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Ever wondered how blind people make their way around life? Well, one way is this revolutionary new app, "Be My Eyes," where seeing people can help blind people around the world by guiding them to something they're looking for.

Check it out! https://www.bemyeyes.com/

This month's Three Thing Thursday email includes the Johari Window. If you use the Johari Window in your own life as a result of hearing about it through this email, send us a message - the first one gets the prize for this month!

We're excited to have one of our friends and clients, Equip Studio, sharing their story at this month's Flourishment luncheon for leaders.

They're on a mission to change what's normal in their industry (people burning out) into a culture where people flourish. We're going to interview them to discover how they are doing this, as well as the incredible implications of their approach (hint: people want to work there).

No matter the industry, we can all learn something from them.

Learn more and register here:

Flourishment Lunch | 12-2pm Tuesday, June 18 — Leaf Institute A monthly luncheon for business leaders who care about human flourishing

The invention of velcro:

Georges de Mestral, a Swiss engineer, was in search of a fastener or adhesive that did not cause a sticky mess.

Inspiration came to him as he was walking his dog in the woods. He noticed that burrs were sticking to the dog's fur, and wondered why.

After 8 years of trial and error, Georges finally perfected velcro by copying the hook technique that burrs use. So next time you use velcro, think about how you are really using a synthetic burr!

And next time you have a problem to solve, nature just might have an answer.

It's nice to get a real live, handwritten note on your birthday. It's unexpectedly nice to get one from a business (when you'd normally get a "form-letter" type card). It's next level nice for a camp counselor to send a birthday card to an 8-year-old boy and personalize the message based on what he remembered about his specific interests.
Color me impressed, YMCA Camp Greenville!

Caviar & Bananas' Charleston location took a potential downer—a door they didn't want customers to use—and turned it into a source of joy. Awesomeness in the wild!

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What the Great Nepal Earthquake of 2015 taught one of our founders:

What the Great Nepal Earthquake of 2015 taught me about teamwork This is #7 in a series on ideas and breakthroughs I'm most grateful for. I was standing on my rooftop patio, overlooking the sprawling city of Kathmandu, Nepal.

Our latest article is an incredibly powerful principle that has helped many businesses break through and flourish:

How I failed miserably at duck hunting, and learned one of the most valuable lessons about entrepreneurship This is #3 in a series on the ideas and breakthroughs I'm most thankful for. The first half of my childhood was spent in Kathmandu, Nepal.

How to never lose a customer again (for real)

How to never lose another customer again This is #2 in a series on the ideas and breakthroughs I'm most thankful for. Have you ever lost a customer? It's painful.