Free Time with Jenny Blake

208: 😇 Delight Is in the Details


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What do Manuka honey, brown M&Ms, chocolate milk, vanilla gelato, rose petals, fair trade bananas, and Twizzlers have in common? No, they’re not ingredients for a bizarre ice cream sundae. Listen to today’s episode to find out . . .


🌟 3 Key Takeaways
  • Botching the basics: **A term my friend and I use for companies who fail to deliver the baseline minimum expected customer experience. See also: unforced errors in Chapter 3 of Free Time, “Systematize the Spirit of Your Business.”
  • “God is in the details:” What might seem simple at a first glance often turns out to be more complex and require more time and attention to accomplish correctly. ****
  • Touring bands have backstage riders that specify details on stage design, sound systems, lighting, and an artist's green room wishlist.


    📝 Permission: Be picky about the details! And to be incredibly detail oriented in your documentation.


    ✅ Do (or Delegate) This Next: Create your own form of a celebrity rider, whether for your household, for travel and on-site client events, or even VIP days you might host with clients. I encourage you to go a little wild with this! Yes, figure out what your must haves are, but then imagine your ultra delightful details too :)


    🔗 Resources Mentioned
    • Video clip: Curb Your Enthusiasm—Pissing Off Mocha Joe (S10, E1)
    • TV Show: Bravo’s Below Deck (Prime, Peacock)
    • Articles: John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success
    • The Smoking Gun’s 300+ Backstage Riders; Sample Excerpts: John Mayer (2005), Adele (2011), Katy Perry (Page 1, Dressing Rooms), Justin Bieber (2010), Pearl Jam (2008)
    • PDF: JE’s Palm Beach Household Manual
    • Tools: Free Time Business Operations Dashboard (promo code PODCAST), Free Time Toolkit, ChatGPT

      📚 Books Mentioned
      • The Essential Wooden by John Wooden
      • Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business
      • Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
      • Life After College

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