A few nights ago, I was reading a new book we had just gotten from the library to our one-year-old daughter. This little children’s book was so jam-packed full of wisdom that I felt like I had to share some of it here. The book in question is called The Grumbles: A Story About Gratitude, written …
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Around October of 2020, I saw a post on LinkedIn from Amanda Dunn. We grew up in the same neighborhood and just happened to be connected on the 'ol LinkedIn. Her post was all about how amazing the company that she worked for was. She was a raving fan of what they had built. I hadn't really …
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One of the more challenging core values that we try to live by at Lemonade Stand is to "Stay Excited and Upbeat." It's not always easy to be happy, excited, positive, or upbeat. We have difficult days and hard times just like any other business; however, it is this care value that really keeps us …
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At Lemonade Stand, we believe in the principle of paying attention to the details. It’s the way you make people know that you truly think they are special and that the relationship you have built with them is meaningful to you. “Pay Attention to Detail” means that you are constantly vigilant …
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If everyone on the planet lived by the mantra, “Do what you say, say what you mean,” the world would be a really different place, wouldn’t it? We’d have a whole lot less dishonesty, crushed hopes, and missed expectations. We would always know what we were going to get, right? If someone was going to …
The core values at Lemonade Stand are not listed out in any particular order. We believe that all of our values are equally important and encourage everyone to live out all of them. This isn’t a list of 11 values where we’re like “yeah we created 11 of them.. but if you have to choose, focus on …
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