Pre-Meal: A Gift Should be a Gift
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Pre-Meal: A Gift Should be a Gift
Don’t create a situation in which your gift contains hidden costs to the recipient.
Blake Mycoskie • Start Something That Matters
Whoever you are, give away something...and let the magic of reciprocation turn mere prospects into profitable, perhaps long-term customers.
Drew Eric Whitman • Ca$hvertising
A small piece of communication, be it an e-mail or handwritten letter, is a gift of your time and energy. Done correctly,
Stephanie Palmer • Good in a Room
I hear this a lot: “Well, of course you could afford to pull those tricks at an expensive restaurant.” And I always think: Are you sure you can afford not to? It’s true—these gifts cost money, in labor if nothing else. But I’m my dad’s son, and I reviewed the Dreamweaver line item in the P&L every month with an eagle eye. There was never any qu... See more
Notes & Highlights for Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
presence is the ultimate present.
Anthony Ongaro • Break The Twitch: a practical guide to minimalism, intentional living & doing more of what matters
We treat others as if they are consumers rather than friends. We are afraid to give because “what if we get taken advantage of?” or “what if someone wastes the money?” A gift mindset transcends these fears and morphs that question into “what kind of commitment can I make to support someone else?