Michael

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. - Barack Obama

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. - Barack Obama

On Tuesday, November 4th, history was made as millions of people voted for the next president. Whether you agree with the outcome or not, no one can deny that history was unfolding before our very eyes. Our first African American president, record breaking voter turnout and states that typically vote Republican voted Democrat.

I couldn’t turn the television off. I had to watch the statistics as they changed over the course of the evening. This was one of those defining moments that have the potential to change everything. Potential is one thing and action is another, but millions of people have pinned their hopes and dreams on this election.

I agree with my friend Nat, John McCain’s acceptance speech was one of the best of his career. I was inspired as much by it as I was by Barack Obama’s acceptance speech. I thought the true character of both men came through clearly.

We’ll see what happens over the course of the next presidential term, but regardless, we were witness to one of the defining moments in our generation.

Michael