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Free Slice of Pizza

Six months ago the local neighborhood pizza place closed it’s doors. Not without effort and desperation. They had interesting branding and great atmosphere, however, the pizza wasn’t that great. They tried a few tactics before giving up such as “Saturday night steak dinner.” Steak dinner, seriously? That didn’t work either.

They weren’t the first to go though. Before they took ownership another small restaurant/grill tried to make a go of it. They too had great atmosphere and they had good food. A bit overpriced for a ‘island’ wrap, but it was better than fast food. However, I did notice the lack of marketing.

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What’s your passion?

I got a late start on my day, so it is later now in the day! Internet problems, IP address issues…all those frustrating time wasters

So this is the stage for my Tuesday Blog entry…passion. Imagine that after all the frustration!

As I sit here on my computer and get caught up with the day, in the background my daughter (the ‘Tweener’) has played the same measure on the piano over and over trying to perfect a certain sound. She did this last night too. About 3 hours of it, the same measure over and over. Now, just so you know, I am not making her do this.

Piano Practice

She is totally motivated on her own, loves music, loves sound and what else could it be but passion for it. As a mom, I am happy, one less thing I need to ‘nag’ about–practice the piano!

This has me thinking…how do you become great at something…you practice it over and over and over.

I did this in art school back in the day. The same rendering over and over until it was perfect. Airbrush portraiture (without the help of Photoshop), hand drawn typography. It was painful.

But that’s how you learn to perfect your art.

But, you have to love it…you have to have passion for it. Yes, you get sick of it. I have had those days lately, asking myself why I am in this creative field.

It’s a love, hate thing at times.

I was reading one of my favorite LinkedIn discussions earlier this evening from the Communication Arts Group and a ‘newcomer’ is asking for advice on entering the Graphic Design field.

The first thing I say, is have a passion for it. Do it because you love it and you can’t imagine doing anything else.

But you have to be tough too and take the good times (like when you hit a home run on that project) and the bad (when your ideas don’t quite cut it).

But just don’t give up– if it is your passion.

I hope my daughter continues with her passion for the piano. I am almost afraid to say too much to her because I want it to come from within her and not me.