Shawna Schafer

I would say my dad, Craig Roble, is a big one. He was a farmer who always taught me to do everything to the best of my ability, because if you can't do it right the first time, why do it at all? Only in the last probably 5 years have I really taken this motto of his to heart. I remember he would have us clean the tractor windows, and I probably did a half-assed job because it's a dirty tractor that's just going to get dirty again, but that's not the way he looked at it. He looked at it as make it clean, do it right the first time. I also attribute my success to my teacher, Angie Hammeke, who got me into accounting. She was a phenomenal math teacher in elementary school who helped me recognize that math was always a strength of mine. I guess you could say I look up to my brother a lot too. He built his own business out in Denver, manages 25 people, and has a physical therapy clinic, so he's probably another one that's really led my life on how to be successful.

The best advice came from my dad, who was a farmer. He always said you want to do everything to the best of your ability, because if you can't do it right the first time, why do it at all? This was something that he strived to teach in me, and only in the last probably 5 years have I really taken this motto of his. I remember when he wanted us to clean the tractor windows, and I probably did a half-assed job because it's a dirty tractor that's just going to get dirty again. But that's not the way he looked at it. He looked at it as make it clean, do it right the first time. That lesson has really shaped how I approach my work.

It is such a rewarding job in my experience. I love when things tie out. I'm very black and white, I don't like any gray area, and if that is something that you enjoy, this is the perfect field for you. Another thing I would say is that you've got to learn to leave work at work. When I leave work, I usually leave work at work, and I think that's the biggest thing. I know a lot of people ask me how I do that, and I don't have an answer - I guess I'm just wired that way. But I feel like that is something you've got to learn to do, because if you don't, everything will stress you out and you'll have anxiety. That's the biggest thing for me - when I leave work, it stays at work.

Family is incredibly important to me. Last year was such a challenging year for me because I lost my dad to cancer, and that opened my eyes about how important family is and how short life can be. That helps even more to, you know, when I go home, it's family. I believe in doing everything to the best of my ability and doing it right the first time, which is something my dad taught me. I also value being able to leave work at work and keep those clear boundaries, because when I go home, I want to focus on what matters most - my family. All of our hobbies revolve around my two very active boys and their athletics, and we enjoy being involved in their lives.