Service industry is one where i was taught all this plus more, what shocked me was I could not understand the resistance to service with style. #VictoryInProQuo🪃 comment below
"I was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing I noticed was the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for me.
He handed me a laminated card and said, 'I'm Wasu, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk, I'd like you to read my mission statement.'
Taken aback, I read the card. It said, 'Wasu's Mission Statement: To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest, and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment.'
This blew me away. Especially when I noticed the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!
As he slid behind the wheel, Wasu said, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.'
I said jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.'
Wasu smiled and said, 'No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, lassi, water, and orange juice.'
Almost stuttering, I said, 'I'll take a lassi since I’ve never had one before.'
Handing me my drink, Wasu said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have Good Housekeeping magazine, Reader’s Digest, The Bible, and a Travel + Leisure magazine.'
As we were pulling away, Wasu handed me another laminated card, 'These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio.'
And as if that weren't enough, Wasu told me he had the heater on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for me.
Then he advised me of the best route to my destination for that time of day. He also let me know he'd be happy to chat and tell me about some of the sights or, if I preferred, to leave me with my own thoughts.
'Tell me, Wasu,' I was amazed and asked him, 'have you always served customers like this?'
Wasu smiled into the rear view mirror. 'No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard about power of choice one day.'
'Power of choice is that you can be a duck or an eagle. If you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. Stop complaining! Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.'
'That hit me right,' said Wasu. He continued and said, 'It is about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.'
'I take it that has paid off for you,' I said.
'It sure has,' Wasu replied. 'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year, I'll probably quadruple it. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on it.'
Wasu made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles. I hope we all decide to soar like an eagle and not quack like a duck."
Credit: Summer Grace Vanni
I am looking at doing an art project again. It would be great to see this or any performance. I like theatre impromptu stand up, flash mob & much more. Would like to see more art in Sydney let's sing a song . https://t.co/ZsbVar7zlu
#VictoryInProQuo seem like that all we know we can share with humility for the sake of the greater good that's what we call #philotimo💛 but what is this exactly? Comments below perhaps something like this video! https://t.co/2NVlfj2R1Q
Thank for all the friends we have, all the ones we make & even the ones we find not in our immediate life that have met along the way. Time is everything & everything but time comes to an end, this is what my opinion means this too shall pass.
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@OliaPondo@myCharpsy The distance between two is usually measured by a direct line, a straight line can be counted as something. Wisdom can be learned or experience by these that can be expressed & known differently. Hearts golden never rust never brake when solid. #VictoryInProQuo💛
@MonaLee41142040 this very much seems to be something you took your time to write. It's charity wrapped in dignity.” indeed that's the ideal paradise we could create is #VictoryInProQuo🪃 is even #ViPQ it could even be @myCharpsy what ever the enlightenment good comment below ♾
Extend kindness to those who could use our help by distributing our coins wisely!🙏💛
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“A Lady asked an old street vendor: "How much do you sell your eggs for?" The old man replied "0.50¢ an egg, madam.” The Lady responde, “I'll take 6 eggs for $2.00 or I'm leaving.” The old salesman replied, “Buy them at the price you want, Madam. This is a good start for me because I haven't sold a single egg today and I need this to live.”
She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left with the feeling that she had won. She got into her fancy car and went to a fancy restaurant with her friend. She and her friend ordered what they wanted. They ate a little and left a lot of what they had asked for. So they paid the bill, which was $150. The ladies gave $200 and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip.
This story might seem quite normal to the owner of the fancy restaurant, but very unfair to the egg seller. The question it raises is;
Why do we always need to show that we have power when we buy from the needy?
And why are we generous to those who don't even need our generosity?
We once read somewhere that a father used to buy goods from poor people at a high price, even though he didn't need the things. Sometimes he paid more for them. His children were amazed. One day they asked him "why are you doing this dad?" The father replied: "It's charity wrapped in dignity.”
I know that most of you will not share this message, but if you are one of the people who have taken the time to read this far...
Then this message of attempted "humanisation" will have gone one step further in the right direction."
Thanks for reading
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Extend kindness to those who could use our help by distributing our coins wisely!🙏💛
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“A Lady asked an old street vendor: "How much do you sell your eggs for?" The old man replied "0.50¢ an egg, madam.” The Lady responde, “I'll take 6 eggs for $2.00 or I'm leaving.” The old salesman replied, “Buy them at the price you want, Madam. This is a good start for me because I haven't sold a single egg today and I need this to live.”
She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left with the feeling that she had won. She got into her fancy car and went to a fancy restaurant with her friend. She and her friend ordered what they wanted. They ate a little and left a lot of what they had asked for. So they paid the bill, which was $150. The ladies gave $200 and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip.
This story might seem quite normal to the owner of the fancy restaurant, but very unfair to the egg seller. The question it raises is;
Why do we always need to show that we have power when we buy from the needy?
And why are we generous to those who don't even need our generosity?
We once read somewhere that a father used to buy goods from poor people at a high price, even though he didn't need the things. Sometimes he paid more for them. His children were amazed. One day they asked him "why are you doing this dad?" The father replied: "It's charity wrapped in dignity.”
I know that most of you will not share this message, but if you are one of the people who have taken the time to read this far...
Then this message of attempted "humanisation" will have gone one step further in the right direction."
Thanks for reading
For more👉Hassan Sas Bangura Blog
Reposted
Author: unknown
#storytelling #GoogleAlerts
Life as giraffe what a magnificent animal to have such long necks to eat the Senegalia leaves from the Acacia! #VictoryInProQuo🪃 positive comments below. Repost song. https://t.co/V8kAAk6FVR
@Stella4Menzies@RBJRON What are we going to do if we don't do anything, critical or not, discussing these is it not democracy? Or other comment below #VictoryInProQuo 🪃
Perhaps like this song https://t.co/V8kAAk6FVR
Phil Dotti, 1st Aboriginal person to play for Cronulla 🦈 - “I remember mum saying to me: Listen! The police are coming, run down& hide at the back of the creek... But watch out for brown snakes.” @jennywareMP said 'no time' for FN voices @HughesNewsTV https://t.co/Q4hLH5YMwH
Learn about employer attitudes to hiring older workers in the 2023 Employing and Retaining Older Workers Survey, a partnership between the Commission and @AHRItweets: https://t.co/A8xTTyE5oj @DrKayPatterson
Tribute to philosopher, writer & poet Rabindranath Tagore, born #OnThisDay in 1861.
Years later, his universal voice echoes into the present, promoting our shared humanity.
Be inspired by Tagore’s humanist ideas.
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