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“What’s the Hardest Space to Work On?”
Hiring a design or home staging consultant-really, any personal service provider!- is kind of a big deal for many people. It’s easy to assume potential cost is the nexxus on…
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On Process and Purpose
At my very first RESACon ohsomany years ago, a woman named Abby Vasek was one of the keynote speakers. Process and purpose was her topic. Tall and slender, she channeled…
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Less AI, More EI
Even in our loud and noisy world, the seemingly sudden immersion of AI into our everyday lives has stood out. In February two tech-savvy guys who make a living making…
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Everyone Starts Somewhere
When you work for yourself, your brain can be one big echo chamber. Keeping up with the day-to-day while trying to anticipate what’s down the pike leaves little time for introspection.
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Remember the Green Beans in 2023
Holiday cooking in Doug’s family was part revered tradition, part competitive sport. His mom, grandmother, and inlaws: their line up of dishes, how they were made and served was all…
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Chasing Coupons
Coupons have influenced consumers’ decisions for over 130 years. Starting with free glasses of soda and sticky stamps that got traded for toasters or dishes, vendors found this to be…
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New isn’t Normal
New can be a lot of things, but it isn’t normal. New is different. It catches our attention. With new, we experience or process something we haven’t been faced with…
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I’ll Ping You
The conversation ended between two accomplished professionals with one saying “I’ll ping you”. Had it been between two IT colleagues, or other tech-savvy folks there would’ve been a nod and…
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Change Happens
“Can you BELIEVE this??” my husband thundered from upstairs. “UNBELIEVABLE!!” Doug has a deep voice, but does not typically “thunder”. So I ran upstairs. The subject of his ire? A…
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The Katie Couric Effect
Originally published February 2013, updated and re-published several times since, most recently on March 1, 2022 Most of us know and love Katie Couric. She brightened our mornings and delivered…
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…and the Oscar Goes to-WHOOPS!!
Oscar time of year always makes me think of the year we all were speaking in half-sentences afterward: “Did you see…?”, “Can you believe…?” , “What the heck …?”, “How…?”…
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What We Want, What We Really, Really Want
Our spaces are personal, and in these minimalist days, what we choose to surround ourselves with matters. 40 years in the people/space/stuff business, I know what we want, what we…
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