A life well-lived

When we ran a small business, there were some values embedded at the heart of it …

… a code of behaviour.

Owner-run; it was just the two of us. We never wrote down the way we worked or who we were. It was in our hearts. We are pretty sure it was clear to our customers who we were and what was important to us. We worked hard to be consistent, to celebrate others and to stay positive. Our business was built on the successes and strengths of others; kindness and generosity were keystones; we talked about value, not price; slowly, gently, we built a community. We gathered up and shared inspiring stories and we sought to be a pebble in the pond, creating ripples.

We just wrote it down; we’ve called it