In gearing up for the upcoming 8 weeks of
searching for new artists and placing orders to arrive for the
holiday season I did a little analysis of my top 10 artists.
What is their work like? What are their price points? What
do they have in common? Answer: Although the medium might be
different for each, 9 out of my top 10 artists express
themselves through words.
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes
are endless."
Mother Theresa
At the end of the day on Wednesday two ladies came into the
store and were having a grand old time looking around,
enjoying all the wonderful things they could read. One of the
ladies came near the front counter and was trying on some
rings. I heard her sigh and say "Ugh, I have such fat sausage
fingers - these rings are so pretty they just don't look as
nice on me." In my head the first thing that came to my mind
was "you, and your fingers, are perfect just the way they are"
- and out it came from my mouth. She turned around and looked
at me and I saw that her whole demeanor changed, her face lit
up and she said "Thank you, that was a really nice thing to
say." I knew that I had brought a little sunshine to her day
- and that made my day all the more perfect!
Needless to say, the relationship between my artist sales
analysis early in the day and the impact of my words later in
the day did not escape me. Words are powerful and help make
up the heart and soul of La Muse. My customers LOVE words and
so do I.
You can bet that in the coming weeks my focus will be to bring
in more artists for the holiday season that speak to you and
help speak for you. What do you think: La Muse ... The Gift
of Words Has a catchy ring? :)
PS - If you know of a wonderful artist that expresses him or
herself through words please tell me about them!
The
power of words
