When I go to the supermarket, I use a hand-held device from the store to scan each item as it goes in my bag. You swipe your shopper card when you first get to the store and a kiosk gives you a little ray-gun-like device which scans the bar code. For produce you weight it and the scale prints a tag which you scan. As you can see in this video, it’s pretty easy, it offers special savings on some items if you are using th wand, and it allows you to check out at the self-service and express registers in about 30 seconds, saving you quite a bit of time where I shop. My wife asked an interesting question about these things and we got the answer yesterday as well as a good business lesson. Continue reading
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Moments of Panic
It’s interesting how often you think you’re the only one with a problem only to find out that you’re not alone and, in fact, might be quite normal. A dear friend and I were talking the other day and he mentioned his 5am nightly(?) wake-up in a state of panic. He, like so many of my friends, is self-employed and he never knows exactly what he’s going to bill in the future. He does, however, have a pretty good idea about what he needs to bring in so he doesn’t lose his house, health care, and a meal or two every day. Usually he spends a few minutes tossing and turning and gets back to sleep but not always. Continue reading
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Staying On Task
There’s an eagle that lives in our yard. Every day, I see this bird sitting on a branch surveying our yard and the ones neighboring us. He’s not in the nest – that’s up higher in another tree. He’s sitting quite still just waiting. Nothing moves his from his task – the wind doesn’t distract him, rain doesn’t seem to deter him. He’s focused on one thing – his next meal. Compare that with your day. Continue reading
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