You Silly Goose

“Do a loony-goony dance 'cross the kitchen floor, put something silly in the world that ain't been there before.”
― Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic

There are days when we simply need to be just a little bit silly. What could you do to liven up the day and those around you? Well, for your summer amusement, the following ideas were passed along to me.

1. Sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars.
....See if they slow down.

2. Page yourself over the intercom.
.....Don't disguise your voice!

3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.
.....And then ask them again.

4. Finish all your sentences with 'In Accordance With The Prophecy.'
.....Be sure to look reverent.

5. Skip down the hall rather than walk and see how many looks you get.
.....humming "To My Lou, my darling."

6. Order a diet water whenever you go out to eat.
.....With a serious face of course.

7. Specify that your drive-through order is 'To Go.'
.....Maybe it will get served on a tray!

8. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.
.....Bug zapper noise only enhances the experience.

9. Tell your children over dinner, 'Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.'

It is called having fun. Some may call it therapy but I chose the former.

Take time to smile and relax.

Stay inspired my friends!

Serving or Self-Serving

#FridayFlashback

“It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.” - Napoleon Hill

It has been a bit spotty of late in getting my blog articles out. There are changes on the horizon for me and those have kept me quite busy. So I am working to get back into a regular pattern of writing so stick with me folks.

Today I wanted to ask a couple of questions;

Regarding your business or job
- Is customer service really at the core of your business or simply “lip” service?

Regarding your everyday life
- Do you live in service to others or are you simply living for yourself?

In your business (or job you work at), the time has come to realize that the ability —or inability— to serve customers in a way that is consistent with meeting and exceeding their expectations is the biggest differentiator which separates a successful business from others. The same is true in your personal life. Serving others before self will have a dramatic impact on your life and the lives of those around you.

It is the difference between living life and living your best life.

Now is the time to transform customer service from a one-dimensional, one-directional exchange into a fluid and integral part of your life. There are basic rules for transforming your life and business and it begins with serving others.

Life has a lot to do with the “CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE” you provide.

Remember today is the day you felt a drop of rain splash down on your forehead. Is it time to build that ark, Noah? In other words, today is the day to start making a change.

Elevate “customer service” (serving others) into a front office mission critical strategic imperative. Make it a strategic part of your everyday life.

Stay inspired my friends.

Rules for Living

"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and help them to become what they are capable of being." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

That is the simple message in which everyone is capable of applying to their life.

Stay inspired my friends.

Your Fishing Boat

The American television broadcaster Hugh Downs once said, "to say my fate is not tied to your fate is like saying, 'your end of the boat is sinking." When it comes to relationships and connections to other people, each of us have an impact on what happens to others and to each of us.

We do have an ability to influence our own destiny.

This is about the choices we make. It is about how we react to the ripple of events that occur each day. Every one of those events will affect and potentially change us in slight ways.

Sometimes major changes occur in our life due to others.

Know that you are connected to many others in this world. The knots in a fishing net closest to you are your family and friends. Further out across the web of knots, your connections are the people you work with, meet at the grocery store, or encounter while driving down the road.

Our net is cast far and wide, but with loose or torn knots we fail to keep those connections. We become a fisherman without any fish to sustain our life. Keeping the knots of your fishing net secure will ensure a bountiful life.

Your net will even reach others as yet unknown to you.

Enjoy how your life impacts others and how those connections impact your own life. It is an amazing network of human interaction which makes this a great life. Stop to reflect upon the fishing net in your life and secure all the knots which bind us together.

Stay inspired my friends.