As the mornings grow colder and the trees begin to turn color, I feel this season is the perfect time to take the next step toward growth for the coming year. If we are satisfied with where we are now, progress will stop. What we truly need to move forward is not perfection, but the courage to take the first step. Without challenge, there can be no success or even failure. But failure is not the end; it is a sign pointing us toward improvement.

By quickly learning from it, testing small changes, and refining them step by step, we strengthen our organization.In a time of rapid change, I see maintaining the status quo as the greatest risk. While protecting quality and safety, we must make challenge part of our daily culture and strive to make today better than yesterday. Rather than waiting for results, let us become the ones who create them. For the future and for our customers we will continue to take on new challenges.