Something that we all could use more of is good old fashioned perseverance. Life isn't easy, but there is great value in sticking things out. Determine if your goal is of value, if it is then find a way to stick with it. It is rare that anyone succeeds in the first few attempts, so keep attempting just do not keep attempting it in a cookie-cutter way, Try new approaches, learn and adapt, on your way to success.
I learned about a year ago that due to a rare genetic disorder I have that it would be best for me to be on a gluten free diet. There are other restrictions of course too, but this is one that more people are familiar with. At the time that I was diagnosed I was managing a community owned grocery store, so I had some first hand knowledge of how markups worked and what they were. Even before I was diagnosed it bothered me that a box of regular pasta would have a suggested mark-up of 20-35%, but the already more expensive gluten-free pasta would have a suggested mark-up of 55-80%. I realize that some people are on gluten-free as a fad, but there are some of us who really need to be gluten-free. It seemed immoral to me that just being gluten-free meant the wholesaler was suggesting that we have a higher mark-up. With approval from our community board I lowered markups on diet-specialty items to be inline with more mainstream groceries. This belief in fair and just pricing is someth...
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