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I am fascinated with luggage. Every time I travel, I find myself looking at all the different types of suitcases, bags, and styles—even the stickers that many people put on coolers. As the baggage claim conveyer belt goes around and around, I find myself noticing the suitcases that have straps
I was recently working with a client who is navigating a lot of complexity. Her mother just had a stroke and lives several hours away. Her brother has no income, no motivation and, quite frankly, has “lived off of” every family member and the system (client’s words, not mine). Then
I receive a lot of requests in my line of work. Some of these are things that take five minutes. Others take much longer. I’m sure you are similar—your requests may look different, but you get them, too. I am often fascinated by how I perceive the requests. Most of
I’ve always been fascinated by dominos. I used to watch those big competitions where people would line up hundreds of dominos in unique patterns and then they would set the first domino in motion and one by one, they fell. There is even something cool about the sound dominos make
We’ve all experienced many “flavor of the month” marketing opportunities. The first one that comes to mind is ice cream. Also specialty coffee drinks, doughnuts, or treats from a candy store. There is something about trying the new “in” thing that is a refreshing change. It’s something different to experience
I recently had a horrible customer service experience while on vacation. Our family ordered groceries that were to be delivered to our hotel. As the order was getting processed, I received text messages regarding items that either weren’t in stock or that brand wasn’t there. Each time, I sent back
