The connections that are built between people are only as strong as you want them to be. Moving through life, I find myself creating strong and weak bonds with different groups of people. I maintain working…
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The small stuff
Building a community starts with the choices that you make on a daily basis. I work to make any encounter with a person or digital contact, however random, a quality interaction. I follow-up after meetings,…
Local diners
When traveling I tend to skip the hotel restaurant and instead seek out a local diner. Here I’ll find simple, unpretentious food, local people, and a view into what’s happening in a particular community. There’s…
On gimmickry
You may be dealing with a gimmick if… …you can’t explain why you’ve made a particular choice. …you’ve added an element or a feature just to make a sale. …you want your product or service…
Take care of your customers
The boardwalk at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware is one of the oldest boardwalks in the United States. The town itself was originally founded as a Methodist religious camp in 1873. The boardwalk runs for about a…
Choosing simplicity
Concrete, glass, cars, trucks, garage, offices, buildings, stairs, ramps, roads, highways, signs, water, ponds, lights, transparency, and reflections. Urban environments are complex. Winston Churchill said, “we shape our buildings and they shape us.” However, keeping…