by Dave Carlson | Feb 28, 2019 | Perspective
It must have been odd for the waitress to see a 10-year-old boy seated at a table by himself. I don’t know what drove me to do this. I ordered a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and made sure I had enough money left over to leave a tip. I know it’s weird for a... 
by Dave Carlson | Feb 8, 2019 | Digital Marketing, Perspective, Small Biz
Only 1,000 yards to go – a little more than a half-mile. Everyone else from my team was out of the water, heading to lunch. And here I was still swimming. I was part of a swim event called the 100×100. You swim 100 yards 100 times. This comes out to around 5.7... 
by Dave Carlson | Feb 24, 2018 | Coincidence, Perspective
My home office could feel stifling so every so often I would go work at Panera when I needed to be around humans. The closest Panera was on the edge of a mall, but I normally didn’t go into the mall because I wanted to keep an eye on my computer. I don’t think I ever... 
by Dave Carlson | Feb 24, 2018 | Coincidence, Perspective
It was the summer of 1978. My brother and I printed out a bunch of flyers and put them in the mailboxes of people through our neighborhood. We got several customers for doing lawn cutting and yard work. I did a bunch of work for Bill that summer at a couple properties... 
by Dave Carlson | Dec 12, 2017 | Perspective, Small Biz
A regular customer went into the local Starbucks and wanted a cinnamon roll. He was in luck–there was one left. The guy loved these cinnamon rolls and made a point of coming to Starbucks just so he could get one to start his day. Charlie was carrying the... 
by Dave Carlson | Nov 1, 2017 | Perspective
Nick was checking his phone as we waited for a presentation to begin. On his phone’s background was a picture of a dog. I asked Nick about the dog. It was his dog that had recently passed away. He said he was the best dog ever. Nick’s dog had some border collie in him...