I once had a boyfriend who used to end every phone conversation and every email with the phrase, “Stay beautiful.” At first I was delighted by it, but as time went on, I have to admit, occasionally it annoyed me. At that time in my life I was certainly not used to taking compliments gracefully (I’ve gotten over that) and there were many days where I felt far from anything that resembled beautiful.
I walked into the mailbox store last week to pick up my mail. The counter inside the door, usually filled with business cards and flyers from the mailbox holders and the local merchants was empty. Naked. Unadorned. It struck me immediately as strange and left me feeling sad, disconnected, and odd. For so long those…
Steve Jobs taught us much about destiny, design and why connect the dots. (“You can’t connect the dots moving forward, you can only connect them looking backward.”) I remember reading the commencement speech he made in 2005 at Stamford and went back to read again what he said, describing his own life and his…
I’m sitting at the beach and looking up to a clear blue sky. A small plane passes pulling a banner advertising a local bar that has happy hour every day. I wonder. Do you? Well maybe not even a whole hour, and maybe it’s not everyday (curmudgeons rejoice!). But what if…
These days I’ve been out teaching people how the cultural experiences they create inside their company affects the relationships they have outside the company. Now of course we all know this, have always known this, but as I tell the people enjoying my workshops – the first enemy of knowledge is “knowingness.” It’s not…
Last week while enjoying the beach with my visiting family I got the chance to see beautiful pelicans flying by in formation. I don’t see that very often and last week I had the experience 3 times. It was then I remembered something I’d written in the Customer Care Coach® and used my handy “find”…
Today’s my 21st anniversary of being in business. Wow. That’s a long time and a lot of learning. I began with an idea. Imagine if you will, that every business sits atop a tripod – three legs, needing to be in balance to keep the business stable. Each leg represents a set of relationships. One…
Let’s look at a story that is a lesson in setting intentions. One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a debate that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between the two “wolves” inside us all. One is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment,…
Spending time with Little Miss, my 2 ½ year old granddaughter, is always a learning experience. For her and for me. Just recently while I was attempting to help her put on her jacket, she pulled away and shouted, “I do it my own self!” I couldn’t help but laugh (the kid cracks me up)…
It’s Jim Blasingame’s 13th anniversary. That’s amazing dedication – he’s been on the air every day for 13 years as the Small Business Advocate. I’ve had the pleasure of being on his “brain trust? for 11 of those years. Do you have a brain trust? Do you have people you can go to for…
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