As a youngster, I was raised in a family business, a mom-and-pop convenience store.  My mom started work at 5:30 am every morning, even on Christmas.  She brought in the newspapers, opened the cash registers for the day, and straightened the shelves to ensure everything was in order.  She would continue the day by waiting on the customers, restocking the shelves, ordering new inventory, and scheduling the other family members' work schedules since only family worked in the business.  Endless amounts of cash would go in and out of the store, trips to the bank for deposits, and stacks of bills to count.  As early as six years old, I would join her at the store to help before school.  Throughout my childhood, I learned our family's core values by working alongside my mother.