General advice. Don’t be rude. Meeting new people. At work. In a restaurant. Buying clothes (selling clothes for that matter.) To your children. In life. Please, don’t be rude…just be polite. You were probably taught it as a kid, but Read More …
If you are asked to please wait…do so patiently. It often pays off. upgrade to first class fit into the schedule without an appointment a better table happy hour starting your favorite server When they ask nicely…please wait, it will Read More …
Working through a customer service issue it is not easy to maintain patience (is it?) No matter what side you’re on you have to maintain patience whether they are overly rude or excessively sweet…and hopefully able to find a resolution. Read More …
You can say, and you can even think, that fix it and forget it is a mantra. It can work for you. It can work for a lot of repairs. It can even work for other things that need “fixing”. Read More …
Sometimes, you have to just go with it. Get through the annoyance. Get through the troubles. Get through the traffic. Get through the day. Get through the fog. Get to the clearing in all of that and finally, because you Read More …
Trick or Treat and thank you are those magic words that make Halloween more fun for all…except the kids. (They really just want the candy, don’t they?) Really, though, they are good and they don’t have any problem saying those Read More …
Wow, you smell good. It is a super lovely compliment. One that is probably above so many others, including…. you look great did you lose weight thank you for your advice it was exactly what I needed you are good Read More …
UPS, the USPS and Amazon (among others) are delivering every day. So. Many. Boxes. The recycling center can (probably) barely keep up. They can barely keep up. But they keep coming. I am thankful… but I do think it will Read More …
Sometimes, the day just calls for a big thank you. Everything went well. People were happy. The food was amazing. The service was great. Everyone was polite. They went above and beyond. Everything on the list got done. To all Read More …
Do you remember that time when You congratulated someone? You said thank you? You noticed their new hair cut? You believed their wild story? You encouraged them? You waved good-bye? You said I love you? Of course you remember that Read More …