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Listening closely enough, asking questions with the delightful weight of you caring to know the answer and then truly seeing a person. That’s the hard work.

Committing yourself to see a project through the end and applying polish to every piece of it and keeping it consistent with the target (who it’s for). That’s the hard work.

Creating an experience, connecting people around it and then giving them enough reasons to tell others about it. That’s the hard work.

It’ll never get easier. But it will always be worth it.

Stay Positive & Enjoy The Climb

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Our feet do a lot for us. They carry our weight day in and day out. They give us balance and help us move forward.

There are people who do the same, too.

And there’s some work or hobby or passion that does it as well.

Which begs the question if we’re as grateful for all that supports us as we should be.

Stay Positive & There’s Always Time To Break For Gratitude

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There are a lot of weaknesses we have. And they’re often obvious.

Maybe we took a personality test to learn them or we read about our weaknesses in a performance review. Alas, there are weaknesses.

But none are as deceptive and often overlooked as the weaknesses that are made from our strengths.

That’s when the real dance and challenge begins. Not to repress our strengths, but to use different ones for different situations.

Stay Positive & Will You Accept The Challenge?

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Some people notice when everything is organized.

Others notice when it’s clean.

Others notice that you say goodbye as they’re leaving.

Some people notice the bags you place their goods in.

Others notice that there’s no echo-chamber in your space.

Not everyone will notice the details you care about, but some will; and some is all you need to succeed.

Stay Positive & Keep Caring

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Every opportunity that presents itself doesn’t need to be captured.

Rather, it’s better to go for the ones we really want and not let the presence of one dictate whether we leap or not.

Stay Positive & Be Choosy

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There’s something special about a packed space.

Something special about getting the last of something popular.

There’s something special about someone remembering your name.

Something special about being part of a movement.

The real beauty is in our ability to be the one to create something special for others.

Stay Positive & There’s Something Special About That, Too

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When it comes to things that annoy you, it’s unlikely you have much control over them.

They are an outside force and you happen to be in their bubble and subject to frustration.

At least, until you realize how to gamify them.

Things that annoy you will annoy you far less when you devise a reward scheme around them.

Each time you hear someone being rude, treat yourself to a mini rice crispy treat.

Every time your computer freezes, go for a brisk walk around the block.

Whenever someone sends you a doc without hitting spell check first, go catch up with a friend quick.

It’s much easier to change your own attitude than it is to change the behavior of others.

Stay Positive & Happy Rewarding *Eats Rice Crispy Treat*

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