Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Notes from "It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be"

  • All creative people need something to rebel against, its what gives their lives excitement.
  • There is no instant solution, the only way to learn is through experience and mistakes.
  • Aim beyond what you are capable of.
  • People who are conventionally clever get jobs on their qualifications (past), not on their desire to succeed, (the future).
  • Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.
  • If you accept responsibility, you are in a position to do something about it.
  • If you give away everything you have (ideas), you are left with nothing. This forces you to look, to be aware, to replenish.
  • Don't look for the next opportunity. The one you have in hand is the opportunity.
  • Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative.
  • Do not put your cleverness in front of the communication.
  • Don't promise what you can't deliver.
  • Give your client what he wants and he may well give you what you want.
  • Don't take no for an answer. Work out a new approach.
  • When it can't be done, do it. If you don't do it, it doesn't exist.
  • If you can't solve a problem, its because you're playing by the rules.
  • The pesron who makes mistakes is unlikely to make anything.
  • It is wrong to be right, because people who are right are rooted in the past, rigid-minded, dull and smug.
  • It is right to be wrong. Being wrong isn't in the future, or in the past. 
  • Don't be afraid of silly ideas.
  • Play your cards right.
  • It's not what you know, it's who you know.
  • Don't give a speech. Put on a show.
  • Getting fired can be a positive career move.
  • Rough layouts sell the idea better than polished ones.
  • If you get stuck, draw with a different pen.
  • Don't be afraid to work with the best.
  • Do not try to win awards.