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Champagne on 1st

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On November 23, 2021

Category: Business Frustrations, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Jury Research, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Partnerships, RoadWarrior, Small Business Success, Travel, Trial Consultants, Work-Life

David and I celebrate life. If we look around, there is something to celebrate every day. One event David and I have always celebrated is our anniversary. We were married on New Year’s Day, January 1. We selected January 1 because it is a holiday and, therefore, we would never have to work on our […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On November 23, 2021

The sound of the pop of a cork always brings a smile to our faces. Opening our many bottles of champagne (or non-French “sparkling wine”) has made me pretty good at it. I have only had a cork fly away 1 or 2 times in all these years. We try to keep well stocked so […]

Being Rich

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On November 4, 2021

Category: Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Work-Life

Two recent things prompted me to write this post. This post is mostly about the first of these, the loss of a long time friend of over 40 years named Vince. COVID cut his rich life short. The second thing was a conversation I had with another friend who is rich – financially. These things […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On November 4, 2021

Category: Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Work-Life

Characterizing someone as rich only because he or she has a lot of money misses the point, in my opinion. My mom used to describe herself as “rich” because to her, she was rich as a child of God while she lived her life on Earth awaiting her heavenly home with streets paved of gold. […]

Lesson from a Roofer: “I just do my job”

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On October 26, 2021

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Careers, Common Courtesy, Employment, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Research, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Managing Employees, Marketing your Business, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Work-Life

I have learned some things while observing the roofers who worked on David’s and my roof for 4 months (that seemed like an eternity). I have written past posts about some of my observations, including my amazement at how happily the roofers perform their jobs. On the last day of the 14 day installation of […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On October 26, 2021

Sebastian told me something similar when I told him it seemed unfair to make him work on a (dangerous) roof by himself. He shrugged and said “It’s a job.” He seemed indifferent to which roof, which tile, how many co-workers he had. He just knew what needed to be done and went about it without […]

Making Friends

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On October 21, 2021

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Common Courtesy, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Work-Life

A recent email conversation with a friend, Tom, made me think about a fact of life that has some unfortunate consequences. As adults in the working world, we typically relate to each other on a single dimension, that of work. Whatever the work relationship, co-workers, client/consultant, or otherwise, our interactions are narrow in comparison to […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On October 21, 2021

Luckily for me, I have always made friends in every kind of situation. David’s friend, Tom, is an attorney at a large law firm, but neither David or I knew this when we met him while sitting next to each other at a RUSH concert. David and I also met another, prominent and high profile, […]

Searchin’ For a Rainbow

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On October 19, 2021

Category: Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Work-Life

“Searchin’ For A Rainbow” is the title song on the 4th album by The Marshall Tucker Band. It was written by the late Toy Caldwell and released in 1975. I have a personal connection with The Marshall Tucker Band. My cousin, George McCorkle, played rhythm guitar and banjo in the group. Mom and I were […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On October 19, 2021

Category: Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Work-Life

I didn’t think that much about searching for that rainbow. I just figured it had to be visible. There was bright sunshine in the west and some light rain to the east. The low angle of the afternoon sun was a plus! So, when the stars aligned, it was time to check it out. Pausing […]

Things Back to Normal! Water Fountains, Crowded Elevators, Smiling Faces

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On October 12, 2021

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Business Travel, Careers, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Marketing your Business, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, RoadWarrior, Small Business Success, Travel, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Work-Life, Workplace Technology

Hooray! Hooray! I had the privilege of selecting 2 juries, for 2 different clients, in 2 different courthouses, recently. Usually, this would be nothing to write about, however, these jury selections were noteworthy due to the fact that they were the first, and second, jury selections for me since the world shut down in March […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On October 12, 2021

As the one who watches the business side of our business, it is great for Melissa to be back in the courthouse again. Non functioning courts have been terrible for our business as clients have had little perceived need or motivation to hire a trial consultant if there can be no trials. So, having trials […]

Was it Worth it?

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On October 5, 2021

Category: Business Travel, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, RoadWarrior, Travel, Work-Life

In October of 2005, David and I were fortunate to attend a concert by the renowned group, Cream. As many people know, Cream were considered the world’s first supergroup because their 3 members, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker, had been members of other successful groups prior to forming Cream. Although Cream were active […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On October 5, 2021

Category: Business Travel, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, RoadWarrior, Travel, Work-Life

The trip to New York City to see Cream was a long time in the planning. We bought tickets to the show as soon as it was announced. Hotel and flight bookings followed. I’m sure we had other items on our agenda for the trip, but seeing Cream in “The Garden” was the focus and […]

J.D.

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On September 28, 2021

Category: Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Work-Life

I met J.D. Harvey in the fall of 1980, shortly after I moved to Wakulla County, Florida to attend graduate school at The Florida State University. My dad was born in Medart, in Wakulla County, and he was particularly close to one of his cousins, Venice. I was fortunate to live in a mobile home […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On September 28, 2021

Category: Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Work-Life

In Melissa’s world there is, perhaps, a blurry line between being a psychologist and a friend. The experience with J.D. is one of those. I have a small, sticky backed, teddy bear on my computer monitor today that J.D. gave me (I have a couple other bear reminders as well). Due to a turn of […]

My Three Sons

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On September 7, 2021

Category: Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Work-Life

David is one of the three sons of the late Carole and Herman Fauss. David is the eldest son, followed by Dale, then many years later, Stephen. Unlike many families with whom I am familiar, David and his brothers share a harmonious existence. None of them have ever been in any kind of trouble, there […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On September 7, 2021

Writing this a few months after my parents’ deaths, it is interesting to reflect on how we three sons/brothers worked together well. We missed a few details; there was so much to be done to look after our parents’ affairs. But, we worked together in ways that apparently aren’t the case in all families. I […]

Why do I wear a KC shirt?

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On August 10, 2021

Category: Business Travel, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Work-Life

I have several Kansas City Royals t-shirts and baseball hats. Given that I am not a sports fan, this may come as a surprise to those who don’t know me well. Why would I, a person from Fort Myers, Florida, like a baseball team from Missouri? The answer is quite simple. From its inaugural season […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On August 10, 2021

I will say that it took me a while to comprehend Melissa’s love of the Royals, including certain of their players. I was able to attend a few games with her while they were in Ft. Myers at “her dad’s” stadium. It was fun, but the depth of the connection was something that took a […]

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