Pet Peeves   

We’ve all got them.  Here are mine:

• People boarding an airplane with a backpack who have no idea how many people they bump into when they swing around.
• Drivers who mindlessly stay in the fast lane even though they see cars passing them on the right.
• Golfers who don’t rake sand traps properly and leave bad lies for the next guy who lands in the bunker.
• Millennials who want what their parents have even though they haven’t worked for it and don’t deserve it.
• Parents who are so hard-headed about their children that they risk losing them emotionally.
• Salaried employees who don’t give a full 40 hours of work for 40 hours of pay.  Actual time worked is usually much less than that.
• Flight attendants who think they own the airline just because they’ve got 40 years of tenure.
• Neighbors who don’t keep up their yards and show no pride of ownership in their home.
• Restaurant servers who expect a good tip when they give mediocre service, or worse.
• Wash basin sensors in public rest rooms that simply don’t work.
• Seemingly endless computer-generated phone menus that never get you to where you need to go, let alone ever allow you to speak to a human.

Here are a few Business & Life Tips to think about….

Business Tips:

• The most important skill in a negotiation is the ability to see a situation as the other party sees it, as difficult as that can be.
• In sales, if someone isn’t returning messages after a third call, send them a hard copy note saying you’ll be there when they need you.
• When speaking to one person or a thousand, keep your audience in mind. Speak in plain language that everyone can understand.

Life Tips:

• When we look back at each day, the thing we dwell on the most is the worst thing that happened. Instead, reflect on the best thing.
• What frustrates us? Smart phones with static and computer searches that aren’t instantaneous. What would grandma think?
• You can always earn more money, but you can’t earn more time. You have no guarantee of any time, so use what you have wisely.

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