It happened just like that. One minute my phone is fine, the next the screen is black and flickering. After a few hours and hundreds of attempts to restart my phone, I give up and head to the nearest Verizon store. Real World Story: I arrive at a local store around...

In customer service, we work in a complicated world. We are, more than ever, needing to navigate the delivery of customer satisfaction cautiously but professionally. There was a time when caveat emptor was the way of doing business, “let the buyer beware.” This put...

Browsing books at a bookstore. Watching a movie at a drive-in. Picking up your photos at the Fotomat. Reading a newspaper. Going to the bank. Eating out at a restaurant. Disco roller skating, for the love of Pete! All things that are now obsolete, or nearly. But we...

On a recent Friday morning, I woke up with a sore throat. Despite the discomfort, I made it through the day, but I was extremely tired all day long. I was slated as an announcer for the local Oceanside parade on Saturday. Although my throat was VERY sore, I was able...

Please don’t judge me. Yes, I tried face yoga. I know some of you have tried goat yoga, and you didn’t see me pointing fingers! Did you know our faces and necks have 68 muscles? And like any muscle in our body, face muscles need to be exercised in order to maintain...