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Scott | May, 11, 2012
"Pay Day Notes That Build Impressions"
T-H-I-N-K
Somewhere in my past, I heard that it pays to THINK. Hmmm. I'm pretty sure we all think. It's to what degree the thought process goes that influences the building of an impression, or not....
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Scott | May, 04, 2012
"Pay Day Notes That Build Impressions"
Walter G. Faltynski (March 16, 1941 - April 27, 2012)
For some of you, that name may not mean anything. For many, including those associated with our organization and industry, we know how much it does.
A very good man who lived a full life of contribution to his family, business, community and the sign industry was laid to rest this past week....(read more)
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Scott | April, 27, 2012
"Pay Day Notes That Build Impressions"
Healthy, Happy, and Productive.
That's my personal prayer this year as I join millions in the National Day of Prayer Observance next week.
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Scott | April, 20, 2012
"Pay Day Notes That Build Impressions"
Give yourself away, not the company.
It happens all the time. In order to "win business" people in an organization, sometimes in sales and at other times corporately, will give away their products or services to better the odds....
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Scott | April, 13, 2012
"Pay Day Notes That Build Impressions"
"I Got Your Back!"
How does it make you feel when you hear that? "I got your back" is an expression of assurance and protection. It means that a person's welfare is being cared for....(read more of today's Pay Note blog...)
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Scott | April, 06, 2012
"What Does Your Happy Sound Like?"
"Wee! Wee! Weeeeeee!"
What does that bring to mind? Can you hear "Maxwell" the little piggy from the GEICO television commercials? Can you see his happy go lucky face as he sticks it out the car window, races along the street luge guy or zips down the line over the mountains? ...
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Scott | March, 30, 2012
"Pay-Day Notes that Build Impressions"
March 23, 2012
Would You Like Fries With That?
I usually hear that line in the realms of humor, but within it lies a noteworthy lesson for it originated from one of the most successful enterprises in the world - McDonald's....
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Scott | March, 23, 2012
Building Impressions With
March 23, 2012
Give YOU to Someone
I recently had the pleasure of meeting the family of Robert Yin. I never knew Robert. I didn't know anything about this amazing young man who lived eight hundred miles away until he gave his heart away....
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Scott | March, 16, 2012
Building Impressions With
March 16, 2012
Traveling at the Speed of Sales
Star Trek and Star Wars made traveling at the speed of light realistic even though it was fantasy made for the big screen. The competitive advantage... (read more of today's Pay Note blog)
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Scott | March, 02, 2012
Building Impressions With
March 2, 2012
The Man with a Heart of a Lion - Dedicated to a special person in my life
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Scott | February, 24, 2012
Building Impressions With
February 24, 2012
Risky Business
Business is risky. It involves calculated and precise moves with some being taken without knowing the for sure outcome. To a point, you could say that at times, business rides on the roll of the dice. It can be a gamble. It's risky.
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Scott | February, 17, 2012
Building Impressions With
February 17, 2012
Should Do, Gotta Do, Wanna Do
Do you ever find yourself stretched beyond your means where there's just not enough day or time to get through all the things you planned? Of course you have. It's frustrating...isn't it? You're not alone.
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Scott | February, 10, 2012
Building Impressions With
February 10, 2012
It Flows Uphill Too
You know the saying; "it all flows downhill." Did you ever consider that it also flows uphill? I'll prove it...
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Scott | February, 03, 2012
Building Impressions With
February 3, 2012
Stabbed in the Back
We've all been there - the moment when betrayal steps out from hiding and shows its ugly head causing a mix of emotions and feelings ranging from anger over being stabbed in the back to wondering why.
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Scott | January, 27, 2012
Building Impressions With
January 27, 2012
Your Company Has A Voice
Believe it or not, your company has a voice. It has the ability to speak - through you. It speaks when you reflect, mirror and represent what it wants the world to know. When you don't, the voice is silenced.
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Scott | January, 20, 2012
Building Impressions With
January 20, 2012
Hello. My name is Trust.
Hello. My name is Trust. Actually, that's not my real name. It was given to me, or at least that's what they started calling me. I never asked for it. It just happened...
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Scott | January, 06, 2012
Building Impressions With
January 6, 2012
Pull the Trigger
The moment has finally arrived. This is where practice, patience and persistence finally meet. The heart and mind are screaming, "Do It - Now!"...
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Scott | December, 30, 2011
Building Impressions With
December 30, 2011
Resolve
The free online dictionary defines "resolve" as; Firmness of purpose; resolution. A determination or decision; a fixed purpose. Example: To reach a decision or make a determination; resolve on a course of action.
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Scott | December, 23, 2011
Building Impressions With
December 23, 2011
"The Giver"
The Giver gives and the gift of giving returns a gift to The Giver greater than The Giver gave.
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Scott | December, 16, 2011
Building Impressions With
December 16, 2011
Carrot, Egg or Coffee
This week's Pay Note and message is told through a little story that was recently shared by Gregg Doud, the head of our Graphics Production in our family of companies. You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again. Here's the story.