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How do I become a designer?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Betty in Books, Freelance Business, How To..., Learning No Comments
Apple with a crayon for the (design) teacher

I’m on an email list for graphic designers. “How do I become a designer” comes up again and again. And again this morning. The person who asked the question used Adobe Pagemaker a long time ago, and was familiar with the concept of “desktop publishing.” So his skills and familiarity with the industry are out-of-date. […]

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Start With Why (Book by Simon Sinek)

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Betty in Books, Freelance Business, Inspiration No Comments
Start with Why by Simon Sinek

I just finished reading Start With Why by Simon Sinek. Sinek writes that “…people don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.” Every company knows WHAT they do. Some companies know HOW they do it. But very few companies truly know WHY: Why does the company exist? What is the purpose? Why […]

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Why?

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Betty in Books, Freelance Business No Comments
Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Lately I’ve been trying to get away from thinking too much about how to run my business. Instead I’ve been trying to focus on why. Why do I do what I do? It’s a much tougher question than it seems. So why do I care? I believe that I need to understand the why so […]

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