Puerto Rico Daily Sun, sacrifice, guts and professionalism

Puerto Rico Daily Sun, sacrifice, guts and professionalism.
The Puerto Rico Daily Sun’s first anniversary is a great example of how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results.
I can’t think of any other newspaper in the world that was put together in such a short time span and with little money to do so.
The people that got together to start the newspaper, knew that Puerto Rico needs an English only newspaper and that the island couldn’t afford not having one.
Imagine the teachers in our educational system not being able to assign students in their English classes to read an English newspaper with current news.
Imagine the hundreds or even thousands of English speaking executives in the island that need to be informed about local or world news in English and Puerto Rico, an associated free state not having an English newspaper.
The employees of the Puerto Rico Daily Sun understood this well and they started the paper on their own, on a shoestring, and day by day published a newspaper.
Considering the economic situation that Puerto Rico is facing now, and seeing the main newspapers in the island laying off people and reducing expenses, only a bunch of crazy people would have dared to start a daily newspaper.
Crazy in the eyes of others, but not in their own eyes which is what really counts. What other people call crazy, they see it as passion. Only passion, sacrifice and sheer will could have made it possible for this newspaper to survive one long year.
Employees worked very long hours, even weekends and what is even more incredible; there were times when they were not rewarded with a paycheck. And yet, that didn’t discourage them.
Success is in great measure dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy, the extra effort required to give it one more try, or to look for different approaches is the secret of winning. Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.
They believed so much in their cause, that they were willing to sacrifice everything, family and loved ones to make sure that their dream of having an unbiased, objective professional English newspaper became a reality.
Happiness doesn’t come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demands that everyone work as a team and that everyone gives their best.
This is the case with the Puerto Rico Daily Sun and I am honored for the privilege to work with such an outstanding group of professionals that love what they do and that are willing to do what needs to be done to succeed.