Doing good work with good people often has a very positive outcome. Hell, sometimes doing even mediocre work with good people makes all the difference. When I’m starting a project I try to see the absolute best vision of what it can be, pushing all the bureaucracy and unknown variables aside. I try to communicate the vision to the people I’m working with. I want them to see the same vision that I see. I’m not talking unrealistic BS, but truly the good that come out of the project, and the good work and value we can get out of the process. It’s true that good work is it’s own reward. But an even better reward is bringing together good people and good work to create greatness. Surely, there’s nothing better than that.

This post was inspired by recent work I did with Lansing, Michigan-based Such Video. Karen Stefl, David Such and Mike Nelson do great work, and it’s truly a pleasure to work with them. I wish that all of my vendor relationships could be as pleasant. For the sake of full disclosure our relationship is purely professional and I hold no interest in their organization; just wanted to give them props for good work.

Alright, so most folks who know me know that I don’t do much text messaging, so it’s amusing that my friend, Steve Cohen, two days in a row now, has sent me these motivational statements via text in all of their grammatical wrongness… mostly to provoke me I’d say.

He’s in Sales and works in Ypsilanti, Michigan, though, I forget where, but I’ll post that once he sends me that info. Hopefully, he’s not sending copywrited material that he’s regurgitated from sales motivational tapes, but these are so bloody amusing that I have to post them.

Anyway, this could be a new guest series if he keeps it up, and I’m tentatively calling it the The Daily Stevism.

Today’s Stevism is:

Good morning.

Never try to go it alone…

With teamwork there are no little I’s or big U’s.

With a team… T -ogether E-veryone A-chieves M-ore!

Let’s go!

(Ed. Note – Nice.)

We get opportunities,
however irregular
to make a difference.
Sometimes,
we’re able to step up
and take it on,
other times
life circumstances
are too much to bare
and we must stick with
what we’ve got
and where we’re at.
Life is a circuitous and
mysterious
journey will all kinds
of twists and turns,
experiences
and opportunities.
When your moment
comes,
will you be ready?