Am I a Future Action Hero?
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| Me, Pondering |
I jumped the gun thinking my last entry
was THE last entry. So now I would like to share the lessons I learned from my
business experiences over the last several months. I hope you all will benefit
from this, and that someday I may be an Action Hero.
How I Became a Team Player, Sort Of
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| Patty and Me |
I have worked at a local Interior Design
firm for 8 months. My colleague and I were hired to work together as a team.
It has been hard and frustrating. At times we have wanted to take
ourselves out to the parking lot and have it out. It has been hard for me to
learn to work in such a close team. I would never have really described myself as a
"Team Player" so this has been a huge learning experience for me to figure out
how to do this. I am learning to listen more. I am learning to cooperate
better. I am finding out that I am not always right. (Although I am right a lot!!!)
I find that being in a team does not mean that we always have to
agree. In fact, my teammate and I often don't agree. However, we come together
on that which is most important, marketing and serving our clients. We are
learning from each other, and I think we are both better as a result. We
respect each other. We are two diamonds who are rubbing off some rough spots.
I Love My Clients, and They are Mostly Right
| Ahhhh! |
My happiest moments are when I have put together a design, and the
client likes it. Recently I chose 3 fabrics for a window treatment. My boss thought one
of the patterns was very traditional, but that is the one the client loved. Overall, I
think the client is mostly right. If I think they are going in a wrong
direction, I try to steer them in the correct path. But I am gentle.
Residential Interior Design is so personal. I want each of my clients to love
what I do to help their space be all it has the potential to become.
