Thinking Time & Why Its Crucial Have you ever been consistently going and going. Never stopping to no avail? Constantly moving and contorting yourself like a cog in a machine. Moving towards the next deadline, the next project, the next responsibility but never making any time for your mind? I’ve found myself doing this aContinue reading “Thinking Time”
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Have You Ever Been In Your Own Way?
Are you sure you’re not psyching yourself out with your own business ? Ever had moments where everything seemed right? You had the blueprint for what you want to do? The right people showed up just in time. Things started to align and yet and it wasn’t going according to plan. Things still seemed toContinue reading “Have You Ever Been In Your Own Way?”
The Value of Input Influences The Quality of Your Return
Your client doesn’t care about what you have going on or how long it took you to learn it. The only thing that matters is if you can keep your word and produce a deliverable on time, basically how can you solve their problem? This idea of efficiency came to me recently. As a NewContinue reading “The Value of Input Influences The Quality of Your Return”
The Overly Expressive Prospect Is Valuable
“It’s easy to quickly judge super talkative prospect or client as a waste of time. Letting your prospect or client freely express themselves during a meeting will a lot for a better understanding of the prospective client’s thought process and what issues in their business need solving. This enables you to tailor the most effective services needed to improve their business.”
Dismantling Perfection When It’s Time To Show Up
I’m learning that the whole notion of perfection when creating is antiquated and draining. This goes especially when working as a contractor for clients.
As those who are either refer to themselves as experts or are on their way there, this idea of perfection can be very prominent.
On one hand this concept sets those of us who identify as a service provider with a model or certain code of conduct. As a result we try to be the best in providing the client experience, in terms of customer service, using our set skill set to ease the client’s mind of unease, thus bringing in results to help them improve their business. This is some form or facet enables them to fulfill their bottom line.
I have been learning as a freelancer, that in as much as the code of conduct is important to ensure that one adheres to the proper principles when engaging with clients and prospects, the model of perfection is unattainable.
It is a good measure, one should aim to adhere to but it isn’t realistic. Aiming to carry it out breeds for much unnecessary, procrastination, over planning, over intellectualizing, and plainly just doing too much.
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