the story of how i was wrong!
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The story of how I was
Wrong
And how we all have it in us to go it alone!
Not all that long ago I went to a business school
I knew that after college what I really wanted was…
Piles of cash
Fancy stuff
And…
Fame
To be fair I had probably just watched too much of:
This…
& This
In any case… I was going to be a “hot shot”
But…
When I actually went to the classes, I ended up disliking most of them
When I actually went to the classes, I ended up disliking most of them
In fact it was dawning on me that my desire for the
Piles of cash
Fancy stuff
And…
The
Fame Fame
Was a little misguided…
I started to realise I actually had NO IDEA what I wanted to do after college
The one thing I really did enjoy
Was making presentations
And… I was good at them
And… I was good at them
I ate, slept and drank all things presentation
Books by the like of
Garr Reynolds and Nancy Duarte
Garr Reynolds and Nancy Duarte
Inspired me
And books on data viz by
Stephen Kossyln and Edward Tufte
Stephen Kossyln and Edward Tufte
Changed the way I looked at presenting information
But…
I knew that I couldn’t make a living out of presentations alone
I wasn’t made for self-employment
That was for crazy “Entrepreneurs”
A rare breed of person we were often told of…
People like: Jobs
People like: Branson
People like: Zuckerberg
These “Entrepreneurs” did things like
Climb mountains
Take over the world
Retain infinite levels of confidence
And miscellaneous other things I knew I couldn’t do!
So… I continued on, a little puzzled…
So… I continued on, a little puzzled…
Graduation day came And went
Graduation day came And went
And I was no closer to finding out what I wanted to do
Things looked bleak
So, one weekend it dawned on me
With nothing to lose I may as well give it a shot
I had a think about how I could use my skills to make my own Job
I sketched out a few ideas, and started
making plans
And I spent that weekend working like mad to
Make. It. Happen!
By the end of the weekend it was done, the site was up and the business cards were on the way
I set up twitter and started to talk to the world
I will admit, things started out slow
But now, I am happy to say they are up and running and going nicely
What's more
I love it
What's more
I LOVE it
I have worked with a great variety of clients
Ms. Clear
Mr. Unsure Mr. Big Biz
On projects I have loved
Ms. Clear
Mr. Unsure Mr. Big Biz
But in the end it is my job to make sure they are
Ms. Clear
Mr. Unsure Mr. Big Biz
But in the end it is my job to make sure they are
Ms. Happy Mr. Happy Mr. Happy
By working with them to design amazing presentations
Now…
When I look back at the aspirations the old me had, I cringe a little…
I have replaced them with better things now…
An appreciation for control over how I spend
my time
A desire for Balance
And instead of fancy stuff, I’m happy with the simple stuff
A better set of goals some might say
And…
The one thing I have learnt is that
I was Wrong
Starting a business is not impossible… and…
If I can do it
So can You
You CAN do it
So… go do it
Now!
You can find me at:
www.clearpreso.com
www.twitter.com/clearpreso
Don’t
forget to
Vote!
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