Today I printed off 41 Powerpoint slides representing the first complete draft of the Emotional Earthquake curriculum. I am modestly happy with it.
The first two steps of CURE, Confront and Understand, will take the most time and be the most difficult. They will force us through the pain of the process of dredging up things we might prefer not to deal with. Once through those the Rebuild and Evolve portions will be positive and forward thinking.
I always had a rule of thumb of 5 minutes talking time per slide. Over time I learned that between things I would spontaneously add and the comments/questions from attendees the time added up quickly. I think I have enough material but won't know for sure till that first class wraps up. I remember doing the radio on my own a few times and the ever present fear was running out of stuff to talk about before the show ended.
I have received preliminary information on the launch of the website. It's more money than I expected but after checking with a few people it seems to be reasonable for the features I am seeking. So I may wind up just having to bite the bullet.
I'm having an interesting experience with a logo. I went on the VistaPrint website Saturday. All I wanted to do was get business cards. Then they asked about my logo. Well, I don't have one.
Well, I probably need one. Well, I think I might like one.
So I started playing around with do it yourself, on line graphics design programs. Allow me now to pull into the conversation one of my all time favorite movie guys, Dirty Harry Callahan, played, of course, by the one and only Clint Eastwood.
In the original Dirty Harry film, after killing some bad guy who had the crazy idea that he could get the best of Harry, Callahan says 'A man's got to know his limitations.' I love that line.
The point is I have no business whatsoever doing graphic design. No problem, VistaPrint has this deal with a company called Design Crowd. They have like 500, 000 graphic designers world wide that do freelance work. I filled out some paperwork, told them the company name, told them about what I hope to do, what my logo ideas were, etc. They sent it out to 20 designers and within 24 hours I started getting design proposals. Once I choose the designer I like best I get unlimited changes and re work until I'm satisfied. $239.00. Granted it's still a couple hundred bucks but once I saw the caliber of work I immediately knew I did the right thing. A man's got to know his limitations.
That's it for now. I have been hearing from a lot of people but would like to hear more. Your comments are incredibly valuable to me so please add it to the blog or email me directly.
As Harry would say, make my day.
KS
Nashville Thinker
The first two steps of CURE, Confront and Understand, will take the most time and be the most difficult. They will force us through the pain of the process of dredging up things we might prefer not to deal with. Once through those the Rebuild and Evolve portions will be positive and forward thinking.
I always had a rule of thumb of 5 minutes talking time per slide. Over time I learned that between things I would spontaneously add and the comments/questions from attendees the time added up quickly. I think I have enough material but won't know for sure till that first class wraps up. I remember doing the radio on my own a few times and the ever present fear was running out of stuff to talk about before the show ended.
I have received preliminary information on the launch of the website. It's more money than I expected but after checking with a few people it seems to be reasonable for the features I am seeking. So I may wind up just having to bite the bullet.
I'm having an interesting experience with a logo. I went on the VistaPrint website Saturday. All I wanted to do was get business cards. Then they asked about my logo. Well, I don't have one.
Well, I probably need one. Well, I think I might like one.
So I started playing around with do it yourself, on line graphics design programs. Allow me now to pull into the conversation one of my all time favorite movie guys, Dirty Harry Callahan, played, of course, by the one and only Clint Eastwood.
In the original Dirty Harry film, after killing some bad guy who had the crazy idea that he could get the best of Harry, Callahan says 'A man's got to know his limitations.' I love that line.
The point is I have no business whatsoever doing graphic design. No problem, VistaPrint has this deal with a company called Design Crowd. They have like 500, 000 graphic designers world wide that do freelance work. I filled out some paperwork, told them the company name, told them about what I hope to do, what my logo ideas were, etc. They sent it out to 20 designers and within 24 hours I started getting design proposals. Once I choose the designer I like best I get unlimited changes and re work until I'm satisfied. $239.00. Granted it's still a couple hundred bucks but once I saw the caliber of work I immediately knew I did the right thing. A man's got to know his limitations.
That's it for now. I have been hearing from a lot of people but would like to hear more. Your comments are incredibly valuable to me so please add it to the blog or email me directly.
As Harry would say, make my day.
KS
Nashville Thinker
Ken, You are starting to see the little things that small business's deal with on any given day. At your past "day job" you had people. Now it is you and your checkbook. You weigh every expense. Enjoyed your day at the office. Keep making your own day! SGS
ReplyDelete