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Tropic
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TROPIC RECOMMENDS
Here are all the cool things we’re loving at Tropic HQ right now

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We’ve introduced a musical It’s fairly heavy viewing, but We’re loving “Solve For We’re very impressed by the
concept called “Reggae we highly recommend Happy”, a unique look at life dedication to excellence and
Friday” to our office each jumping on SBS On from Google’s Chief professionalism of the crew
week. Visit Tropic HQ on any Demand to catch the VICE Business Officer and from TSW Security. Their
given Friday and you’ll hear documentary “The Third visionary thinker Mo industry doesn’t always get
everything from the legend Industrial Revolution”. Gawdat who outlines an a good rap, but owners Toby
Bob Marley to more obscure Economic and social algorithm based on how and Samantha Waite are
offerings from forgotten acts theorist Jeremy Rifkin lays our brains process joy and committed to changing that
like The Congos and The out a roadmap for the sadness. He then goes on to unfair perception. Look
Paragons. future. It’ll get you thinking, “solve for happy”. them up.
big time.

A DAY IN THE LIFE of Connie Kang
Tropic digs into the diary of a local identity to reveal their daily habits

6am Kayla Itsines’ Bikini Body Guide job details, checking vehicle 5.30pm I rush to childcare to pick up
workouts or snooze a bit longer? conditions, loading vehicles onto work my little munchkin. She is often one of
Staring at the rosy cheeks of my bays...running around juggling the last kids being picked up. She
4-year-old fast asleep, I give her a between customers, cars, and used to get upset about it. She now
bear hug – snooze it is! technicians non-stop for the next sees it as a great opportunity to play
hour. with any toys she wants when no one
6.30am “Shoot, I’m so freaking late”. would fight over it. I love this about
I roll out of bed. With the very few 9am After the morning rush has her, seeing the silver lining of every
minutes’ freedom I have in the passed, I start to catch up with emails
bathroom, I try to listen to my and phone calls, as well as start to cloud!
favourite podcast “How I Built This”, deliver what we promised to 6pm Driving back to the dealership
while hubby (Alan) is getting brekky customers like liaising with with the little one, at age 4, she is full
ready for the little munchkin. If by manufacturers, insurance companies, of witty expressions. She has her
then we haven’t received any phone suppliers etc… Oh did I mention dinner that I prepared the night
calls, I feel like I’m winning already phone calls? It’s often non-stop, before, while I finish off work and plan
because it means no staff have several bookings at the same time for the next day.
called in sick. and I would not forgive myself if I 8.30pm Bed time for the little one. I
forgot any details, so I need to be
7am I feel I’m five minutes behind on focused. long for the freedom that I would get
everything, which pretty much sets 4pm The afternoon rush starts… after the little one falls asleep. A glass
the tone for the rest of the day. The of pinot noir – I will get to that book, I
next 15 minutes is often a big blur, customers rush in to collect their cars will watch that show on Netflix… Next
with echoing in the background before going back to their loved ones. thing you know, I’ve crashed after just
“Mummy, can you please tie my hair This is one of my favourite times of barely scrolling through my friend’s
up?” “Now?” “How about now?” I the day. Seeing how happy we make Facebook and WeChat updates. In my
our customers feel, I feel proud of the
rush to the door, screaming towards dreams, I was thinking of Kayla
the kitchen “guys, have a good day!”. team and a great sense of Itsines’ Bikini Body Guide…
achievement. I quickly login to check
7.50am Service customers start our customer satisfaction result and Connie is the co-owner and Service
arriving at Audi Centre Cairns. are pleased to see that we are rated Advisor at Audi Centre Cairns
Greeting customers, looking through number 1 in the Audi dealer network. MORE: audicentrecairns.com.au