Just a really cool link to share today. All you have to do is type in a search term — like wine — and you’ll get to browse through a pretty incredible database of vintage ads. If you find one you can’t live without, chances are it’s also a vintage poster that you can click to purchase. You’re welcome!
There isn’t a glass of wine on the table between the chairs, nor is there movement in the pool or hot tub. The lid on the grill is closed and covered with snow. If it’s cold where you live all year long, your activities are pretty much consistent because you’ve adapted to that particular type of weather. Same if you live in a place where the climate is warm year-round. When there’s a drastic change in seasons, such as in the burg, daily activities and the things you do for fun throughout the year are just as drastic.
Many of us continue to live where we were planted and go on doing the things we’ve always done. But if you think about where you live right now and the climate your area boasts — is it what you’d chose if you thought you had a choice?
If it was just a bit warmer, I’d venture outside…
And if my friend would join me out here, I wouldn’t be so sad…
Do you attempt to persuade others to do your work for you? Do you expect them to perform for you? Seriously, do you?
I work with several organizations that basically provide the same service for a commissionable fee — and they provide their service to several others in the same profession that I’m in. While I’m certain they encounter varying degrees of support from people like me, I can attest that I encounter varying degrees of service from each of them as well. But there’s this ONE organization in particular…
Every single time I connect with this organization I am confronted with a bajillion hoops that I am asked (and expected) to jump through. I provide the same information time and time again — and it’s all information they should either already have, or could compile themselves with a click of their mouse. The time-consuming dance happens every single time that I do business with this one organization, but it RARELY EVER happens when I work with every single other organization in that industry that I do business with. Why?
I don’t know why. I do know this organization is struggling — even more so than others in the same industry during these challenging economic times. I do know that every single thing I provide upon request could be archived and updated periodically (requiring much less work on everyone’s part, leaving more time to actually do what produces income). And most importantly, I know that I don’t want to be like them.
Do you take time to look something up before asking for help? (Have you heard of Google?) Do you check things out on your own before you waste other people’s time doing things you’re capable of doing/knowing/finding out yourself?
The impact you have on those with whom you do business (and those who choose to do business with you or your organization) has nothing to do with your job title, status or position in the food chain. It has everything to do with the decisions you make and the actions you take.
And yes, it is snowing…
I remember growing up, Scott’s mother (heh) used to tell us not to “wish our life away”. This normally came directly after we were told we couldn’t go someplace because she felt we were too young, or when we wanted our driver’s license when we were 14, or when we complained about school and expressed our desire to graduate when we were barely in the 8th grade. This morning as I watched the predicted snow start to fall, the evil Shelley subconscious whispered, “I wish it was summer!” That’s when the good (almost angelic) Shelley subconscious reminded me that I shouldn’t wish my life away.
One of the really awesome and incredible things about life is that we get a brand new day every morning that we wake up. No matter how bad yesterday might have been, there’s a “do over” opportunity the very next time we roll out of the rack.