How many times do you hear that someone “hates this” or “dislikes that” and it doesn’t come off in the nicest tone? This week dear Emma came home to tell me that she had dinner at Sarah’s. I knew they were having fish and knew she might not like that. Instead of saying she hated it or really disliked it, she said “Dad, that fish was not my style!” How awesome is that? I love the tone that she took.

Can you imagine if hate was stricken from the book and we replaced it with “Not My Style?” Think about it.

For this years Graphic Users Association GUA meeting in New Orleans, I was moved to what has to be the largest hotel room I have ever stayed in. Seriously, I have stayed in nice rooms at the Biltmore in Arizona and the Winn in Vegas, but this takes the cake. Don’t take my word for it, take a look at this!

http://youtu.be/6VZR_sIWVNc

Under the wire and pressed for time, I forgot to order new Meet-meme cards for my Graphic Users Association trip till Thursday. I asked Anna if I order them on Thursday could I get them by Saturday. She said yes. Little did I know she would need to FED-EX them Saturday delivery to get them to me.

THAT’S AWESOME Customer service. That is how it is done. I appreciate all the people at Meet-Meme and the hard work they did. These cards really help differentiate you in the overcrowded business card market. Why have a plain dull card when you can have one of these babies!
YOU ALL ROCK!!!
www.meet-meme.com

Happy Snow, happy Friday and happy new Orleans. I leave for my GUA trip to New Orleans on Monday. So excited!

Today I discuss taking time to slow down and enjoy what’s around you. Don’t be that person who works from 7 am till 11 pm all in the name of family when you have no time to spend with them. Take time to smell the roses!

Today I talk about the Papa John’s receipt social media boondoggle. I’m pleased with how well they handled the issue where an employee wrote a defamatory comment on a receipt and the subsequent outcry from social media. If they had not been listening to their social media channels, or had not answers, this black eye would have been so much worse.

What do you think? How did Papa John’s Do?

Trying out my iPhone 4S for today’s Tommylog. lets see how this goes. I broke the tripod for my Kodak camaera, so while I get a new one, we shall do this…

Happy 2012 to all my friends and family! I’m so excited that I have you in my life. Today I want to talk about saying thank you. Short and sweet, we need to say thank you more often.

HUGE win for Applebees. Service was really poor! Meal took well over 45 min to come out of the kitchen. No refills on drinks and poor communication from the server. Manager rocked and comp’d our meal for the 7 of us. Totally unexpected! This one action GUARANTEED we will be back!

This weekend I had an email and phone call with a casting person who is casting a new social media minded reality show called the “Escape Routes.” A very Amazing Race type show where I had to pick a partner for the project. After talking to a few people i chatting with my sweetheart, I decided to say no.

It’s that time of year again… holiday spirit, Christmas tree’s and lights. I love this time of year and the goodwill that spreads around. Busy season with many holiday parties, gatherings and bell ringing. I love bell ringing! I love you kids!

Today I had the pleasure of visiting a local mall and seeing Madeline and the Little Chute High School Bell Choir Perform. I was so jazzed to be asked to see this pretty intimate performance. While I was there I got to thinking about how important the little things, like this are. When you are a child, what lasting impression do you send when you make time for the small things?

This also translates to your personal life and networking. if you remember to smile, a thank you card or note…. that goes a long way!

I just love seeing Emma and Drew laugh and giggle. Nothing is better! We need more laughter in this world. Can you imagine what it would be like if we had more smiles and laughter?