Dan Heath
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And so on a day-to-day basis, he's consumed by the particulars. But he says every now and then, He just has a moment where he's able to stand back and maybe from a certain elevated place on the land that he works, he just looks out and sees all these trees that are the result of his careful crafting and cultivation over the years.
And so on a day-to-day basis, he's consumed by the particulars. But he says every now and then, He just has a moment where he's able to stand back and maybe from a certain elevated place on the land that he works, he just looks out and sees all these trees that are the result of his careful crafting and cultivation over the years.
And so on a day-to-day basis, he's consumed by the particulars. But he says every now and then, He just has a moment where he's able to stand back and maybe from a certain elevated place on the land that he works, he just looks out and sees all these trees that are the result of his careful crafting and cultivation over the years.
He's hand sculpted every one of them and he just sees this beautiful vista and it's like he thinks, man, I've got it made. And so for him, it's like the achievement of that and then seeing ultimately those trees find a home with a family that are going to make that tree the centerpiece of their Christmas and getting to meet them and see them haul off the tree.
He's hand sculpted every one of them and he just sees this beautiful vista and it's like he thinks, man, I've got it made. And so for him, it's like the achievement of that and then seeing ultimately those trees find a home with a family that are going to make that tree the centerpiece of their Christmas and getting to meet them and see them haul off the tree.
He's hand sculpted every one of them and he just sees this beautiful vista and it's like he thinks, man, I've got it made. And so for him, it's like the achievement of that and then seeing ultimately those trees find a home with a family that are going to make that tree the centerpiece of their Christmas and getting to meet them and see them haul off the tree.
His farm is one where you cut it down and take it with you. And so he gets to see all these trees he's raised for seven or eight years go into their eventual homes. So that's his way of thinking about mattering. And then you take other people that might have very different careers. A hairstylist I talked to months ago talked about how people sit in the chair. It's almost like a kind of therapy.
His farm is one where you cut it down and take it with you. And so he gets to see all these trees he's raised for seven or eight years go into their eventual homes. So that's his way of thinking about mattering. And then you take other people that might have very different careers. A hairstylist I talked to months ago talked about how people sit in the chair. It's almost like a kind of therapy.
His farm is one where you cut it down and take it with you. And so he gets to see all these trees he's raised for seven or eight years go into their eventual homes. So that's his way of thinking about mattering. And then you take other people that might have very different careers. A hairstylist I talked to months ago talked about how people sit in the chair. It's almost like a kind of therapy.
We've probably all experienced this. You find yourself just chatting with the stylist or barber to pass the time. And she says over a period of years, you see your clients grow. And it had just never dawned on me to think this way. But she said she had clients where she did their elementary school piano recital and then their prom haircut and their college graduation haircut.
We've probably all experienced this. You find yourself just chatting with the stylist or barber to pass the time. And she says over a period of years, you see your clients grow. And it had just never dawned on me to think this way. But she said she had clients where she did their elementary school piano recital and then their prom haircut and their college graduation haircut.
We've probably all experienced this. You find yourself just chatting with the stylist or barber to pass the time. And she says over a period of years, you see your clients grow. And it had just never dawned on me to think this way. But she said she had clients where she did their elementary school piano recital and then their prom haircut and their college graduation haircut.
And then, oh, my gosh, she's on site the day.
And then, oh, my gosh, she's on site the day.
And then, oh, my gosh, she's on site the day.
getting married and just the trajectory of being able to see and grow up with your clients and see how they blossom and see how they change over time that was her source of meaning and satisfaction so it's been beautiful just to see how many different definitions there can be for what matters oh well thank you so much for sharing that i always love to get people's different definitions because
getting married and just the trajectory of being able to see and grow up with your clients and see how they blossom and see how they change over time that was her source of meaning and satisfaction so it's been beautiful just to see how many different definitions there can be for what matters oh well thank you so much for sharing that i always love to get people's different definitions because
getting married and just the trajectory of being able to see and grow up with your clients and see how they blossom and see how they change over time that was her source of meaning and satisfaction so it's been beautiful just to see how many different definitions there can be for what matters oh well thank you so much for sharing that i always love to get people's different definitions because
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