All Blog Posts Tagged 'inspiration' (8)

 

 

 

When I go to Kroger I am inspired.  No kidding!  The Kroger I frequent is really no different than any other.  Okay, their produce is significantly better than Meijer and they do a fair job with customer service but it’s really not all that special.  That was until…

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Recently I was having a conversation with my son who just happens to be a server.  He’s been serving for 3 or 4 years and has experienced decent success (enough to live on his own, pay his bills and enjoy a few beers with his friends now and then).  Because I have a passion for customer service and for my son’s success, I was interested in…

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WOW! Just got back from the People Report Conference in Dallas and my jaw is still firmly planted on the ground. I’m searching for the adjective to describe the event. Not sure I will ever find it. Scintillating, Fascinating, Awe-Inspiring, Outta This World, Off the Charts, Molecule Rearranging, Inspirational, Motivational, Mind-Boggling, Flabbergasting? String em together - MAYBE. Any…

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Two ways to do it…..



Do it because I pay you.

Do it because I inspired you.



Both work.

One gets amazing results.

One gets short-term results.

One takes a lot of work, one not so much.



Inspiration takes a lot of work and some folks just aren’t willing to give what it takes to lead from this very important value.



What does it take you… Continue

With all the doom and gloom finding its way into our daily lives I was just reminded by Ben Stein that maybe we should look to dogs for a source of inspiration.



What if we greeted each person as if they were an old friend?

What if we showed that excitement by wearing the biggest smile on our face?

What if we didn’t care about a person’s title or station in life?

What if we were not impressed by monetary… Continue

We are all experiencing times of incredible challenge in our business and personal lives. So many things seem beyond our control and disaster appears to dog our every step.



I watched the sheer determination of DJ through tears and found a renewed vigor to move ahead doing my very best, learning from the stumbles.



There is no panacea for our problems - just the example of DJ - facing obstruction and achieving… Continue

Perhaps if George Crum were a chef-waiter today, he'd have been active participant in the Waiter Rant blog, which we're discussing in Roy McNaughton's post about the new book of the same name.



Or maybe not.



Some of you might know it was George Crum who developed the potato chip in 1853. So the story goes: It started when Crum served customers french fries. But, dissatisfied the potato slices… Continue