I had a client who wanted me to produce a design for a t-shirt. Dream + Hard Work = Success. I did this sketch and he liked it very much. The next stage would be to trace over this and then colour it up to complete. But he just disappeared off the face of the Earth! Thought I might as well make use of it. Might even do my own t-shirts!?
I did a few cartoons on ‘Playing to your Strengths’ for a UK based company. Here’s one I liked but they thought the football/soccer theme didn’t quite match their web site theme. I’m currently working on two they went for and will post a link to their site shortly.
Playing to your strengths!
Here’s a few quotes I found while researching…
“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.” – William Arthur Ward
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle…” – Napoleon Hill
You have to be focused – you have to have laser like focus to drive you forward!
My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.
Bill Gates
Along with a strong belief in your own inner voice, you also need laser-like focus combined with unwavering determination.
Larry Flynt
I'm focused! I'm coming through no matter what!
Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes to someone else’s projects. You can only get ahead with your desired lifestyle if you are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle. – Jack Canfield
“If you chase two rabbits, both will escape” Unknown
“Famous archer, Howard Hill won all of the 267 archery contests he entered. He could hit a bullseye at 50 feet, then split first arrow with the second. Would it be possible for you to shoot better than him? YES, if he were blindfolded! How can you hit a target you can’t see? Even worse, how can you hit a target you don’t even have!? You need to have GOALS in your life!”
When commissioning cartoons… Pick TWO of the three options!
Good+Fast = Expensive Choose this and I’ll postpone every other project on my drawing board, my round of golf or give up my footy match ticket and work day and night to get your job done. It WILL NOT BE CHEAP though!
Good+Cheap = Slow Choose good and cheap and I’ll still do a great job at a discounted price. But you’ll have to be patient while I fit you in after my higher paying clients, updating my web site, going down the gym, my footy matches, rounds of golf and liquid lunches!
Fast+Cheap = Inferior Choose this option at your peril. It will still be delivered on time but it will be inferior, as many corners as possible will be cut. You know the saying ‘You get what you pay for!’ The least favorable option in my opinion!
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