Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
Self-Care and Caring for Mother Earth
Fireworks and Finishing with a Bang
All great fireworks shows end the same way… with a bang. They save the best and most spectacular displays for their grand finale. You can’t help but clap at the end. Now compare a fireworks show to many lectures, sales presentations and customer service experiences. They often start off strong but instead of ending with a bang, they fizzle. The sales presentation that has a great hook in the beginning but doesn’t leave a lasting impression at the end. The speech that makes you glad it’s over instead of making you want to hear more. The restaurant server who makes a great first impression but is nowhere to be found when you want to pay the bill and leave. The teacher who fails to inspire his students to take action at the end of the lesson. The hotel that welcomes you when you arrive but ignores you when you leave. The store that has great merchandise but fails to create a memorable experience. The examples are numerous, but the solution is simple. Whatever your job or business, add some fireworks to your work.
Think of ways you can create a grand finale and leave a lasting impression. Finish your speech or sales presentation with a bang and give your audience a reason to clap at the end. Give your customers something positive to talk about as they walk out the door.
Fireworks don’t have to occur just on the 4th of July. You can create a fireworks experience every day by finishing strong and making people say “Wow!”
US climate data pinpoints Monday as hottest recorded day on Earth!
Monday was the hottest day recorded on Earth, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
US climate data pinpoints Monday as hottest recorded day on Earth | The Hill
Scientists found a spot on Earth like no other — and a record that could redefine our history of the planet:
Canada’s Crawford Lake may hold evidence that humans have fundamentally changed Earth enough to have started the Anthropocene, a new chapter in geologic time.
Are we in the Anthropocene? Why Canada’s Crawford Lake may hold answers – Washington Post
Drone Photo Award winners capture the extraordinary beauty of the ordinary:
A rice field, a playground, piles of garbage — cameras from above cast a lens at earthly images with surprising, even dazzling results. Here are some of the winners from the 2023 Drone Photo Awards.
Drone Photo Award winners depict the extraordinary beauty of the ordinary : Goats and Soda : NPR
If you can’t make it to a national park, your mind can still wander there with this app:
Headspace is transporting users to some of America’s most popular national parks through new guided meditations.
National park lovers have a new way to escape with Headspace (usatoday.com)
Finland is home to the world’s happiest people—their No. 1 secret is this 500-year-old mindset:
For six years in a row, Finland has been ranked as the No. 1 happiest country in the world. Psychology expert E. Elisabet Lahti credits this phenomenon to “sisu,” a Finnish mindset that has been around for more than years.
- Find a purpose outside of yourself
- Increase resilience through training
- Be gentle on yourself and connect with nature
New study reveals simple act could stave off 2 leading causes of death among adults: ‘Doesn’t need to be complicated.’
This study is the largest ever done on this topic, pooling data from 196 articles and over 30 million participants from nearly 100 study groups. by Erin Feiger / July 1, 2023 A quick walk a day may keep an early death away. A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that as little as 75 minutes a week of moderately intense, non-occupational physical activity substantially lowers the risk of dying from certain types of cancer or heart disease.
Study reveals daily brisk walks mitigate common health issues (thecooldown.com)
Thanks this week go to Larry H.
Now let’s get outside, take a walk so we can enjoy and cherish mother nature!
Love,
Neville
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