will carry with me throughout my life. I am also grateful for Repertoire Magazine and the joy it provides me in helping bring manufacturers and distributors together each month. The magazine will turn 30 in 2023. Thank you Chris Kelly and Brian Taylor for putting it all on the line back in 1993 and founding this amazing publication. It is my honor to continue the legacy you two started.
As we close out the year, we would like to say thank you to the greatest industry on the planet. Happy holidays, and we will see you in the new year with the brand new RepConnect, built to connect distributor reps and manufacturers through timely, compelling content.
Dedicated to the Industry,
R. Scott Adams