Moving Words – Impossible
Written by Timothy Brady. ”Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Saint Francis of Assisi This quote describes the moving business and what we do better than any other quote I’ve come across so far. Think about the process of completing a move. From first shipper […]
Moving Words – Expedient
Written by Timothy Brady. “A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.” Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus; the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.) In the moving and storage game, ‘expediency’ is the enemy, not our friend. The definition of expedient, according to Merriam-Webster: characterized by concern with what […]
Moving Words – Mobility
Written by Timothy Brady. “The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility – a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear.” – John Richard Jefferies, noted English nature writer Mobility is what drives the moving business. From the nature of our American culture in which people are always […]
Moving Words – Resilience
Written by Timothy Brady. “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive.” Jamais Cascio (San Francisco Bay Area-based author and futurist) Anyone who’s in the moving industry understands the need to be resilient in their day-to-day operations and in their long-term goals. This […]
Moving Words – Heat
Written by Timothy Brady. “Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay at the French Open, the grass at Wimbledon, the hard courts of the U.S. and the heat of the Australian Open. A professional is expected to […]
The Movers’ Zone – New Rochelle, NY
Written by Timothy Brady. You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension of not only sight and sound, but of moving. Making a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of furniture, odd objects, and interesting people. That’s the signpost up ahead: your next stop……The Movers’ Zone! Unless you live and work around […]
Moving Words – Overcoming the Fear of New Technology
Written by Timothy Brady. You’ve been there. Done the research, crunched the numbers, looked at worst-case scenarios. Made every effort to be sure you’ve turned over each stone. In other words, you’ve done your homework. Now the walk into the decision-maker’s office to present all the reasons why this technology is exactly what your moving […]
Moving Words – OOPS
Written by Timothy Brady. “A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.” – Robert Fripp As a van operator the scariest sound I can think of while at a shipper’s residence is hearing any member of my team suddenly yelp out “OOPS!” And either preceded or followed by a crashing, scraping or bumping […]
Moving Words – Goals
Written by Timothy Brady. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar We all have set goals in our lives. Many times it’s having these goals that keeps us driven and working, even in the most difficult and challenging of times. […]
Moving Words – Unexpected
Written by Timothy Brady. “If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” – George Bernard Shaw In the moving industry dealing with the unexpected is, well, expected. However, looking at the quote from George Barnard Shaw, does he not have a point that most ‘unexpected’ […]