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Why Your branding Sucks and you should’ve hired an actual designer

Your branding sucks but you may not think it does. The reason why it sucks is because you wanted to be cheap and do it yourself. Also you may have thought you know I’ll just find someone who can do it for me cheaply. Well you know that it does not benefit you to go the cheap route.

Just think of how your car, shoes, bed and etc would be if you always bought cheap things. Because your brand is a symbol of what you stand for. A great example is Rolls Royce, Ferrari and many other cars of the same type. They stand for elegance and many other things and will continue to do so.

The reason they will continue stand for those things is because they did not take the cheap route. They also have realized how important branding is in all aspects. Another great example is Apple just think how the world would look at apple if they started making cheap plastic phones without caring about design.

You know that it wouldn’t have helped them at all in the long run. The same thing can be said for the Apple Watch if they did not pay attention to the details not many would’ve cared about them long term. Also it fits into the overall culture that Apple has created with their brand image, company image and etc.

We as people tend to expect certain things from Brands. Whether you want to believe it or not that is truly the way how things are. If you go into certain stores you can expect to wait and or be treated rudely. So therefore there really is no need to get upset or be surprised by that. There are little things that we have to stop overlooking.

If you are starting a dog food company that sells food that is beneficial to making a dog have a shinier coat you would invest in good branding. Because there is a certain market that you will have to appeal to. Also there are certain stores that you are going to want to sell in. Because you want to more than anything be where the customers/ clientele would be.

So stop being cheap and afraid to invest in your businesses overall image. You may not see the value in it right now. But believe me long down the road you will be glad you did. Just look at how upset people were about Ubers logo change. You want to have people get upset over you changing your logo because the one you have was so good. Another way to go about that is to have no one noticed that it changed. How many people were upset about Walmart changing their branding?

What does your work ethic you look like?

Work ethic is something that many believe they have. Well I was so shocked when I learned even more how hard people I admire work. I mean I knew that they worked hard but when I read about Tupac’s work ethic it took my breath away.

The reason is because he did so much in such a short time. When a lot of us just sit and waste the day away. Another thing we do is say oh I’ll do it tomorrow and its not a big deal. The bad thing about doing such things is that it can become a habit.

I know I have talked about work ethic before but it just bothers me when I see others wasting time away. Also when myself I fall victim to getting comfortable and just drifting by without a care in the world. Especially when things tend to get a little difficult or I feel I am not making the progress I can. But I know if it was easy everyone would do it. Then I stop and reflect on how far I have came

The same thing you should do is to stop and reflect on your current situation compared to last year. I know the saying you shouldn’t focus on the past. Well the past is something that you can learn from. So I for one do this constantly and appreciate where I am now.

Remember your work Ethic from a year ago. If you are still using the same work ethic that you had previously it is time for you to step it up and stop being lazy. Stop being comfortable with where you are. Being comfortable with where you are is not a bad thing if you do not want to achieve and or have more. But you know that is ok not everyone wants to have more out of life and they are happy with where they are. Just make sure you are being honest with yourself and life.

The king and the pawn go into the same box

This quote is one that I came across recently. The overall significance made me understand things a lot better. Because no matter what position that you are in the pawn and king go into the same box. If someone is in a higher position than you just remember the are really no different than you.

Well the overall stipulation is to not think of anyone being higher up than you. You want to keep the mentality of that you can compete and be just as good as them. I personally used to think that I would not be able to have the same mentality as someone who is successful.

The best way is to learn how successful people go about doing things. A great example is to watch documentaries on the people who inspire you. One very good recent series is the dailyvee from Gary Vaynerchuk.  Just seeing the overall grind and how hard he works inspires me. Also it lets me know that I am not executing like I should be.

So what If I am working a graveyard shift there’s no reason for me to not be executing. So being honest with yourself is a great thing to know what you are not doing and then get up off your ass and do it. Remember the people who are doing what you want to do they are executing.

Follow your dreams and cover your footsteps

Following your dreams and cover footsteps meaning follow your dreams but you do not  need to brag about anything. If you are the type that likes to tel everything you should stop doing that. You have to take time to focus.

By focusing on the grind and getting to where you want to be everything will work out. The reason why I say this is you do not want people to lose respect for you bragging and whatever else you do. Just think if I wrote blog posts which would come across as me crying about how hard things are or what I am doing to work as a designer full time you may lose respect for me.

One main thing that I learned last year and will continue to stick with me is to make more moves and make less announcements. If you do this people will think you’re an overnight success when you’ve just been working silently without bragging.

Have a great monday and I also am going to be launching a Skillshare class teaching gothic calligraphy.

Pushing the Limits: Hyperloop transportation system

I find this absolutely amazing that people are still moving forward with this.  Also how Elon musk made the blueprints available for someone to make the hyperloop possible. I for one know that when this becomes available I would like to take a ride on the hyperloop.

Just think of the possibilities this will allow us to have as humans. The things that were unavailable will become even more available. Honestly what a time to be alive.

Think Different

Thinking different is what a lot of people like to in-vision themselves doing. But the act of actually doing it can be difficult. But you want to not be scared of doing things differently. If you are doing things in relation to what you actually want do.

The aspect of doing things in accord with what is true to your own nature is golden. Whenever you are listing to yourself life will be more enjoyable. When I was younger I listened to what those who were around me were telling me to do. But you know what I did I decided to take time to listen to myself.

The experiences we have in life and also the people we meet in life can either teach us or harm us. So take the time to remember thinking different is ok. There is nothing wrong with actually thinking outside of the box instead of being limited by it.