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The Power to Change Things

A woman’s voice yells out! ”Did you find it?!” A man’s voice replies, “No, but it’s gotta’ be here somewhere… Keep looking.” A living room is being turned inside out as a man and woman toss pillows from a sofa. The man is now down on his knees as he looks underneath a chair. He finds an old pretzel; he examines it, removes a piece of lint and eats it. The woman, his wife scourers the fireplace mantle with the palms of her hand. She catches a splinter, “Ouch” she replies then sucks her finger.

Upstairs a little boy sits on his bed, his arms folded defensively, with a squished face pouting, his lip poked out. “What do I know I’m just a kid? That’s what my parents always say”, he replies to himself. Letting out a sigh of frustration… ” I know the Wings won today and they’re one game away from the Stanley dad. I know “O” is on at four o’ clock mom and she’s got a surprise guest”, the boy smiles lifting a remote control turning towards his bedroom doorway. “And I know where the remote control is”, he replies letting out a devious chuckle.

Moral: David beat Goliath… Sometimes the little guy knows more than you think, sometimes the little guy has the power to change things.

Communication is Key

Two men meet over coffee. One man blabs away while the other sits silently sipping his coffee and periodically checking his watch. The talkative man continues to cackle going on and on, while the other man attempts to interject at every pause and breath from Mr. Jabber Jaws. But just as he opens his mouth to speak the other man starts talking, he can’t seem to get a word in edge wise. The man slurps his last bit of coffee while the other man’s remains untouched.

The coffee shop begins to empty out. The man who has been talking finally stops and looks at his watch. “Look at the time” he spouts. He stands and shakes the quiet man’s hand, then rushes out the door not even allowing the man of few words a lone goodbye. “This was great, let’s talk again soon”, he says. The muted man lifts a set of car keys but it’s too late, the other man is out the door. He looks around then nonchalantly tosses the car keys into the chatty man’s untouched cup of coffee. The talkative man re-enters the coffee shop. “I can’t find my keys.” He says fretfully. “Good luck” the quiet man says calmly patting him on the back as he exits the coffee shop.

Brand Moral: Your input is important… Everyone needs to be heard, no one likes someone who talks but never listens… 2-way communication is key. Without it you could lose yours.

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