Why does one bottle have bubbles and the other not? #odd

From the Secret...

The Secret: Daily Teachings

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Analog Solutions despite a digital exchange

Sitting in the back of a speeding taxi, I was able to check into my early morning Delta flight with my iPhone. I was able to pay my baggage fee and it was easy; all while speeding down the freeway at more than 70mphs.

I usually pay for my taxi fare with a credit card. It makes managing my expenses so much easier and cuts the preparation time for monthly expense reports. It took the bellman about 10 minutes for find a taxi on South Beach in Miami who would agree to accept a credit care...they prefer ca$h. The driver happily agreed to accept the credit card for the healthy fare to from South Beach to FLL.

Imagine my surprise when I handed him my credit card at the end the trip and he pulled out his pen and clipboard to transfer the credit card number to the carbon paper form. He didn't think it was odd to scratch the number on to the form...despite the success of NYC taxi and the cashless system. I guess Florida is a long way from NYC! (This all strikes me as technically bizarre because Delta and other major airlines have gone cashless within the last year, with their handheld credit card terminals).

note: When I see handheld terminals at use in restaurant's and bars in UK/Europe I don't give it a second thought but I still get a chill when I see someone here in the State whip one out!

Adult Women should NOT wear rompers...period!

I get it...vacation and all but really??
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Changing minds one swimsuit at a time!

A couple of weeks ago I received an email from someone who's name I didn't immediately recognize. A couple of years ago that would have startled me but in the age of Foursquare, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook (even with the revised privacy settings) and TripIt - I generally assume that I've actually given you my contact information and you aren't a stalker.

I waited until I was in the office to read the message and not violate one of Oprah's live guiding principles of "no texting and driving" (I'm assuming she also meant no reading of emails, as well). The email opener made me think this was some sort of spam or one of the 100's of random business soliciations I receive every morning. It was both surprising and refreshing to note it was from a woman I met almost a year ago at a party and in a hot tub, no less. (This is ironic because there are people who've known me for 20 years and have never seen me in a swimsuit despite the fact that I prefer beach vacations and live 5 blocks from the pristine beaches of Southern California.

At any rate, I read further to find that my hot tub gal pal "Anita" had actually been listening to my ramblings that hot afternoon and decided to make the suggested upgrades. I was humbled.

I am missing an opportunity here - I feel it, but for now the evangelising goes on and I hope to keep bringing others along for the ride.

Here is Anita's recap of the encouter. Good Luck Anita!!

Dear Friends, Colleagues, Clients and Associates,

Who says you can’t network in your bathing suit? Last year at a 4th of July party, I met the social media marketing manager for the Grammy’s in a hot tub. As we chatted about using social media tools in business, I was somewhat embarrassed to admit that I was avoiding getting involved and hoping that the Twitter craze would die out like an outdated pair of bellbottoms. She laughed at my response and told me that if I didn’t hop on the technology train soon, I’d be left in the dust. Then she showed me her iphone and demonstrated how her twitter & facebook were all integrated and at her fingertips. When I told her I didn’t even TEXT, she said, “Oh please don’t tell me you still have a pick flip phone?” My face turned as pink as my flip phone and I had to admit … I was living in the mobile phone ice age. It was then I decided it was time for a techno makeover. So that’s when my journey began.

So here I am 9 months later with my shiny new blackberry, a new & improved website, a BLOG, a Facebook Fan Page, Linked In, You Tubed and am I beginning to murmur a few tweets here and there. It’s a start. So check it out! Go to my website www.thecoachingcompass.com and click any of my Links Buttons on the right to explore my facebook, twitter, YouTube and Linked In. On the left side my navigation buttons will take you directly to my blog. And be sure to check out the video on the home page and my action shots slide show on the teambuilding page.

Enjoy!
Anita




Anita Goldin, SPHR
Leadership Coach & Training Consultant
Business: 949-387-3436
www.TheCoachingCompass.com




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