Merry Christmas

While I have no analytical data to prove it, I sense that the term "Merry Christmas" is being used more this year than prior years.

Perhaps it is the circles I run in, yet I spent over a month at Disney World, and noticed it there as well. I also noticed it at Target, at Publix, at Celebration, FL, and a multitude of other places this year.

To me, it seems "Happy Holidays" has taken a back seat to "Merry Christmas."

Have you noticed it too?

Merry Christmas.

houston@figment-consulting.com

Once upon a time . . .

It's not the stories we tell others but the stories we tell ourselves that matter most.

"I can try" is far different than "I can't."

"Yes, if" opens more doors than "No, because."

It's not about positive thinking as much as it is about thinking positively. We tend to find that which we look for most and we see the world the way we expect to see it.

The beauty is we can begin a new story today, just as soon as we decide to turn the page.

houston@figment-consulting.com

Oh, the places you'll go.

It's all up to you really,
no one else can choose.

You can try to let them
and that is how you lose.

But, if you decide
where you want to go,
then set out on an adventure
believing that you know,

Then, and only then,
will you have a chance to be
the person, that amazing person,
you deep down want to be.

It's all up to you really,
no one else can choose.

So, choose yourself today
and then, get on your way.

(all apologies to Dr. Suess)

houston@figment-consulting.com

#BlackFriday, #ShopSmallSaturday, #CyberMonday

Tis the season of hashtag shopping days.

Each a tradition ingrained in the minds of shoppers, passed on from one generation to another. And now, each fading away in relevance and importance.

Change is the constant of today, and sometimes traditions must give way. True industry leaders are the ones who initiate those behavioral customs that dare to become the next set of traditions (until they lose their importance yet again).

houston@figment-consulting.com