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Monthly Archives: January 2011
I wasn't expecting much.
I mean, after traveling to places like Hong Kong and Copenhagen, New Jersey didn’t seem very exciting or exotic. And I didn’t want to go looking for a place to eat. I was tired. Because of fare rules, I flew … Continue reading
Posted in Just for fun, Mike's Story, Service
Tagged Boston, Copenhagen, Delta Air Lines, Guinness, Holland Tunnel, Hong Kong, Irish cuisine, LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey, New York City, Newark Liberty International Airport, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, postaday2011, Travel
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TSA: It's not their fault.
But it is their problem. Stepped-up security screening is necessary. It’s not TSA’s fault. Sunday afternoon is a popular time to fly. It’s not TSA’s fault. But you can see pretty quickly from news media and social networking sites like … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Service, Travel
Tagged Airports, Leadership, postaday2011, Quality Service, Travel, TSA
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Saturday!
Some people wait all week for the weekend! Time to play. Time to enjoy life. Why? There are two days on the weekend. There are five days in the work week. Doesn’t it make more sense to learn how to … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Values
Tagged Carpe Diem, Mike Reardon, postaday2011, Unconventional thinking, Values, Weekend, Work, Workweek, Work–life balance
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The oddest things
Can bring back a memory. Like a grill press. I don’t like to toast English muffins. My Dad worked a second job as a cook at a local sandwich counter called the Tic Toc. I would often hang out there … Continue reading
Posted in Mike's Story
Tagged childhood, Fathers, favorites, Memories, Mike Reardon, Muffin (English), Nostalgia, postaday2011
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I spend a lot of time on airplanes
I have a favorite airline. And, to put it mildly, a least favorite airline. But, due to the policies of my company, I don’t always get to fly on my favorite. This is, of course, an opportunity for that “least … Continue reading
Posted in Service, Travel
Tagged Airline, Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Georgia, Quality Service, Travel, United Airlines, United States
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People are more alike than they are different
Hong Kong Disneyland is a great case in point Some things are a little different The reaction of the guests, however, is exactly the same. It doesn’t matter where in the world you are. I have blind faith in the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Values, Walt
Tagged Carpe Diem, Disneyland, Happiness, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Disneyland, Mainland China, postaday2011, Quality Service, Shanghai, The Walt Disney Company, Vision, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
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Some days are longer than others.
Really. I left Hong Kong at 11:50 and arrived in Chicago at 12:20. I was in the air for 13 hours but arrived just 30 minutes later. That’s a long day. Just Sayin’
Last Chance to Quit?
Sometimes going forward is risky. Dangerous. “Danger, Will Robinson!” Maybe you should play it safe. But then you wouldn’t get the chance to enjoy the ride. Just Sayin’
The secret you already know
We get 80% of stuff done in 20% of our time. So what’s different during the 20%? We are. We choose to effective. Sometimes, it because we have no choice, but either way, we make the choice during those “20%” … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Leadership, Values
Tagged Carpe Diem, Change, commitment, Leadership, Pareto Principle, postaday2011, Roy O. Disney, Unconventional thinking, Values
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Happiness in any language
Looks the same In Hong Kong In Anaheim At sea Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language. – Walt Disney Just Sayin’
Posted in Just for fun, Mike's Story, Values
Tagged Anaheim California, Carpe Diem, Disney Dream, Disneyland, Happiness, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Disneyland, Mike Reardon, postaday2011, storytelling, Unconventional thinking, Walt Disney, Walt Disney World
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