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๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐›? โ€“ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž

Application: โ˜… Find a local spot – a coffee shop, gym, library, or pub – where you can connect face-to-face. โ˜… Balance your online connections with in-person conversations and community experiences. โ˜… Be intentional about supporting local spaces that foster belonging and connection. According to ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, more than 2,000 pubs have closed in the […]

People are Not Things

Application: โ–บ Lead with empathy in all communications about layoffs โ€” model the tone you want your organization to adopt. โ–บ Encourage your team to support former colleagues personally and professionally where appropriate. โ–บ Choose language that honors peopleโ€™s contributions โ€” avoid corporate euphemisms that can diminish trust and morale. Economic uncertainty, AI disruption, and […]

This Heart Rock Says “You Matter”

๐‘บ๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’†๐’”…๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’Ž๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’”. Application: ย โ™ฅ Look for small ways to remind others that they matter – a word, a note, a token. โ™ฅ Share kindness without waiting for a special occasion – it may mean more than you know. โ™ฅ Visit www.heartrockreminders.org and consider passing a heart rock along to someone […]

Friends (and Family) Take Time

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’•๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’† โ€” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’–๐’” ๐’•๐’๐’. Application: โœฑ Be patient โ€” every new relationship, human or animal, requires time to grow. โœฑ Offer consistent love and gentle encouragement when helping others adjust to new environments. โœฑ Support local animal rescues โ€” fostering or donating can change lives, for pets […]

Shrapnel, Sand, and the Cost of Freedom

๐’๐ก๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ง๐ž๐ฅ, ๐’๐š๐ง๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐‘จ๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’: โ—พReflect on the everyday freedoms you enjoy โ€” and those who sacrificed to secure them. โ—พShare messages of hope, love, and freedom in your own corner of the world. โ—พLive with gratitude โ€” even simple daily acts can honor great sacrifices. A few years ago, my wife […]

๐„๐ฅ๐›๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ, ๐„๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

By Richard Godfrey โ€“ CEO & Co-founder Avec-me Application Takeaways:ย  โ—‰ ๐‘บ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’•.ย  โ—‰ ๐‘ฌ๐’•๐’Š๐’’๐’–๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’† ๐’Š๐’”๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’๐’–๐’•๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… – ๐’Š๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’๐’๐’.ย  โ—‰ ๐‘ฐ๐’ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’”, ๐’„๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’›๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’„๐’†.ย  When life feels chaotic, who cares about forks and elbows? Apparently, a lot of people do – and maybe for good […]

Ties That Bind โ€“ The Power of Individual Investment

By Richard Godfrey โ€“ CEO & Co-founder Avec-me Bob Bowman is the Director of Swimming at the University of Texas. He is a legend in the swimming and diving world. He served as US Olympic coach in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. In 2018 he was appointed head coach of the menโ€™s Olympic Team. He […]

Finding a Place to Belong

By Richard Godfrey, CEO & Co-founder Avec-me Sindhu Mahadevan describes her journey to becoming a Canadian permanent resident in a first person article published at www.cbc.ca. She titled her article, โ€œLast year Canada became my home. Feeling like a Canadian will take a bit longer. Over a decade ago Sindhu left her native India to […]

Like Her or Not – They Love Her: Taylor Swift is the GOAT of Empathy

By Richard Godfrey, CEO & Co-founder, Avec-me Old and young, famous and not, rich and poor โ€“ you will find โ€œSwiftiesโ€ everywhere you look. Sheโ€™s a talented performer, a world class business leader, an artist, composer and lyricist, but most of all sheโ€™s beloved. There are a lot of things leaders need to be successful. […]

A Classic Car โ€“ From Mexico For Mexico

By Richard Godfrey, CEO & Co-founder Avec-me In August 2024 SAIC (a Chinese state-owned manufacturer) announced that they would build cars, under the classic MG brand, in Mexico. This announcement was not, on its own, unique except for one thing. Automotive assembly in Mexico is a major activity. US, European, Japanese and other Asian brands […]