This is a topic I've wanted to touch on for some time now but lacked the focus to do justice to it's blogging. Thanks to a friend, I think I found the direction I wanted to go with this.
How often is it heard, "No offense to you, it's just good business" or "Being nice is all well and fine but there just isn't a profit in it."? My guess might be too often.
Is there a profit? Is it good business? I admit and have seen first hand that there is definitely a gamble involved in providing good customer service or in having a heart when it comes to doing business with the public - not just for yourself but your entire family. And I've also borne witness to the profit of such action - though such profit didn't always come during one's lifetime. I'll repeat that...didn't always come during one's lifetime.
Profit isn't always in monetary gain .... I might need to repeat that as well....'Profit isn't always in monetary gain'. Sometimes it's a little longer lasting than money - money can be as easily lost as it is gained. Respect, honor, loyalty - those are profits that will carry down through the generations.
From here my blog gets difficult to write - mostly because there are names I'd like to mention, businesses I'd like to make note of , and I really should be careful about all of that without the proper permissions (even if they are in the most positive light). Some of you know me so it may go without my mentioning the business names or the people. You might recognize them. Others - it may not matter so much, only know that respect, honor, and loyalty all go beyond monetary value into something deeper. It is something that will continue long after the tombstone has been etched.
In the next blog - shortly to follow this one I'll make mention of one of the first businesses - hopefully without letting names slip in the process of honoring them!
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