Do You Have Too Many Customers?

Do You Have Too Many Customers?

I have a lawn maintenance company that has been taking care of my yard for a few months. I have concluded they have too many customers. I may have to help them out by taking my business to one of their competitors that needs customers.  Here is the backstory...
Create Colorful Memory Bubbles

Create Colorful Memory Bubbles

A cousin of mine recently passed away. She had been very ill for a long time. She was surrounded by her immediate family as her spirit exited this world. At the funeral, I spoke to one of her family members about her final time. “Right before she breathed her final...
What’s Your Customer Experience Trailer?

What’s Your Customer Experience Trailer?

A few weeks before the 1994 movie, The Lion King came to theatres, my son and I went to the movies. The theatre aired the 90-second trailer of this new Walt Disney film. Elton John’s The Circle of Life played in the background. All the animals of the wild...
You Are Invited to a Customer Reunion

You Are Invited to a Customer Reunion

I just returned from my high school class reunion. I visited with classmates I had not seen since our graduation many years ago. We looked at old photos in a slide show. I did not recognize many of my classmates who had dramatically changed since we donned our robes...
Avoiding a Customer-Hostile Ending Memory

Avoiding a Customer-Hostile Ending Memory

Colonoscopy is an apt metaphor for this blog, as you will soon learn.  It was that point when I was due the every-five-year medical invasion. The dreaded prep was simple, with little discomfort. The physician was charming, noticeably competent, and thorough in...
“…But It’s Not What I Want!”

“…But It’s Not What I Want!”

Sometimes you can find an inspiring graphic on Instagram. One that recently caught my eye was a photo of a young girl in tears. The line at the top of the photo said: “He asked this girl: ‘Are you Hindu, Christian, or Muslim?’” She answered: “I am hungry.” It made me...