I bought a couch yesterday for $100. Some gal in my building had it for sale and I can’t pass up a $100 couch. She lives in the penthouse and the couch was from Macy’s so I figured it was fancy. I bought Drakkar Noir cologne from Macy’s in the 9th grade.
I sold the couch today for $400 because it doesn’t fit in my place and I already have a couch. Now I am thinking about opening a used furniture store because I am addicted to Facebook Marketplace.
A couple bought the couch from me and crammed it in a small minivan with no seats. I was certain the damn thing would not fit in their tiny minivan until the dude opened the back I realized he ripped the entire guts of the car out. They drove off with couch pieces hanging out of the back.
Next, I headed to meet my business partner at the restaurant we own. I told him I want to hire drag queens and start drag shows for brunch on Sundays. Now I gotta find drag queens.
This past week I worked with an anesthesiologist at my day job. He wants to create a personal brand and I am a personal brand strategist. So, we locked ourselves in a meeting room in Nashville for two days. I learned that anesthesiologists are the ‘bartenders of the hospital’ because they work across all departments. I also learned he gets excruciatingly bored during long surgeries. The longest was 14 hours. They had to sew some dude’s fingers back on. He said it was hell trying not to fall asleep. Can you imagine the boredom of being the dude who puts the patient to sleep and then has to wait around until they need to wake up? Candy Crush.
Can you also imagine how many times I tried to spell anesthesiologist before spellcheck could even recognize what I was trying to spell?
Another thing I learned from him is the power of thoughtfulness. On the first morning, he showed up with gifts. He gave me the 5 Minute Journal as a gift. Wow, I thought. Nobody has ever shown up with a gift.
Since then I have been thinking about how thoughtful he was. I keep thinking about how I can be more thoughtful. I want to be more thoughtful because I know how it made me feel.
I will be more thoughtful this week. You can too.
Finally, what is the dumbest tattoo I could get? The best idea wins…
Trey
A dog on your but cheek
Trey, get a banana tattoo!!!