You are in business, which means you have customers.  Where there are customers, there are difficult customers.  We have all been put in that tough position of dealing with a very unhappy customer, and at times, we have a hard time keeping our cool.  Here are some simple quotes, along with my take on them, which will give you advice and tips for handling these tough customers and situations...

Clarity is the most important concept in personal productivity.  The number one reason why some people get more work done faster is because they are absolutely clear about their goals and objectives and they don't deviate from them.

-Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog!

Some days/weeks/months are better than others, right? Well, several things happened this week in our ProSolutions world that made serveral of us sing:

Mama said there'll be days like this
There'll be days like this mama said
(Mama said, mama said)

We are blaming it on the full moon, but regardless, there is nothing like some good ole, well put, inspirational words from the "Best of the Best" to get us back on track and inspired about why we love Customer Service so very much. Enjoy and share these 35 customer service quotes provided by Provide Support, LLC, author Olga.  

First impressions are powerful. So powerful, in fact, that in customer service, they have a direct impact on your bottom-line.  This should be an obvious and known fact, but if so, why is it that we still witness so many poor, sloppy, and sometimes embarrassing first impressions from businesses?  Don't let your customers be victims of this.  We have quick tips and helpful information for you and your team so you all be masters of the first impression (which translates to more business and revenue!).

We are in the business of taking care of people.  It doesn't matter if you're a doctor, a nurse, or a janitor or if you carry a leadership title, we all must champion and execute on the common goal of coming in every day to make sure we take care of our next patient.

-Dr. David Feinberg, former CEO of the UCLA Hospital System, quoted in Prescription for Excellence

In an economy where the customer is becoming increasingly more demanding and competition is all around you, what can you do to stand out and give your customers what most are missing and many don't have? There are a million pages of research that shows that the customer values good customer service, even more than the quality of the products and services themselves. So getting it "right" seems more compelling than ever. Should you get it "wrong," any efforts made for improving your service are for nothing.