Constant And Never Ending Improvement~C.A.N.E.I.

Top 20 Ways We Waste Money

20. Buying drinks from drive throughs and convience stores

19. Eating out and having alcoholic drinks

18. Speeding

17. Rush delivery on mail orders

16. Tickets for traffic violations and parking violations

15. Not using coupons at grocery stores

14. Not properly maintenancing our vehicles

13. Not making your kids a lunch for school

12. Buying cheap shampoo or cheap products period. They do not last as long

11. Buying snacks or sweets 

10. Not eating left overs

9. Leaving lights and T.V. on all day

8. Turning heaters and A/C's on and off instead of setting at a comfortable temperature

7. By not mending torn clothes

6. By not asking for a better price on goods and services

5. Buying everything name brand

4. Financing personal goods at 23% on store credit cards

3.Buying cigarettes, tobacco, alcohol, energy drinks, espressos

2.Atm fees for using a foreign atm not your bank

1.Late fees on credit cards and bills

Weight Loss Redefined

Today we are going to talk about weight loss in a different fashion than the normal everyday way. We are not going to talk about dieting, or exercise per Se. We are not going to talk so much about sacrificing, or magic pills, or crappy food to eat that are less calories. We will not count calories, eat lien cuisine, or sweat to the oldies. What I want to focus on for you in your quest for weight loss is your mind set. Weight loss redefines is the minds ability to determine that enough is enough and take massive action. 

How are all of those diets working for you? Do you here the root word in diet? The root word you here is die. That's right because every diet makes you want to die because you are so staved and so depressed from sacrificing that you would rather die than keep up with what you are doing. I have never been on a diet that works yet. There are certainly successful parts to certain diets that can be useful but overall diets are a fad or gimmick for some company to make money on. Yes some do loose weight but it has very little to do with the diet they are on. It has more to do with their mindset.

The brain is complicated for the most part but there is a simplistic side to it as well. Here is how simple the brain is when we make it this way. When we decide something, the brain will follow orders. The brain in our heads runs us on auto pilot until we wake up and take control. If no orders are given, then it decides what will go on. Some things are good for us or not harmful, but somethings are very counter productive. So ultimately no matter what we want to achieve, it is either up to us or our brains auto pilot. 

The brains main motivation is self full-filing needs. The brain can be as powerful as we need it to be providing we engage, other wise it just coast and gets what it wants. When it comes to food the brain will put you in a sugar coma if you let it. The brain will lead you to 300lbs if you do not stop it. The brain likes chemical reaction and sugars and food is just that. What you need to do instead of running to a diet is start with waking up and taking back your brain. 

Every time I have wanted to drop a few pounds or a lot of pounds I have done it. It has never been about a diet or some latest and greatest exercise guru. What happens is I stand up and say hey, I need to loose some weight so I feel better and look better. When I do this I am telling my brain, hey I got this I am taking over. The second thing I do is determine what is putting on all the weight and I re-program myself to either feel sick over those foods or put controls in place to limit my intake. When I do this it is like re-programming my computer. New directions get input and new calculations or formulas pop out. Your brain is no different. You decide how you will react. 

The next part is very important. You must say and believe this with the greatest conviction. You must believe in yourself. You must believe that you can do this. You must believe that you have the strength of 1000 men inside of you and you will bring it all out to accomplish this. You can stand on your own feet and finish this race I promise if if you will only believe. Tell yourself this, believe this and live this. Never back down again ever on this area of your life. Weight loss can happen in the same way weight gain happened, one pound at a time. 

Do not get me wrong, you need activity and exercise. You need to limit the intake of food in your mouth. You need to cut down on the sugar and sweets. Six small meals a day is much better than the 3 large ones you are doing and all the snacks. The real answer though lies in your brain and your heart.

Customer Service, Why don't they Get it? - Pt.1

Customer Service, Why can’t they get it right? –Pt.1

My wife and I often go out to eat at restaurants and no matter where we eat it seems the service has not gotten any better. Customer service is so important I do not understand why the restaurants can't seem to get it right. Here is my story about a TGI Fridays in Springfield Missouri:

So we are sitting there talking intimately. There are many in the restaurant all around us but we do not care, as we do not even know they are there. We are joking and having a good time and discussing important issues as well. Then out of nowhere, the TGI Friday server burst into the middle of us while I am in mid sentence to tell us she is going to get us another drink. She then stands there mumbling for a few minutes and then leaves. We both look at each other then go back to what I was saying. A few minutes later she comes back again and forgets the drinks and interrupts again with, “ I’ll go and get you those refills now.” I mean why does she not get it? She is to be seen and not heard unless it is important to the meal or dining experience. I am not a snob but how rude and terrible can you get at your job?

Throughout the whole visit this continued. My wife and I get so annoyed that servers have no common sense. I do not mean to sound so critical but who is training these people? Sure they know how to carry the plates, and put in the orders, but who is teaching them common courtesy and manners? I think that section must be missing in the TGI training manual. We found this behavior so odd because everywhere we went in the restaurant we were constantly greeted and asked if we needed anything. It was clear that TGI’s policy was to go out of their way to make the customer feel that they were getting great treatment but someone is missing a whole other side of the equation.  

Next we will talk about my number one pet peeve of all time when I am at a restaurant. I mean it kills me every time. We are getting to the end of the meal, and we are still talking intimately. We are feeling good from the meal and are winding down our dining experience. The waitress comes over again and interrupts us and presents us with the bill. We oblige her and take the bill so we can keep talking and she starts reaching across the table to start clearing plates while we are trying to talk. I mean is this for real or what? I do not get it. Why do they have to do that every time? I set the plates I want taken away at the end of the table so they can easily be taken yet she wants to reach across the table in the middle of us to get the other ones. Why can’t she wait until we leave? I want to scream out loud, “leave me alone and go away,” but I refrain as I am not a maniac. This happens at almost every restaurant we go to. I feel like saying,” hey, I am renting this space right now so leave the dishes until I am done or I’ll put them at the end of the table when I’m ready.

My wish is that someone will start cluing in these restaurant and that they will start implementing some common courteous and etiquette training. I don’t care if the meal is $20.00 or $200.00; the service idea should still be the same. Stay out of the customers dining box unless you are invited in.

If you have restaurant dining horror stories or pet peeves send them to me via email or post a comment below.