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The Emperor Doesn’t Need New Clothes if He Is Buff and Badass

The Emperor Doesn’t Need New Clothes if He Is Buff and Badass

August 17, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.” – Samuel Goldwyn, Born Aug. 17, 1882.⁣ ⁣ Are you getting too caught up in the details of your project?⁣ The little things. ⁣ Tripping over word selection. Alliterative names. Logo design. Etc.⁣ If you are even thinking about that stuff before the core…
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Design, Productivity, Quote, Selling, Writing

Call the Copy Cops to Check This Guy’s License!!

Call the Copy Cops to Check This Guy’s License!!

August 16, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director. Everything after that you’re just negotiating your budget and your fee.” – James Cameron, Born Aug. 16, 1954. People…
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Mindset, Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Success

“Their” Understanding Is Not Required For YOUR Success

“Their” Understanding Is Not Required For YOUR Success

August 10, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Real success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead.” – Betsey Johnson, Born Aug. 10, 1942. Are you doing what you really want to do with your business and/or career? Or are you just chasing the money? Hey, money is good….
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

Play With Your Work And Uncover Hidden Treasure

Play With Your Work And Uncover Hidden Treasure

August 9, 2020 Colin Theriot 1 Comment

“Play is the answer to the question, ‘How does anything new come about?’” – Jean Piaget, Born Aug. 9, 1896. One of the wonderful things about working in marketing and advertising – especially the creative end of the business – is that you get paid to play. But even though it’s play, you have to…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

On Presentation: Be Deliberate, Never Accidental

On Presentation: Be Deliberate, Never Accidental

August 8, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“I do a lot of things for effect, which is not to say I am superficial, but that I know how to put ideas across.” – Sebastian Horsley, Born Aug. 8, 1962. Our job is to put ideas across. And to that end, we need to be deliberate about our use of every possible aspect…
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Design, Mindset, Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Writing

Never Do Anything The Hard Way Twice – Simplify It the Second Time Through

Never Do Anything The Hard Way Twice – Simplify It the Second Time Through

August 3, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Whether you’re a programmer or a seamstress, it’s all about new techniques, simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster – but not worse.” – Martha Stewart, Born Aug. 3, 1941. Whatever it is you do more than once, you should always be looking for efficiencies and tricks to make that task easier…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success, Writing

Blue Jeans: The Secret of Replicability, Scalability, and Success

Blue Jeans: The Secret of Replicability, Scalability, and Success

August 1, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.” – Yves Saint Laurent, Born Aug. 1, 1936. You ever suffer from making things too damn complicated? Too specialized? Too refined and too hard to adapt? That can make it seem like you…
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Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Selling, Success, Writing

Build Your Fortune As You Build Your Business: Word by Word

Build Your Fortune As You Build Your Business: Word by Word

July 30, 2020 Colin Theriot 1 Comment

“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” – Henry Ford, Born Jul. 30, 1863. Everyone knows this. It seems like something Ford would have said as a throwaway, knowing he pioneered assembly line manufacturing. But don’t let this one slide by without considering it. Every big, ambitious project that you want…
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Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Success, Writing

Anyone Can Write, But *WRITERS* Finish What They Start

Anyone Can Write, But *WRITERS* Finish What They Start

July 29, 2020 Colin Theriot 3 Comments

”Ideas are not – ideas come at me all the time; it’s just the way I’m wired. It’s just a matter of focusing it in and figuring out what to do with that.” – Gail Simone, Born Jul. 29, 1974. Everyone has ideas. So what? Dime a dozen. Dime a MILLION. Who cares about your…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

When You Focus on the Work, The Simplest Tools and Tactics Serve Best

When You Focus on the Work, The Simplest Tools and Tactics Serve Best

July 28, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.” – Robert Hughes, Born Jul. 28, 1938. Ah, the monkey wrench. A large, solidly made tool – that can repair big machines… Or if deliberately tossed into a running machine, wreck…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

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