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Status symbol. Status quo. Social status. A Ms. Jones who is motivated by “status” wants wealth, titles, attention and awards. What might this woman look like? Is she a name dropper? A brand shopper? A mink-stole wearing, Mercedes-driving socialite? Don’t be deceived by dollar signs: she could just as easily be carrying a fake Gucci […]

Aren’t toes delicious? To watch a baby chew on its newly discovered toes, you’d think they were made of marzipan. Babies eagerly explore their world, tasting and touching each new sensation with relish… and slobber. Children, however, are a little more cynical. They evaluate change before embracing it. Zucchini? Sniff, sniff – no, thanks. A […]

“Just the facts, ma’am, just the facts.” Ms. Jones might pull out this Joe Friday line when she’s furniture shopping. Even if she falls head over heels in love with a sexy chaise or a beautiful bedroom, she’s going to have to justify her financial investment with some cold, hard facts. Look at the following […]

Your priorities are what you do PRIOR to everything else. Most people would say that their priority is family, or their spiritual life, or their job or maybe relationships. But you’ve probably known someone who claims “family” is their number one priority, yet they spend 60 hours at work or six hours each night in […]

Turn signal flashing, Mrs. Jones carefully pulls her Buick up to your store and asks to see matching tables for her living room. Miss Jones peels into the lot, glove box bursting with parking tickets, and asks if you have a red leather chaise for her bedroom. Mrs. Jones does not wear white shoes after […]

People shouting, arms waving, voices rising. Bang! Bang! Bang! The judge pounds his gavel and shouts, “Order in the court! Order in the court!” The slamming gavel continues until the courtroom goes silent. Ever notice that you don’t reach into your $10 popcorn until order is restored on the Hollywood screen? If the movie usher […]

Close your eyes… imagine yourself on a tropical beach… smell the suntan lotion… taste the piña colada… run your fingers through the warm sand… Where is your perfect picture of tranquility? Maybe it’s not a beach. Maybe it’s a ski slope or a deer blind. We all have one place we would go if time, […]

If you think you deserve one, you know exactly how an apology should be delivered. Eye to eye so you can see their pain. Face to face so you can sense their sincerity. And yesterday wouldn’t have been too soon. Have you ever received a false apology that annulled itself when the same offensive act […]

We can’t even go to church anymore without expecting entertainment. We want great music and puppet shows for the kids. We want to hear a message that is interesting to our minds, not necessarily piercing to our hearts. This isn’t a commentary on religion; it’s about the entertainment culture that permeates everything we do. Restaurants […]

You can never tell what my stick people are doing; my heads are always too big for my bodies. Most of us probably don’t consider ourselves creative. Yet, if you ask a class of second graders, “Can you dance? Can you draw? Can you sing?” they will all say yes. Ask a class of college […]