Wednesday, January 25, 2012

"workshop"

My partner and I "workshop" together to get things accomplished. There are not enough hours in the day to work in and on your business. We are staying in downtown Denver at a B-n-B for our most recent pow-wow. We "walked" to the Denver Public Library today...had a great meeting of the minds and admired the architecture at the same time (all along the way). We have talked to people from many different states and countries and enjoyed our break. Thank you God for the blessings you have given us and the ability to be better because we want to be!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Stephen Brunston Blogs for Body Beautiful Collision Repair

Bang! You just got rear-ended! You check your back….seems OK, then you think of the other people in the car that hit you……they seem OK. Then it hits you: How will this affect my life? Why today of all days? You need your car fixed, fast, with no hassle. Let me tell you about Body Beautiful Collision Repair.

You might be intrigued to know how insurance industry relationships are important in the auto body business. When you take your car in for repair, you never see how much work and trust goes into the experience you have behind the scenes. The body shop spends enormous energy representing you to your own insurance company claims department. The only time you see what is happening is when things go wrong.

Body Beautiful leaps out to be on the cutting edge of systems management and technology. What this means to you is that their reputation for fast, honest and dependable work, works to your benefit with the insurance company. For instance, they may have a need to call the company with undiscovered damage in a repair. Instead of stopping the repair, taking longer to do your work, they call the insurance company and based on their reputation, receive the go light without a hic-cup.

I know from personal experience that Body Beautiful Collision Repair has committed to a multi-year track of performance management in a effort to exceed all expectations when it comes to car repair. Joe and Janine Little have demonstrated to the rest of the industry how they can manage your repair in less than ½ the time it takes a traditional shop to fix your car. They are in demand as paid consultants to the rest of the industry based on their results for quality and customer service. You may have heard of Six Sigma; it is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects. They use this approach to run both shops in a lean, effective way. These folks have become recognized experts in their industry.

You may never see the actual work that goes into the effort Joe and Janine put into your repair. In our experience that’s the way it should be, invisible to you. Because their shop works so smooth you’ll never know how it got that way.

We breath a sigh of relief when our clients choose Body Beautiful Collision Repair. We know the work will be faster than expected, done right the first time, and quality after the repair that is guaranteed for a lifetime.

Call me at anytime to discuss how insurance is effected by which body shop you choose.
Stephen Brunston
Colorado Insurance Professionals
http://www.colorado-insurance.com/home.html

Thursday, September 15, 2011

http://hooplanation1.blogspot.com/2011/08/superior-service-at-body-beautiful.html

Did you know you could check someone's background online?

I was playing on the internet in between doing real work and I stumbled across a site that could be very helpful to employers...especially small businesses. I imagine in the scary world we live in, this may be helpful to "check out" your new boyfriend...LOL!

http://www.instantcheckmate.com/?src=PHLIL09152011B70X70-20&mdm=display&aid=148

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

HooplaNation: Hail Damage on the car Oh No!

HooplaNation: Hail Damage on the car Oh No!: "I was recently out of town and arrived home from Houston at 6am on a Wednesday, one of my worst fears was realized when I parked outside at ..."

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Summit Software Solutions Conference

Many people in business attend conferences. Most often out-of-state to please the majority of the attendees. Face it! It's difficult to pack a bag and get away from your business...and traveling is tough; especially with today's security measures at our airports. (Side bar: Joe and I were rendered naked by the TSA on our way to Chicago...LOL!)
I'll cut to the chase! It is work to get to a conference. But when you walk away from that conference with nuggets of wisdom and key learnings, the ability to express yourself to your peers and hear what they want to say and the celebration of your industry...it is PRICELESS! A very warm "Thank You" to Frank and the Summit Team for an informative and fun conference to celebrate 10 years in business. CONGRATULATIONS!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Panhandling

I drove to my daughter's place yesterday. I was going to hang out and help move some rooms around and steam-clean carpets. My grandson, her son, is almost a one-year-old. He has been fortunate to have his mom home with him this last year. Needless to say, he has a case of separation anxiety so he hangs on to her apron strings. This is not where I was going with the story but needed to paint the picture about what I was able to enjoy...I had an "aha" moment(admittedly, I have them a couple times a week because I seek these moments). As I sat at the I-25 exit at Hampden, I noticed a panhandler that had one of the usual signs that made me feel bad, but also question whether I should give change that I can barely spare these days. I was suddenly and completely overwhelmed with how blessed I (and so many people I know)am! I was (and am) truly sorry for that man's place in life and didn't even question what caused it...drugs, alcohol, divorce, loss...you know what I mean. The air in my lungs was expunged as I "realized" how much I have. Even though money is real tight, even though our business is having challenges due to the economy, we have close friends with life-threatening illnesses, we have family making poor choices, we have debt we never imagined...WE HAVE LIFE! Albeit challenging, we have so much to be thankful for. As I post this, I hope anyone that bothers to read it can identify with these feelings. Gob Bless!