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No One Cares

Self-portrait of Joseph Ducreux

You might think I’m feeling unloved this morning from the title of this post.  Far from it, but thanks for reacting that way.  Instead of a statement of depression, futility, or anger, the title is actually something that we all need to remember as businesspeople.  It’s more about humility.  Pretty Zen for a Monday, huh? Continue reading

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Taste

own work

Friday means a food post and what could be more about food than taste? Taste is the lens through which we encounter a chef’s work. It goes along with the qualities of sight, smell and “mouth-feel” in determining whether or not we like a dish. It’s also an important thing to remember as we live our business lives.
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The One About Trees

Autumn Trees

We live in the woods. OK, so not in a tent but our property is surrounded by lots of trees. Some of them are a hundred feet tall, others are relatively small. We’ve planted some but most were here when we bought the place 25 years ago.

Over that time, you get to know them. No, not on a personal level, but you know their natural cycles, you notice when one is losing leaves or has lost a branch in a storm. You worry about certain ones falling on the house.  They provide everything from background noise in the wind to shade in the summer.  And today, they got me thinking while  I watched hundreds of leaves doing their autumnal dance as they fell in the wind. Continue reading

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