Practice like we play  The point of practice isn’t to waste time  Or to shoot the shit  The point of practice is to get better at our craft  Putting in the time, testing different techniques, and improving different skills  And still, people half-ass practice  And practice can be for sports, for life, for communication, our … Continue reading 387. Practice?

Being difficult gets us nowhere  If someone asks something, how do we respond? Sarcastically? With love? With attitude? With absolute attention?  If we’re difficult, everythings going to be like a square peg into a circle... What if we flowed like water? Try our best where we can and act reasonably?  It’s not all about us, … Continue reading 386. The difficulty 

Some jobs require you to have experience  “To serve at this restaurant you need to have x amount of years of fine dining experience” “If you want to manage here, you need x amount of years as a manager” “What’s your degree”  This has been working, but what if there was a different way?  See … Continue reading 385. Not enough experience 

Everyday is a new chance to choose.  Choose to change our perspective Choose to flip the switch in our minds, to turn the light on and stop worrying and doubting Chose to do what we want, free of distraction Choose to see the bright side, to see the best in someone, or bring out the worst in them Choose … Continue reading 384. A new chance to choose 

What's good for the hive is almost always good for the bee…  Do more than what you’re asked of, give your best, be friendly to each other  But what's good for the bee isn’t always good for the hive…  Be mean, tell people what to do, yell at others

Most people don’t set out Intentionally to be angry or mean And [mostly] they don’t intentionally take it out on us either, we just happen to be there When these situations come up though, are we reacting just like they are?  Or are we understanding that it’s nothing personal and continue to live our day … Continue reading 382. How we view it 

We don’t always need to be right  And we don’t always need to share a tip or a point of view  “Just shut up and drive”  But when the time comes to speak up, make sure we keep it simple and clear versus reacting and trying to explain ourselves

Times change, facts.  Some things haven’t changed though.  And if they don’t change, they could be left in the dust.  Times changed, Netflix came around.  Blockbuster didn’t change and now their MIA  Times changed, the internet swooped in.  Toys r us didn’t change and now their MIA.  The service business is due for some change, … Continue reading 380. Switch it up

How many times do we say “ I know the answer”  How many?  Because do we really know the answer or are we making an assumption on what we think is the answer?  And we know the famous saying: assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong.  Why not just ask the question and really … Continue reading 379. Ask and [maybe] receive

Maybe we want this or that,  A new car or a new job, wife whatever it may be.  Most of the wants that we have are external, something outside of us.  Christopher Columbus wanted to conquer the world.  While some people want to control their minds and thoughts. And others want to be the president … Continue reading 378. You can’t always get what you want