Driving to work this morning, I was thinking how lucky I am to genuinely love my job. Publishing magazines and producing trade shows for the retail industry is honestly what I was born to do.

And over the years, I've tried to bring together a team of employees who are just as passionate about what we do here as I am. After all, it's more fun to come to work with people who are happy, you know?

As I've mentioned before, I'm in the process of bringing on new employees, so it's critical (in my mind) to continue to find people who are as energetic and committed to making our magazines and products great.

When we bring people on board who are happy, positive and passionate, we all work better as a team (except for those few little bumps in the road—but, hey no workplace is perfect!).