A few weeks ago, I shared with you a maxim I’ve found to be true, useful, and readily applicable: “I will take ‘no’ for answer; I won’t take ‘no answer’ for an answer.” In that post, I cited a prospective Client who showed interest in hiring me as a creative consultant, but then went off...Continue reading
Category: Doing Stuff Better
Matthew Maxim #32
To make it in sales (and we’re all salesfolk on one level or another, agreed?), ‘no’ must be an acceptable answer. You don’t have to like it-- you shouldn’t like it-- but you must be able to roll with it and move on. But what about when there’s no response? Do you assume the answer is ‘no’ and move on? Or do you keep pushing?Continue reading
Matthew Maxim #44
What I don't know can be learned. What I do know can't be taught.Continue reading
Better Writing In 2 Minutes (Or Less) — Seriously
I comfortable saying that I don’t know everything about writing. However, in my twelve years as a professional writer, I’ve found three easy-to-apply techniques that will dramatically and immediately improve your writing.Continue reading
Matthew’s Big ‘But’
So, here we are, just shy of the first week into 2010. By now, the X-wing fighters of New Year’s Resolutions have hopelessly smashed against the Death Star force field of Reality.Continue reading