Creating a home that you love involves a level of artistry. I’ve lived in my current house for eleven years, and I’m just now beginning to feel like things are in order.
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If businesses are able to identify customer wants and needs, customers will typically pay more for their products, even if they shop strictly on price [Barlow and Moller]. This year I attempted an alternative type of spring cleaning, with the goal of continual improvement. Books such as “Treat me like a customer” and “A complaint …Read the Rest
Businesses (to stay current) continuously observe their offerings. This activity results in the following outcomes: (1) refreshing the memory of the manager in charge; (2) inciting action as to what needs ordering, transferring, or discarding; and (3) keeping the company’s contents on the front burner.
Last week, the unthinkable happened: one of my jump drives at work failed. The small red light which signals “life” in the nerve center that holds my most important documents went dead on arrival. This was a drive with hundreds of articles I’d accumulated over a period of years. Fortunately, IT advised me (just a few weeks prior) …Read the Rest
Approaching a milestone birthday has given me pause regarding what’s truly important. Up until this point, home, career, and ensuring that everyone else is happy have taken priority. If life is short (and my remaining days are finite), I’m left considering what to do with the remainder – which is focus more on personal pursuits …Read the Rest
Recently (over winter break) I had the entire inside of my house painted. This was on the heels of having the wood floor replaced, the tiles repaired, and the kitchen remodeled. This spring (after a long stretch of continuously doing something to “spruce up” the house), I’ve decided to call it quits.
It’s my pleasure to welcome a new entrant to the blogosphere: Dr. Robert Giacalone, Professor of Human Resource Management at Temple University. One year ago Dr. Jeff Cornwall introduced me to this realm on his blog The Entrepreneurial Mind. I’m delighted that I now have the opportunity to pay it forward.
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