Yesterday I talked about how young people prefer to use phrases like no problem or no worries rather than saying you’re welcome. I always respond to an apology by saying no worries. Now, I wonder if that is the proper reply when people apologize…
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Our world is becoming much less formal whether we like it or not. A recent example shows that young people don’t want to say, you’re welcome because they feel it’s too formal. Instead, they prefer to use a phrase like no problem or no worries…
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More and more people are using digital personal assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant every day. And while they’re great tools, some think we should be a bit more courteous when we speak to them. Some people suggest we even say please and thank you to these machines…
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I think I can safely say that everyone likes it when they hear someone say thank you for something they’ve done or said. But have you every really thought about what they’re thanking you for?
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As a child, whenever I got a gift I had to write a thank you note. Like many I hated to do it. But as I get older, I’ve honestly come to appreciate thank you notes…
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When it comes to our veterans, thank you is not enough…
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It’s Veteran’s Day, and if you told me that a random visit to a truck stop last week would put this day in total perspective for me, I’d have laughed….
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It seems like only yesterday…. Okay, it really doesn’t, but today is the 1,000th episode of the Mason Minute podcast. And to celebrate, we’re going to do something we’ve never done before…
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Sometimes it’s truly just the simplest things that make ALL he difference in your day…
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I’ve learned a lot since I started my own small business. Sadly, not everyone remembers one of the first rules of business… or life….
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