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Myths
- There’s no work out there
- If you show them how to do it, then they won’t need you
- Clients only want to hear what’s great about their product
- Bounce and find somebody who needs you
- Find a new way to do things for the same audience. Reinvent yourself
TL;DR | Takeaways for Flexibility and Focusing Forward
- In today’s climate, it is important to cater to your clients’ evolving needs and be flexible with them. How can you create a better relationship in the current world?
- Generalists are what everyone wants out of individuals, but Specialists are what they want out of organizations. The most successful companies are those that are generalists but promote themselves as specialists.
- Position yourself as who you want to become versus who you are right now. This will help grow your business, company, and community.
- If you have to change the fabric of who you are to accomplish something then you have lost part of yourself.” Double down on what makes you different as a company and an individual.
- Don’t always tell clients what is great about what they have. Sometimes it is better to show them the stuff they don’t want to hear.
- Career advise from Carl Smith, Nothing matters as much as it feels like it does. Leslie Peters said, “Life is a quest, not a text.”
