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Jan 15, 20244 min read
Protecting Peace
The power is in you... Do you remember those, "Got Milk?" commercials back in the day? A little over 20 years ago (how in the world is...
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Nov 21, 20231 min read
Gratitude...
...without conditions. Gratitude only for the "good things" in life confines the soul of thankfulness. The Buddha taught that gratitude...
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Nov 16, 20233 min read
It's All Gravy
Because I care... I interrupt our regularly-themed (revenue management) blogposts for one that surpasses just about everything else...
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Nov 6, 20233 min read
Lesson #5
You can't do everything. But you can be efficient with the time you have. And when you’re efficient, you can do more. This is probably...
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Nov 1, 20234 min read
Lesson #4
Embrace the Pain. Now don’t get me wrong: I don’t want you to suffer. But sometimes suffering teaches lessons that sunshine and rainbows...
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Oct 27, 20237 min read
VRMA Panel Follow-up
I never seem to say everything I meant to say... I interrupt my regularly scheduled "Lessons" blogpost series to bring you this post of...
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Oct 27, 20235 min read
Lesson #3
Know your product. And know it's not a product. Continuing thoughts from Lesson #2... Another reason pitting one home against another...
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Oct 11, 20234 min read
Lesson #2
Do the Analysis You’ve probably heard the adage, “That’s why they play the game”? Well, “That’s why you do the analysis,” is my...
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Oct 5, 20235 min read
Lesson #1
As I think I mentioned earlier, I don’t ascribe to one best approach to anything because the variables are always different (and...
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Sep 19, 20233 min read
Metaphors and Gaps
The three-legged stool metaphor has been applied widely to many industries and concepts since its earliest documentation in 1949,...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
"Houston, We Are Clear for Launch!"
"Sarah Franzen here. REVZEN has landed." I owe a huge debt of gratitude to many kind, beautiful people, especially in the...
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Aug 2, 20233 min read
REVZEN - What's in a Name
I have been actively and consistently writing/journaling ever since receiving my first diary at age 7. When I got my first “real” job out...
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