1. Your shipment of samples is lost by UPS or FedEx. Or, if they are packed with your luggage, your luggage arrives in Dallas but you are in Pittsburgh and on your way to Baltimore.
2. Your presentation files are corrupted.
3. You stop by just to “see how things are going.” It’s supposed to be a casual meeting with the “team” only to discover that the “team” is an audience of 30 people expecting a full-blown presentation. 1.
Those who know me, know that I don’t take myself too seriously. The same can be said about Classic Exhibits. Just look at our recent contest “Find Reid’s Head.” Clearly, we are laughing at ourselves while making a point about the Exhibit Design Search.
Ever leave a meeting or sales presentation and wonder if what you said “stuck”? Better yet, after giving a presentation have you ever discovered that your client went in another direction. Worse, the direction they chose was something you could have handled as well. Wonder why?
After leaving a meeting recently, I was asked by a friend, “How was your meeting?” Too which I responded, “Long, but good.” His response was, “A long meeting is never a good meeting.”
Happy New Years! I hope you had a joyous and safe celebration with your family and friends.
I don’t know about you, but I am not a big one for New Year’s Resolutions. Nothing against those of you who do make resolutions, but mine are usually broken by January 4.
