While in college, I searched for Mr. Right. While I was by no means a pro, for the few dates I did go on, I was certainly systematic in my pre-date routine. If we could take a time machine back to my college days and you assumed the position of a fly on my wall you would surely chuckle at my strategic nature as I prepared for my date.
Often in life we are faced with negative situations, some heavier than others, but it is how we deal with them that makes us who we are. As a designer I am often faced with negatives.
"This is too small"
"Can we make this bigger?"
"Personally it's not for me"
Even though we are already halfway through June, I recently sat down and set my list of goals to accomplish this summer. By setting goals, you will also raise your self-confidence, as you recognize your ability and competence in achieving the goals that you have set.
With a world full of facebook, twitter, and blogging it is a mystery how anyone gets anything done anymore. I have started using an application that literally helps turn off social networking and turn on creativity when working on projects. For me, it has increased concentration and productivity because I can sometimes have a short attention span.
Yesterday afternoon I went downstairs to take a pee.
As I lifted up the toilet seat, I noticed a new mini-poster hanging on the wall above the toilet. The mini-poster had an artistic graphic on it with the headline, "Guys, please put the seat down when you are done."
When we got our pictures taken for our website team page the photographer, Jan Richard, asked if she could put my image on Istockphoto.com. Since then I have said that it would be funny if a potential client happened to search for "computer programmer" or "web designer" and found my image and thought that I used a stock photo for my team page image.
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The results have been amazing! I now understand the entire strategy behind his approach, and I see what I didn't see before. My clients constantly remark about the letter I sent and how mine was the only one they saved. It's all in the approach. Tom's instincts and guidance have been instrumental in building a reliable marketing system that sometimes works too well - what a terrible problem!! |
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"If the
prospect understood the proposition, he would not have to be sold
- he would come to buy." - James Patterson, Founder of National Cash Register |
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