attitude Archive

  • How Apple proved that there's a lot of truth in Pete Blackshaw's idea that "Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3,000", and why I am now a rabid Apple convert, in spite of being a rabid foe just weeks ago.

    How Apple Turned Lemons Into Passion Fruit

    Fixing one bad customer experience is more valuable than providing 1,000 good ones.
    How Apple proved that there's a lot of truth in Pete Blackshaw's idea that "Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3,000", and why I am now a rabid Apple convert, in spite of being a rabid foe just weeks ago.

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  • Why AppleCare is probably an oxymoron, and why I like my local laundromat more than my formerly beloved MacBook. Which suddenly feels much heavier than it used to.

    Service: It All Comes Out In The Wash

    How my local laundromat took Apple to the cleaners last week.
    Why AppleCare is probably an oxymoron, and why I like my local laundromat more than my formerly beloved MacBook. Which suddenly feels much heavier than it used to.

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  • It's not especially attractive

    Shed That Shroud Of Guilt

    It's not especially attractive
    It's not especially attractive

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  • We’ve been watching you for some time now, and we’re quite impressed. The way you make your heart beat 100,000 times a day, pumping trillions of blood cells through your...

    Do You Realize How Awesome You Are?

    How unbelievably awesome you are?
    We’ve been watching you for some time now, and we’re quite impressed. The way you make your heart beat 100,000 times a day, pumping trillions of blood cells through your...

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  • I've always found that fewer simple carbs - and fewer pre-prepared foods in general - helps me maintain an energetic, positive attitude. When I'm less tired, I'm much less often frustrated, and when I get more done, I'm happier.

    The Happiness Diet

    Is there such a thing?
    I've always found that fewer simple carbs - and fewer pre-prepared foods in general - helps me maintain an energetic, positive attitude. When I'm less tired, I'm much less often frustrated, and when I get more done, I'm happier.

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  • Why would you do a thing like that? Almost everything is working just fine.

    Having A Bad Day?

    Why would you do a thing like that? Almost everything is working just fine.
    Why would you do a thing like that? Almost everything is working just fine.

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  • Have you ever noticed there is always stuff that gets in the way of the things you want to do?

    All the Stuff that Gets in the Way of the Things You Want To Do!

    You know it's gonna come up
    Have you ever noticed there is always stuff that gets in the way of the things you want to do?

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  • Have you ever heard the saying: “You don’t drown by falling in water, you only drown if you stay there.” As far as I can figure out, it was first...

    You Don’t Drown by Falling In Water

    You Drown by Not Learning to Swim!
    Have you ever heard the saying: “You don’t drown by falling in water, you only drown if you stay there.” As far as I can figure out, it was first...

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  • I want to talk to you for a few minutes about a saying I’m sure you’ve heard many times. Maybe you even use it yourself from time to time. I...

    Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason!

    Until we CHOOSE the reason
    I want to talk to you for a few minutes about a saying I’m sure you’ve heard many times. Maybe you even use it yourself from time to time. I...

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  • The other day I was having coffee with my friend Ian, who also writes for The Wellness Addict, and we were talking about what each of us could do to...

    Don’t Just Do Something…

    DO SOMETHING!
    The other day I was having coffee with my friend Ian, who also writes for The Wellness Addict, and we were talking about what each of us could do to...

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