Friday, February 10, 2012

problem solver...solution finder

when i first became a professional organizer i would think to myself what is that one product that everyone needs. you know, what would be that one thing that instantly everyone would be able to keep their stuff together with little effort? basically in a nut shell, i am learning to be a problem solver. in my last yoga teaching gig, i wasn't able to utilize this quality in myself. in fact it was dettered. for instance, the area behind the check in desk was a total nightmare. besides being dirty, it just looked like a mess. now the so called reasoning behind that was to deter anyone from theft and/or getting in the owner's personal business. after mych thought, i realize that was just a deterrent becuase she was just a disorganized mess in so many senses of the word. but i am not going down that road. instead am bringing this back to what i am interested in...that is identifying a problem and then coming up with a solution. i love that.
for instance the peets coffee that i like to frequent doesn't have the best set ups for their condiments bar. it is awkward for people using it as well as those waiting to get coffee. now today when i went in to purchase more coffee beans (i am home brweing now.) the condiments bar was moved up against the wall. my coffee friends shared with me that this was a sign of a new manager. every time someone new is hired to manage the store, the first thing they do is move the bar. yes, they are identifying there is a problem...like any good new manager would however their solution is incorrect. you see this particular peets is not very large so their is only so many places it can go. so anytime someone new now comes in they move it to a place where it has been before...just a few managers before. the soltion is the bar itself. so for the last ten minutes i drew up a design for the perfect solution. hmmm..think i should send it to peet's. maybe that is my calling. creating not just one item to fit all but instead identifying on problem and then identifying the solution. hmmmm....that feels right.

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