Just. / Blog » Inexcusable Rant http://makeitjust.com Blog of creative consultant and designer, Giles Dickerson. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:55:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Work for People You Want To Help Succeed http://makeitjust.com/2009/10/work-for-people-you-want-to-help-succeed/ http://makeitjust.com/2009/10/work-for-people-you-want-to-help-succeed/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:29:50 +0000 Giles Dickerson http://www.gilesdickerson.com/blog/?p=27 You’re standing in front of a project offer, ready to jump in, you’re pyched but then you ask yourself, do I believe this thing will succeed? Hmmm…

Your answer must be an unequivocal “yes”, because if you don’t believe in it, how can you believe in the work you do for this company? Many people even when saying “no” take that work on, and ultimately, this leads to generic output, which ultimately leads to a boring career doing work that has no emotional value.

For your work to be authentic and meaningful (great) you must be a believer.

Find companies and products you believe in, and offer your help, you’ll be amazed at how much value you can bring to a mission you’re embedded in personally.

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Conversations have two sides, with both willing to hear each other. Otherwise it’s an attack, which is all to easy from behind a keyboard.

Let’s challenge ourselves to have more conversations, and listen to the other side with an open mind. I’m constantly surprised by how my mistaken perspective led me to believe something that turned out not to be true, but by being open when you’re wrong it’s easier to admit it.

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