Some Thoughts….

1. Think in terms of the customer needs rather than the product.
2. At least one half of all lost sales could be attributed to failure to communicate.
3. Listen to the customer before launching into a presentation.
4. Conduct practice drills with someone you trust.
5. Sell your product or service based on its merits not how it compares
to the competition.
6. How much could you learn in a lifetime? Close you eyes and imagine drawing the
Largest circle possible. Then place the smallest dot in the middle of this circle.
The large circle that you drew represents the all the knowledge in the world. The small dot represents how much of that knowledge you will know in a lifetime.
7. The acquisition of knowledge creates new thoughts.
8. New thoughts create new ideas.
9. New ideas lead to progress.
10. The depth of our knowledge determines the quality of our ideas as well as the
level of our ignorance.
11. Selling is not a place for amateurs.
12. The difference between amateurs and professionals is:
Amateurs tend to haggle over who gets the job and professionals are trusted advisors
Who create win – win relationships based on competence, integrity and mutual respect.
13. Set aside just two hours a week to rest, reflect, or play to energize your mind.
14. Have breakfast or lunch with someone that you respect and listen to what they have to say and talk about anything but business.

Symmetry

It is so interesting how photographers love symmetry in their images. You know, repetitive objects presented in a photograph; sometimes following the rules of composition, sometimes not. I must admit, I love to see a photograph with repeating elements in an aesthetic way too.
I was a judge at a photo competition last month and this subject came up. After a long discussion and several arguments later, I left the meeting wondering if they actually got it or not. The next day, I was driving into town early morning and noticed many opportunities for making images full of symmetry. The opportunities were everywhere! Everywhere I looked, I saw image after image pop up in my mind as I drove along the river. If I had stopped, I would have been hit from behind so I just kept driving along and glancing at each picture, emanating in my mind. All this time I was taking mental notes of coming back to this place some well lit morning with my camera and record what I saw. Lets see, The next time I go down by River Drive:

1. Take a camera
2. Look for a place to turn off and actually do some photography
3. Be very aware of my surroundings and open to strong visuals
4. No holds barred. Think outside the box
5. Study the light. There are many interesting things going on with shadows and highlights
at 8:00AM in the morning.
6. Think symmetry

When I return home:

1. Look up the word: texture in the dictionary
2. Look up the word: symmetry in the dictionary

PhotoZoner.....