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		<title>Truth be said #motivational monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn’t it be interesting if every legislator in Washington were required to spend one month a year working in the real world.  As George Burns once said: “ Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair.”  Truth be said, the people who best know how to run it are busy making a living.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Ninth Anniversary to ME!    @wordlecollectn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 01:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nine years ago this month, in May 2003, before the internet was maybe even the internet, I started blogging.  Originally, it wasn&#8217;t what I blog about now.  But, it was a blog.  I wrote mostly about my life experiences, my observations, my family, my friends, and everything in-between.  I would guesstimate that probably in 2005 or 2006 I started writing more about business than life experience, but life experience still made its way, even today, into my blog. My strategy has always been &#8220;People want to business with those who are real and they can relate to&#8221; &#8211; so that &#8230; <a href="http://www.jasoncupp.com/2012/05/happy-ninth-anniversary-to-me-wordlecollectn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What path are you on?  #motivationalmonday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all heard that tired yet still relevant expression, “If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete. The poet Robert Frost put a “different” twist on it, long before the expression was coined. Said Frost: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I&#8230; I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Doing is caring &#8211; PLANET Day of Service teaches generosity @planet2005 #DOS2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 21:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Most of you know that I absolutely LOVE Seinfeld.  Often, after a long day, or after returning from a business trip, I find myself watching a quick 20 minute episode on DVR.  That said, I don’t know how many of my friends here follow Seinfeld , but those of you who did may recall this image – one of George putting a dollar into a tip jar and then attempting to remove it when the person behind the counter didn’t see (and hence wouldn’t appreciate) his generosity. So much for doing good and having your heart in the right place. &#8230; <a href="http://www.jasoncupp.com/2012/05/doing-is-caring-planet-day-of-service-teaches-generosity-planet2005-dos2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It’s not just hiring the right people; it’s also letting them do what they were hired to do.  #motivationalmonday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the toughest jobs of any business owner is finding the right people and then letting them do what they were hired to do.  Our 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt, identified that challenge several decades ago when he said: “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blog:  What’s your happiness ratio?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently asked some close friends of mine to write some guest blogs they thought might be relevant to my site.  Here is one of the first ones I got &#8211; from a friend I&#8217;ve known for years from PLANET.  I thought the message was pretty outstanding, and one that I found out a long time ago, especially when I made a career change.  What are you doing to battle the money versus happiness ratio?  Read along.  I&#8217;d love to hear your comments. I invited a contractor to come over a few days ago to revisit a house project.  As &#8230; <a href="http://www.jasoncupp.com/2012/04/guest-blog-whats-your-happiness-ratio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PLANET / OFA Interior Symposium at Longwood Gardens @PLANET2005 @OFASHORTCOURSE @longwoodgardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A week ago today, I was honored to speak two sessions at the 2nd Annual Interior Symposium, hosted by PLANET and OFA.  Like last year, the event took place at the amazing Longwood Gardens.  I&#8217;ll get to that in a bit. The event was an overwhelming success!  With increased attendance over last year, over 120 Interior Plantscaping professionals gathered to learn cutting edge topics affecting the industry.  I was able to share elements of Customer Service, using examples from Starbucks (where I am writing this blog, ironically) and other well known companies &#8211; about both good and bad customer service &#8230; <a href="http://www.jasoncupp.com/2012/04/planet-ofa-interior-symposium-at-longwood-gardens-planet2005-ofashortcourse-longwoodgardens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is the word impactful really a word?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I will 100% admit it. I use the word &#8220;impactful&#8221; &#8211; and for years, people have told me that it isn&#8217;t a word.  I like it.  I think it makes a point.  I prefer it over the words that online sources say to use, such as &#8220;influential&#8221; or &#8220;effective&#8221; (see this link for the reference) ~ that said, I have genuinely tried to stop using the word.  It seems that some brainiac would always be telling me that it wasn&#8217;t a word.  Well, I know you&#8217;re right, but I&#8217;ve never had anyone say they didn&#8217;t understand what I was &#8230; <a href="http://www.jasoncupp.com/2012/04/is-the-word-impactful-really-a-word/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Mistakes:  What NOT to do in your E-Newsletter (with an example!)</title>
		<link>http://www.jasoncupp.com/2012/04/marketing-mistakes-what-not-to-do-in-your-e-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason cupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, many companies have moved to using e-mail as a primary method to mass communicate with clients as well as potential clients.  There are a lot of really amazing services out there that allow you to collect, verify and maintain your &#8220;mailing list&#8221; &#8211; Constant Contact is what we used at my old landscaping company, and now I use Mail Chimp &#8211; it&#8217;s almost free and a GREAT web-based service that links up with my website here.  For those of you that have ever asked for notifications from here, or have received my newsletter, you&#8217;ve been hit by &#8230; <a href="http://www.jasoncupp.com/2012/04/marketing-mistakes-what-not-to-do-in-your-e-newsletter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in the Future:  PLANET&#8217;s Student Career Days Recap @PLANET2005 #scd2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Several weeks ago, I traveled west to Kansas State University. That&#8217;s right, I didn&#8217;t say the University of Kansas.  And, it was awesome! Thirty six times it has happened, and it just keeps on getting better. I’m talking about PLANET’s Student Career Days, hosted this year by Kansas State University in Manhattan, March 22-25. If you’ve never been to Manhattan, it’s certainly worth of trip. Located in the Flint Hills, it’s a beautiful college town about two hours west of Kansas City.  It was really such an awesome experience to have attended so many SCD&#8217;s over the years, but &#8230; <a href="http://www.jasoncupp.com/2012/04/investing-in-the-future-planets-student-career-days-recap-planet2005-scd2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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