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‘A Round Tuit'

‘A Round Tuit’
By Brian J. Wagner
NAPS Immediate Past President

I hope your holiday and New Year celebrations were happy and healthy. Now that Jan. 1 is past and all those new year resolutions have been made, it’s time to get “a round tuit” and start working on those things you may have been putting off for days, weeks, months or even years. I am here to help. Here’s the scoop!

As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” You will notice on this page the “A Round Tuit.” As you exam it, you will notice it is no longer hard to come by.

This “Round Tuit” is my new year’s gift to you. Over time, you may have said, “I’ll do this as soon as I get ‘A Round Tuit.’” Congratulations! You have no more excuses for putting off a project or taking action on something because you didn’t have that elusive and indispensable “A Round Tuit.”

Just think of all the things you can complete now that you have an illustrious and ever-coveted “A Round Tuit.” There is no time to waste to get around to:

• Recruiting more EAS nonmembers to join NAPS and earn a $25 sponsor award.
• Attending regular NAPS branch meetings and getting more involved by volunteering to chair a branch committee or seek an officer position.
• Registering to attend the NAPS Legislative Training Seminar to promote and advocate on behalf of the livelihoods and welfare of NAPS members.
• Contributing regularly via payroll or OPM deductions, credit card, check, money order or with an in-kind contribution to support the Supervisors’ Political Action Committee (SPAC) to help fund our association’s legislative agenda to better our members’ and their families’ lives.
• Participating in NAPS area and regional training seminars and state conventions where you will learn about membership representation and advocacy, including the Disciplinary Defense Fund. Network with your peers, ask questions of USPS leadership and hear from NAPS resident and national officers about the future of NAPS.
• Becoming a delegate and participant in the 68th NAPS National Convention this August in New Orleans. Be a part of NAPS history in voting on important resolutions, electing resident officers and Executive Board members and requesting to serve on a national convention committee.

There is other good news. Now that you have “A Round Tuit,” think of all the other non-NAPS things you may have been putting off you can now do, including, but not limited to:

• Volunteering in your community or church.
• Seeking professional financial planning advice if you plan to retire soon or make a big investment or purchase.
• Starting a new hobby or exercise program.
• Writing a book or learning to play a musical instrument.
• Registering for educational classes to earn a certificate, degree or new skill to better your postal career or just enhance your personal growth.
• Scheduling that long overdue medical and/or dental checkup.
• Reconnecting with family and long-lost friends or making new friends along the way.

Whether you still are working or retired, getting a “A Round Tuit” may be exciting, but nothing is more exciting than actually living life to its fullest—now. The attitude of “I will do it tomorrow,” “Let’s wait and see what happens” and “That can wait until next week” is all part of the mindset “ I’ll do it as soon as I get around to it.” There is no better time to move from procrastination into action with your “A Round Tuit.”

I hope you get around to using and sharing this gift with everyone you know. Because I, too, have “A Round Tuit,” you don’t have to wait for me to share my ice-cream-flavor-of-the-month recommendation: cherry chocolate mocha.