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HEADLINES:

Tattoos on the Heart -- this is the title of entrepreneur Father Greg Boyle's huge bestselling book. Subtitled "The Power of Boundless Compassion", his 11-minute 2017 Notre Dame Commencement speech is a humorous and moving address worth the time this weekend. And his story of building a multi-million business with only "homies" as workers from the worst neighborhoods in L.A. is inspirational.

Tattoos' Daily Huddle -- This 2-minute video shows Homeboy Industries daily huddle as Boyle explains the power of this important gathering. As one of the attendee's states "without the meeting the day wouldn't be right!" I agree. Thank you to Bob Shannon, Gazelles certified coaching partner, for sharing these moving links.

Tattoos on the Wrist -- Kristen Wood, founder of the Canada-based "anti-spa" beauty bar chain called THE TEN SPOT, sent me this note:

wanted to share this bit of craziness with you - so, four of my staff sent me this photo. They all went out and got an "x." (our symbol) tattooed on their wrists. (I got one for our 10-year anniversary). Looks like our CULTure building is working!

Here's the photo - and below it is the back story.

Context for the X . -- notes Kristen (she only uses CAPS for the company name!):

i got this tattoo for our 10th anniversary a year ago, and this weekend the team opening a new location in sault ste marie, as well as the franchisee, got matching tattoos and surprised me. the symbol, 'x.', is how we express the brand with X being the roman numeral for TEN and the period or 'dot' being the SPOT. We now use this is a de facto logo, incorporating it into our builds as part of very visible external signage, as well as all signing off our signatures with it, like the kiss represented by the 'x' in 'xo.'

Reminds me of the power of the Nike "swish" - what is your company's symbol?

What Makes Her Culture Strong -- she continues:

i think we've really do have a lot going for us in the CULTure department. THE TEN SPOT's always had a bit of a 'party bus' or work-hard-play-hard vibe. i know of myself i have a big personality and can shock with my odd humor, so our head office has really become a place where people can be and express themselves. a few years ago, starting as a bit of joke but evolving into something meaningful, we landed on our purpose of 'making everyone feel like a TEN' and that also seemed to really resonate on a couple of levels. for one, it meant our company is focused on making everyone feel good about themselves, whether that's a peer in head office or at a store, or the guest receiving a service. secondly it was a way to re-appropriate some misogynistic language that sees men giving women ratings out of 10, and our mainly female workforce seemed to get that right away as well.

She goes on to note the "working with Gazelles, and working through Scaling Up, we've refined our values even further to really make THE TEN SPOT an environment for excellence and self-actualization. the best i can guess is that it's all these factors together." Of course, she signed it "x.k". Thank you, Kristen, for sharing your story.

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EDUCATION:

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