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Sales vs Expenses

by DW Green — November 1, 2023

There is a fine line between reducing costs and maintaining or increasing sales.

A client is considering switching from a weekly ad to a biweekly ad. What effect will reducing print advertising in half do to sales? I don’t know the answer. In the short term maybe not so much. But long term, it could be a different story. Controlling/reducing expenses is a good thing. But there is a fine line between reducing costs and maintaining or increasing sales. Reducing labor expense too much will result in reduced sales. Reducing inventory can also reduce sales. And on and on.To me advertising frequency is about brand exposure and having an ad presence on a competitive basis. Though biweekly ads will reduce ad expense, what it will do to sales long term is unknown. To me, any activity that contributes to sales and brand awareness is a prudent expense.

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A Trained Mind Is Better Than Any Script

by DW Green — October 25, 2023

Better to be taught than simply given

It would be nice if someone could show us exactly what to do in every situation. Indeed, this is what we spend a good portion of our lives doing: preparing for this, studying for that. Saving for or anticipating some arbitrary point in the future. But plans, as the boxer Mike Tyson pointed out, last only until you’re punched in the face.Some do not seek to have the answer for every question or a plan for every contingency. Yet they’re also not worried. Why? Because they have confidence that they’ll be able to adapt and change with the circumstances. Instead of looking for instruction, they cultivate skills like creativity, independence, self-confidence, ingenuity, and the ability to problem solve. In this way, they are resilient instead of rigid. We can practice the same.Today, focus on the strategic rather than the tactical. Remind ourselves that it’s better to be taught than simply given, and better to be flexible than to stick to a script.

Read More – Getting to Know You

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Play

by DW Green — October 18, 2023

Genius always finds a new solution to challenges it meets along the way.

Play is the expression of genius and genius always finds a new solution to the challenges it meets along the way. We are all really children—children of the cosmos—and our only real job is to let go of our seriousness and find the delight in every exquisite jewel that life places before us. Sometimes that “seriousness” is tough to let go of. It is for me any way!

Read More – Put Down the Weight

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Stuff to Ponder

by DW Green — October 11, 2023

A thought in itself is neither good nor bad, pleasant or unpleasant. It’s simply a thought, a spontaneous, self-arising thought.

It’s impossible for certainty and curiosity to exist in the same moment. To discover new things, let go of the known and be open to every possibility.It’s the thinking mind that wants to become bigger, better or special in the world. The other part, our awareness, has no such desire.In actuality, joy stems from within and is not dependent on externals. Pleasure is associated with what is valued and esteemed. Much of projected value arises from imagination, and values reflect desires. In reality, nothing is more valuable than anything else other than spiritual fulfillment.Compassion arises from the acceptance of human limitation and by seeing that everyone is really the captive of his or her own worldview. With nonattachment, there is no longer the pressure to try to change the world or other people’s viewpoints, or to make them wrong by virtue of disagreement.A thought in itself is neither good nor bad, pleasant or unpleasant. It’s simply a thought, a spontaneous, self-arising thought. A thought, even a troubling one, is just a thought. It’s the story we build around it that keeps the mind busy.

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Patience

by DW Green — October 4, 2023

Patience is the natural ground of your being, whereas impatience arises out of fear and conditioning.

Rome wasn’t built in a day and it takes about nine months from conception for a baby to be born. Many things just take time to complete. Remember the movie Deepwater Horizon. The film, a dramatization of the April 2010 disaster when the offshore drilling rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded, causing the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Poor judgment based on greed and impatience resulted in the deaths of 11 workers and billions of dollars of damages.More about Deepwater Horizon Explosion >Fortunately, these types of mega disasters don’t happen often. But impatience can result in undo stress, unhappiness, and poor judgment. Impatience can impact us, physically and mentally both personally and professionally. From a business standpoint, major projects like store remodels, new website roll outs, creating and implementing new marketing plans or brand development plans all take time to execute. Rushing their completion dates to meet forecasted, often-arbitrary timelines can cause problems including unexpected and unnecessary costs. And even when these large projects are completed, evaluati...
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Multitasking

by DW Green — September 27, 2023

Focus on one task at a time.

Several years ago, a chiropractor friend shared with me a valuable insight: the concept of multitasking is, in fact, illusory. He pointed out that while humans can efficiently multitask with motor skills, such as walking and chewing gum simultaneously, the same does not apply to mental skills. In many instances, we find ourselves attempting to juggle multiple mental tasks concurrently—whether it’s engaging in one activity while our thoughts meander elsewhere or managing three distinct tasks at once, like conversing on the phone, doing the dishes, and preparing a pot of tea. Unfortunately, this often results in none of these tasks receiving our full attention, leaving our mental focus divided and strained. For me, mental multitasking resembles an illusion, like water in a mirage, a dream, an echo, a reflection, or even a hallucination—where everything seems distinct and apparent but ultimately lacks true existence. Thus, the wise approach is to focus on one task at a time, being fully present and engaged in whatever the current task demands.

Read More – Money

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Personal Judgment

by DW Green — September 20, 2023

Personal judgment is based on perception that is reinforced by belief and prior programming.

Do you remember the 1978 novel The World According to Garp by John Irving? Later made into the 1982 movie starring Robin Williams. I loved the book. I like John Irving and Robin Williams. I also like eating waffles for dinner on Taco Tuesday.This has nothing to do with The World According to Garp. It has to do with the world according to the ego. Personal judgment is based on perception that is reinforced by belief and prior programming, all of which are held in place by the payoff of the negative energies of the ego. Holy moly! The ego just “loves” suffering a “wrong,” being the martyr, being misunderstood, and being the endless victims of life’s changing conditions. Consequently, it gets an enormous payoff—not only from the positionality itself but also from sympathy, self-pity, entitlements, importance, or being “center stage” in which the self is the hero or heroine of the melodrama. This explains a lot about why things happen in the world!

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Respect & Integrity

by DW Green — September 13, 2023

Respect isn’t about agreement.

Respect is like integrity. Integrity is strong, “works,” and is constructive and successful, whereas its opposite fails. Integrity is therefore practical; its absence leads to weakness and collapse. The same is true with respect. It’s opposite fails and its absence leads to weakness and collapse.Many times, respecting rivals or groups or individuals who hold a differing “truth” or “belief” is difficult. But respect isn’t about agreement. Respect is about acknowledging and honoring the other person(s) position, perspective, or point of view. Respect is about, as Bob LaBonne Jr. says, living by the Golden Rule. Treating others the way we want to be treated. One can choose to accept the situation as it is, attempt to change it, or leave it all together. But regardless of the choice, one should BE respectful and kind to the individual(s) involved.Well, my “take” on respect anyway!

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Appearance

by DW Green — September 6, 2023

Many things are clearly apparent yet do not truly exist.

Ever wonder why stuff shows up in your head? I was thinking of the expression “perception is reality.” Perception is not reality, but, admittedly, perception can become a person’s reality because perception has a potent influence on how we look at reality. We don’t realize how much stuff we believe is true only because we perceive it to be so. Like water in a mirage, a dream, an echo, a phantom emanation, a reflection, a castle in the air or a hallucination, all things are clearly apparent yet do not truly exist. While they do not exist, they appear to, and yet have no basis in reality. All this is to say, it’s wise to review your customers perception of your store. Quality, selection, service and value! Perceived or true.

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Fear Is A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

by DW Green — August 30, 2023

“The combination of power, fear, and mania can be deadly.”

“Only the paranoid survive,” Andy Grove, a former CEO of Intel, famously said. It might be true. But we also know that the paranoid often destroy themselves quicker and more spectacularly than any enemy.The combination of power, fear, and mania can be deadly. The leader convinced that he might be betrayed, acts first and betrays others first. Afraid that that he’s not well liked, he works so hard to get others to like him that it has the opposite effect. Convinced of mismanagement, he micromanages and becomes the source of the mismanagement. And on and on—the things we fear or dread, we blindly inflict on ourselves.The next time you are afraid of some supposedly disastrous outcome, remember that if you don’t control your impulses, if you lose your self-control, you may be the very source of the disaster you so fear. It has happened to smarter and more powerful and more successful people. It can happen to us too.

Read More – Saying What You Think

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