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Ray Kroc - The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Dot com Welcome to the Daily Quote, a podcast designed to
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  kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host Andrew McGivern for September 2nd.
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  Today is National Blueberry Popsicle Day, delightfully
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  refreshing celebration that kicks off National Blueberry
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  Popsicle Month. Wow, a whole month of blueberry
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  popsicles. As we transition from the peak
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  heat of summer into the cooler days of early fall, there's
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  something perfectly nostalgic about celebrating this frozen
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  treat that's been cooling us down for generations.
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  The blueberry popsicle might be the underrated hero of the
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  frozen treat world. While everyone talks about
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  cherry, grape and orange flavors, the humble blueberry
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  popsicle offers the perfect balance between tart and sweet,
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  often studded with real fruit pieces that burst with flavor as
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  they melt on your tongue. It's like summer captured in the
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  frozen form, Wholesome, refreshing and surprisingly
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  sophisticated. Today's quote comes from Ray
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  Kroc, A businessman who built the McDonald's empire, who once
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  said the quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they
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  set for themselves. Now you might wonder what Ray
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  Kroc's business wisdom has to do with blueberry popsicles.
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  And now that I'm recording this, I'm kind of thinking the same
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  thing. But think about it.
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  The best popsicles aren't made by cutting corners or using
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  artificial shortcuts. The truly memorable ones are
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  crafted with care, using real blueberries, natural
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  ingredients, and attention to detail.
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  Brock understood that excellence isn't just about what others
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  see. It's about the standards we
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  maintain even when no one is watching.
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  A great popsicle maker could easily use artificial blueberry
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  flavoring and blue food coloring, but the best ones
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  choose real fruit, natural sweeteners, and take the time to
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  get the texture just right. This principle applies far
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  beyond frozen treats. Whether you're making a
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  popsicle, leading A-Team, or just going about your daily
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  routine, the quality of what you produce reflects the standards
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  you've set for yourself. I remember making homemade
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  popsicles with my mom when I was a kid.
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  Or maybe I just watched her make them.
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  I don't remember. But I do remember they were
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  tasty and refreshing and better than the ones bought in stores.
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  So today, as we celebrate National Blueberry Popsicle Day
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  and National Blueberry Popsicle Month, let's embrace Ray Kroc's
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  insight about personal standards.
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  Whether you're making an actual popsicle, tackling a work
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  project, or just going about your back to work routine, ask
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  yourself, what standard am I setting for myself here?
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  Remember, nobody might notice if you take the easy route, but you
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  will notice, and those small choices to maintain high
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  standards over time add up to create a great life of genuine
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  excellence. That's going to do it for today.
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  I'm Anna McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.