At the weekly BNI meetings I attend, one of the items in our 60 second info-mercials is to breifly explain what makes our business unique, and what makes us successful.
In the August issue of Sign Business Magazine, one of the articles opens up as quoting Woody Allen as saying:
"80% of success is showing up!"
What do you think has made you successful? What is the secret of your sucess?
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Same motto as Rosemary. My main income is 99.9% internet sales. I only offer handcrafted HDU dimensional signs. No wood, plastic or vinyl. I would say 50% of the sales are repeat customers or referrals of customers. A good product at a decent price. Excellent customer communications and delivery on time will get anyone to the top without too many bumping bruises on the way up.
sniff . .. dang, I miss Pierre
-------------------- John Smith Kings Bay Signs (Retired) Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 822 | From: Central Florida - The Sunshine State | Registered: Jan 2000
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1. I create my reality...100%!! Knowing that I am responsible for what ever happens in my life!
2. The Universe will give you EXACTLY what you want!
3. Success is the nature of your journey...not the end result!
So...am I successful? Sure!
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-------------------- Jackson Smart Jackson's Signs Port Angeles, WA ...."The Straits of Juan De Fuca in my front yard and Olympic National Park in my backyard...
"Living on Earth is expensive...but it does include a free trip around the Sun" Posts: 1002 | From: Port Angeles, Washington | Registered: Jan 1999
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Success is being happy with what you are doing... even if that means getting a part time job to make ends meet!
-------------------- Mario G. Lafreniere (Fergie) J&N Signs Winter did show up! Posts: 1257 | From: Chapleau, Ontario | Registered: Jun 1999
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Working knowledge of GOOD DESIGN Use of Highest quality materials Honest pay for Honest work Treat your customers with the respect that you want to be treated with. Don't be affraid to say NO!!!
-------------------- PKing is Pat King The Professor of SIGNOLOGY Posts: 3113 | From: Pompano Beach, FL. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Keeping a level head, thus allowing the drool to exit from my mouth equalaterally
-------------------- "Don't change horses in midstream, unless you spot one with longer legs" bronzeo oti Jack Davis 1410 Main St Joplin, MO 64801 www.imagemakerart.com jack@imagemakerart.com Posts: 1549 | From: Joplin, MO | Registered: Mar 2000
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Maui is a unique place & Maui time is a very real thing. I've been testing my patience with trades-people on a renovation on my house & I'd have to agree with Woody, except on Maui 95% of success is "showing up" because if you just do that it's amazing how many people you are ahead of already around here.
After that I would say customer service. I have been told many times that my price wasn't the lowest, but my telephone communication conveyed a genuine interest in the clients project & an easy to get along with personality. (Can't always say the same for my internet communication )
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Believe it or not...What Rosemary said... "Patience, hard work, sticking to the job no matter what and never letting a job go out that's not 100%".
Also..believe it or not..being as personable/likeable as possible.
And as Bob B. says "SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE"!
Finally, having the ability to fake my lack of "hand lettering" or "artistic abilities", by perfecting my "vectorising" abilities!!!
-------------------- Dave Grundy retired in Chelem,Yucatan,Mexico/Hensall,Ontario,Canada 1-519-262-3651 Canada 011-52-1-999-102-2923 Mexico cell 1-226-785-8957 Canada/Mexico home
-------------------- Dave Grundy retired in Chelem,Yucatan,Mexico/Hensall,Ontario,Canada 1-519-262-3651 Canada 011-52-1-999-102-2923 Mexico cell 1-226-785-8957 Canada/Mexico home
-------------------- aka:Cisco the "Traveling Millennium Sign Artist" http://www.franciscovargas.com Fresno, CA 93703 559 252-0935 "to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98 Posts: 3576 | From: Fresno, Ca, the great USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Success is about two things... ATTITUDE and HARD WORK. Talent helps too I suppose at least in this business.
Success is about having fun at what you do... both at work and where ever else you may be.
Success is about making your family happy and you giving them joy too!
Success is about giving a little back to society and making the world a little better place in your own way.
Success is about creating the very best you can do. Its about working with your hands and mind and putting your heart into your work.
If you can do a little of all the above each day... I'd say you are successful!
-dan
-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
Being a grampa is one of the the most wonderful things in the world!!! Posts: 8761 | From: Yarrow, B.C. Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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being able to ...THINK.... and never getting caught by any of those jelouse husbands!!!!!!!!!!!
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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