Unvarnished - Travis Smith

George Came to Visit

I just heard from my friend George—he’s somewhere near ******, heading east. George and I are in closer touch now—I guess for two reasons. One, is that he’s back State-side (which is also basically Canada-side if you look at a globe). And two, is that he came to stay at my house when he first got back, and we went together and bought a Mac laptop. So now we have a bond that goes deeper than ever before.

My First Time Ever

I went to Calgary recently to visit my Mom and sister Nicole. I forgot my electric razor, which shaves as close as a blade or my money back. Which is a bummer because you don’t just run to the store and get one of those. What you do buy is a disposable razor. Which is kind of interesting because, in fact, though I’m 33—wait, no, 35—I have never before in my life ever shaved with a bladed razor.

I’m Back

Hi. I’m Travis Smith. You may know me from such famous blogs as “Buzz Marketing with Blogs for Dummies blog” and “Hop Studios official blog”.

And, here’s the funny thing: I actually write THIS blog. No, really. Check back ... way back. In fact, there was a time when I wrote fairly frequently for this blog. Yeah, go figure.

Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

...who said it?

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

...who said it?

After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

...who said it?

“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

...who said it?

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

...who said it?

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