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Archives for August 2013

Ask the right questions in the wrong places.

Sometimes the normal and obvious sources come up dry when you have a question, need a lead or advice.

Try asking the most “unlikely” people – ask the barber about the programming hitch, ask the window cleaner how to solve the fission problem – they will give you a comment which floats the idea you didn’t know you were looking for. Or, something they say will be simply….perfect.

Give it a try next time.

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A piece of bread can seem rather ordinary until you heap butter, jam or other condiments onto it.

Forget about that!

What if you cook something complex and extraordinary that just oozes flavour and healthy nutrition?

What if you eat this great composition on your own? Can you be satisfied with your good work?

Well, if you can’t, then save a bit and give it to someone else to try later.

But you know, you can tell if it’s good. And it only takes you.

Bon appetit!

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In the end, the sum total of the service you provide, the product you make – the results are the Experience you produce.

More to come on this.

And… you can start to aim at creating a better experience in everything you do. That’s a better experience for the people you are doing something for.

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Rugby is a game I know little about.

But I know it’s a game and I see the excitement it gives to the crowd watching.

You cannot have a deep understanding of everything you have never dallied or been involved with.

You can enjoy the excitement of others when its for good cause.

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Let the day tell you its story.

Tomorrow tell your story.

Ask others for theirs.

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