Mary Luft - Compass Cares

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Finding the hidden treasures

Finding The Hidden Treasures

By Cassandra Sales  Hallmark Movies Christmas season has passed and if you are anything like me, you binge watched just about every Hallmark Christmas movie ever made.  They all have the same plot.  Fancy city girl goes back to her small home town and ends up falling in love with the boy next door.  Those…

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Staring at the sun

Staring into the Sun

By Aaron Zint Road Trip Entertainment It was 1990-something and I was riding along as a bored 7-year-old in the front seat of my family’s minivan on a road trip. This was back when the only entertainment during those long drives was either the car radio or staring out window. Thank Jobs for the creation…

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2019 Recap

As 2019 comes to an end, we want to reflect on all of the adventures, the hellos, the goodbyes and all of the change.  Check out the 2019 recap VLOG here.

Everyday Superheroes

We All Need a Hero The Marvel Cinematic Universe just wrapped up 10 years and 21 movies with Avengers: Endgame breaking all kinds of box office records. I, myself, couldn’t stand not seeing the movie for more than two days after it came out for fear that some schmuck was going blurt out the ending within earshot….

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playing the victim

Problem Solving and Playing The Victim

Playing the victim is an easy trap to fall into when faced with the many challenges life brings us.  The problem with victimhood is we don’t always know we’re living there.  When faced with a problem, how do you respond?  Do these scenarios below sound familar? Facing Problems Have you ever been faced with a…

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Resign from The Company Club

By Mary Flom Avoiding the Company Club Recently, I was reading a book that was all about how to write effective phone scripts.  My quest to learn more about the world of sales led me to this niche topic.  What was interesting to me was one of my bigger takeaways had little to do with…

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Loyal Friends at Work

Because of Valentine’s day, many people celebrate love in February. We wanted to highlight and celebrate friendship! Everyone should have friends who love them, because friends make life rich! We’ve asked some of our staff and clients to reach out and share about their friends! In this blog, Julie shares about her friend Zandee! Loyal…

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Compass’ 2019 Predictions…What’s Next?

This is your year!  January is the perfect time to dream and hope for the possibilities that come with a new year and a new season.  Say goodbye to last year and embrace all that is in store for this year.  We believe there is going to be adventure, growth and new levels of community…

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Why We Love Underdogs

by Mary Flom Do you have a favorite Underdog movie?  A few classics come to mind… “Rudy” The story of Daniel Rudy Ruettiger whose life dream was playing football at the university of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. “The Karate Kid” A bond forms between a martial arts teacher and a boy who is being…

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11 Reasons Caregivers Are Some of The Best People

By  Mary Flom Caregivers are a very unique and passionate group of people.  They have the ability to see a lot of things that most people miss.  They work tirelessly and don’t ask for much in return.  November is National Caregiver’s month.  If you are a caregiver, we can’t thank you enough.  If you know…

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