Here We Are
Yep, here we are, ready for something new. Yet, old habits die hard (no pun intended) and it is not easy to give up on the way you have lived your life so far. Sometimes, you do have to step Read More …
Tag: open
Multitasking
Recently people keep sharing how multitasking isn’t really possible, let alone productive. I’d like to see the medical or scientific data on this. I won’t disagree that it isn’t as efficient, but it certainly seems like something. Task switching. Juggling Read More …
Center It Up
Where do you want to be? Here or there, closer to this or that? Maybe just center it up and hope for the best outcome possible. Sometimes, when you can’t be certain, or you don’t have a strong opinion one Read More …
Saying Good Bye
We are always sad saying good bye to retailers who have won our hearts. This weekend, we walked over to the coffee shop to pick up breakfast – we had to choose take out because we were too busy to Read More …
Open or Closed
It is fairly easy to tell if someone’s mind is open or closed… all you have to do is see how they react to political commentary. On the other hand, there are some retail stores that it is really difficult Read More …
Not Good Enough
I am apparently not good enough for buying Gucci hand bags, which I just found out the other day. Not that I wanted a Gucci handbag, but just the same, maybe now I do. The story was told as a Read More …
Surfer Mentality
Do you have a surfer mentality? Just want to hang loose? Cowabunga dude? Nothing matters but the waves. The waves matter…not retail hours. That is for sure. I am not sure that they even care if you buy something or Read More …
For Rent
Does a For Rent sign make you get excited or sad? Are you optimistic that that great apartment or retail space is now available? Or, do you think with fondness of the bakery that has moved out of that cute Read More …
Open or Not
Many small businesses have to make a careful decision on whether it is worth it to be open or not, on a holiday. Will the day’s sales be worth it to offset staff, cost of (perishable) goods, utilities as well Read More …
Customer Service is So Critical
Customer service is so critical to anyone’s business. Bad customer service is a disservice – to the owner and to the customers. “No, I’m sorry, I can’t cut your hair today because you were late.” “I’d have to stay late, Read More …