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Step By Step… to Step It Up

We had some good news this week: our dog Layla has cleared her heartworm test, which means she can start to return to normal activities. Six months ago, after she had an anaphylaxis shock, a routine follow-up visit revealed that she had heartworm. Heartworm in dogs is a serious and potentially fatal disease caused by…

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Icing the Deal… By Disrupting the Way You Think About Change!

Recently, we had a little bit of disruption here at the Basilico domicile. It was a tragedy beyond the pale… The ice maker on our fridge stopped working. Broken & Fix It! When we bought our old house, it had all new appliances. It took ten to twenty years before we needed a repair person…

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I Lost It All… And Why I'm Happy About It!

Have you ever watched the movie “A Christmas Story”? There is a scene where Ralphie is helping his dad change a tire for the first time. He was holding the lug nuts in the hubcap, and his dad's hand hits the hubcap, sending the hardware flying through the air, glistening in the lights of the…

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How Can A Junk Drawer Help You Build A Healthy Business?

We all have one. Some of us have multiple. You may even have one in every room of your house. It's the junk drawer. True Story: I was looking for a piece of wood in my garage to prop up my desk for a project. It was not until I took and posted the image…

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Consistent Communication… Are You Picking Up What I Am Putting Down?

Have you ever watched a TV show or movie and had a hard time trying to follow the plot? It's especially annoying when people you know, like, and trust, say “What a great show! (or flick).” It kinda makes you feel like you are not hip, or as with it as they are if you…

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How To Exceed Expectations? Find Someone Who Cares!

Seth Godin had a GREAT blog post today. It was short, sweet, and really hit me between the eyes. Who cares? No one cares. That happens rarely. Someone cares. That happens all the time, and it’s at the heart of our work. Everyone cares. Almost never. Someone is enough. In fact, someone is the entire…

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