Well, things are looking a little better today. I got a new client last night who I will be meeting with this week. The problem with meeting the new clients is that I end up having to get a hair cut and dye it one color that somewhat resembles natural hair! My current clients don't seem to care, but the new ones can be a little put off by it untill I've been doing work for them for a while.. So I end up doing what I did today and making myself look somewhat profesional. Wearing a shirt and tie also really sucks! I used to have to do it almost every day for a few years. Oh well, I guess if I want to get the good clients I have to make some kind of compromise... I just wish it didn't have to be my fucking hair!
Update. 7PM: I just got off the phone with my Grandfather and in spite of the bruised ego I just suffered, it was a pretty good conversation. I've always admired the fact that he has succeded in everything he's ever done in his life, and most of it while he was an active alcoholic! He got sober back in 1999 which is about 3 years before I did. He was 69 years old when he finaly decided he had enough. This man started a business with nothing but a desire to feed his family and ended up building one of the largest printing companies in Chicago! WHILE HE WAS A DRUNK! WTF? How is it that some people can keep their shit together that well??? Anyway... when I started my company 2 years ago I went to him for advice. He told me to keep it simple and work my way up to the bigger clients as I got better at running the business. I of course decided that I had to chase the big ones right away, and not just one or two of them, but as many as I could get! I made a hell of a lot of money in my first year! Hell, I kept making a lot of money even after that. I just never got really good at juggling 20 clients at once while continuing to keep up with the bills and manage my employees at the same time! I have REALLY bad ADD and it's really wrecked havoc on my business! This month I have over 3 thousand dollars owed to me that's past due more than a month!! So I called him to see what he had to say.. In his thick Chicago accent, he said "You need to pull yer fuckin head outta yer ass kid! You just pissed away 120 thousand dollars last year because yer head's too damn big for yer own fuckin good!" He proceded to rip me a new one for a good 45 minutes while giving me pearls of wisdom at the same time. He basically told me to find a few good clients, make them happy and the rest will work itself out in time. One of the things I've allways liked about him is that he never sugar coats anything. He's one of the few people I truly respect, so when he talks, I just listen. After our conversation he offered to wire me the money that the clients owe me so that I could make it through this little rough spot.. I felt about an inch tall, yet good at the same time. Good because it's nice to know that I have at least one family member who gives a flying rat's ass fuck about me. My parents certainly never did.. hmmm.. not sure if they even deserve to be called parents, but that's a rant for another day.. He also told me that he was proud of me for trying to make something out of my life and doing it up untill this point without anyone's help. I didn't know what to say.. Especially considering I've been feeling like a major fuck up this month... All I know is that I really needed to hear that..
Update. 7PM: I just got off the phone with my Grandfather and in spite of the bruised ego I just suffered, it was a pretty good conversation. I've always admired the fact that he has succeded in everything he's ever done in his life, and most of it while he was an active alcoholic! He got sober back in 1999 which is about 3 years before I did. He was 69 years old when he finaly decided he had enough. This man started a business with nothing but a desire to feed his family and ended up building one of the largest printing companies in Chicago! WHILE HE WAS A DRUNK! WTF? How is it that some people can keep their shit together that well??? Anyway... when I started my company 2 years ago I went to him for advice. He told me to keep it simple and work my way up to the bigger clients as I got better at running the business. I of course decided that I had to chase the big ones right away, and not just one or two of them, but as many as I could get! I made a hell of a lot of money in my first year! Hell, I kept making a lot of money even after that. I just never got really good at juggling 20 clients at once while continuing to keep up with the bills and manage my employees at the same time! I have REALLY bad ADD and it's really wrecked havoc on my business! This month I have over 3 thousand dollars owed to me that's past due more than a month!! So I called him to see what he had to say.. In his thick Chicago accent, he said "You need to pull yer fuckin head outta yer ass kid! You just pissed away 120 thousand dollars last year because yer head's too damn big for yer own fuckin good!" He proceded to rip me a new one for a good 45 minutes while giving me pearls of wisdom at the same time. He basically told me to find a few good clients, make them happy and the rest will work itself out in time. One of the things I've allways liked about him is that he never sugar coats anything. He's one of the few people I truly respect, so when he talks, I just listen. After our conversation he offered to wire me the money that the clients owe me so that I could make it through this little rough spot.. I felt about an inch tall, yet good at the same time. Good because it's nice to know that I have at least one family member who gives a flying rat's ass fuck about me. My parents certainly never did.. hmmm.. not sure if they even deserve to be called parents, but that's a rant for another day.. He also told me that he was proud of me for trying to make something out of my life and doing it up untill this point without anyone's help. I didn't know what to say.. Especially considering I've been feeling like a major fuck up this month... All I know is that I really needed to hear that..
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I can't really answear that. I haven't shot a new one, but I hope I will soon. It's really fun doing it