The Other Dan(ny) Brown

The best doctors are successful because they have immaculate bedside manners. Some of the traits of great bedside manners include:

• Being a good listener.
• Using easy-to-understand terminology.
• Caring about their patient's concerns.
• Being non-judgmental.
• Respectful of their patient's time.

These traits are second nature to good doctors. Maybe more business owners should go to medical school.

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Giving up is easy. Close our eyes, wait for problems to go away - anyone can do that. The highway of life is full of sleepers and short stay hotels of those that have given up.

Getting back up? That's the difficult part. But think how many times you've been ready to give up in the past, only to keep getting back in the game for more.

No-one likes giving up, but sometimes it's the only natural thing to do. How, and if, you get up is the separator.

Ready to get?

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We’ve been brainwashed into thinking the materialistic matters, but without those that matter to share with the materialistic is hollow.

Do we really need to send that final email? Make that last phone call before calling it a night?

There will always be jobs for those that want to work. It may not be the jobs that we want, but they will be there. Loved ones... not so much.

Don't let your victories be hollow.

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There’s a fairly well-known phrase that goes, “Stop making mountains out of molehills.” For anyone that’s not aware of it, it’s basically saying that there’s no need to make a big deal out of something much smaller. Usually it’s aimed at people who make a song and dance about the smallest thing.

You know, the drama queens for whom the wrong kind of butter on movie popcorn is akin to the worst kind of insult you could make, and boy are you going to know about it.

But you know what? I say let’s make mountains out of molehills. Let’s take the small things, make them larger, and let everyone know about it. Why should anything be insignificant or too small to take notice of or worry about?

Would Bill Gates or Steve Jobs have the loyalty and gratitude of millions if they had left their ideas about consumer and business technology as molehills? Maybe instead of being two of the most influential men on the planet today they’d simply be working undiscovered at a small-town IT company.

With the ease in which people can communicate today and with the support network that is social media behind us, we can all turn our molehills into mountains.

Our small idea for a business start up? Throw it to the community and get constructive feedback and help from people who’ve been there and can guide you through the pitfalls.

That dream of making a difference in people’s lives through change and charity? Social media and the people in it can help you spread the message like never before.

When we accept that molehills are the norm and that mountains are scary obstacles to overcome that should be avoided at all costs, we lose the freedom of choice that makes us who we are. We all have greatness inside us – all we need are the tools.

Social media gives us these tools. Let’s start climbing that mountain.

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Tick tock. The sound of a clock. The sound of watching the minutes go by. The sound of boredom. The sound of anywhere but here.

Silence. The sound of creativity at work. The sound of not really feeling like a job. The sound of expressing yourself. The sound of making things happen the way you want them to. The sound of success. 

You're not encouraging clock watching, are you?

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Instant coffee is fast. Instant coffee offers the quick solution you need at that time. Instant coffee keeps you satisfied until you can get to the gourmet roast or Colombian dark coffee from your favourite bean.

As customers, we love full bean flavour but we don't always need that - sometimes all we need to keep us happy is some instant coffee.

How's your business at serving coffee?

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