For a majority of the time I am a super laid back, easy going individual. I like making people happy and I enjoy seeing the smiles on all of your faces. I will listen to your problems and stay up until 3a.m. with you to make sure that you are alright.
However, business is an entirely different side of me. It's a side that you will likely not see any other time, but it's a very important one. There are a few things that you need to know about me, how I work and what you should expect if you work with me.
#1 - I work until the job is done.
Now this seems like a "duh everyone works until the job is done!" When I say I work until the job is done, that means I dislike taking breaks. That means I work while I eat, I stay up until I can't keep my eyes open anymore, sleep for a few hours and then get back to it. I literally have to be forced to stop when I am 'in the zone'.
#2 - I will be the best.
This is not a question of 'if' or 'how' or 'can I?' it is a simple fact. If I work at something, I work to be the absolute best, not good, not great, but the best. Period. If someone else is better than I am, it wont last for long. I am a fast learner and like I said; I don't stop. This also doesn't mean that I strive to be the best. It starts out that way of course, but I am not satisfied until I have been recognized publicly as the best. If I'm not recognized, I'm not done yet.
#3 - If you work with me, you better be prepared to keep up.
If you have no desire, no determination, but just want the end result without putting in any effort, I will kiss your butt goodbye. I am not a babysitter, you are an adult who is perfectly capable of working just as hard as I am, and I expect you to. If you're a slacker that means I am picking up your end of the workload and therefore slowing myself down. Why does this slow me down if I had to do it myself to begin with? Because I now have set expectations that you will do what is required of you and I focus entirely on what I am supposed to be doing. If you don't pull through I have to work overtime in order to makeup for what you left behind. I dislike this and you will hear about it.
#4 - I expect people to be on time.
If we are talking about photography, being late is 100% unacceptable. You must be early. If you aren't early, you are wasting not only my time and money but other people's time and money. They are paying by the minute and they have lives they like to get back to.
#5 - You get three chances with me.
Due to the fact that my dad put me in softball from the time I was 9 years old and on, I learned to think of things in baseball terms. In baseball you get 3 strikes and you're out. In work, you get 2 chances to get it right and if by that 3rd time you are still failing, you're done. This doesn't mean I don't have a learning curve, or that I wont teach you the proper way to do your job. It means that if you waste my time by not caring, by being late and/or by being disrespectful you're lucky to get 3 chances.
#6 - I love teaching people.
Yes, I am bossy. Yes, I have standards. But I love to teach and find joy in it, if you are eager to learn and willing to help, I am willing to teach and be kind about it.
#7 - I set goals and expect you to set them as well.
If you have nothing to achieve then you are doing things for no purpose. Create a large goal and then create small goals to reach it.
#8 - I love friends and I am working on being kind and friendly in the work place, but when I'm at work, I'm at work. I separate the two. I'm not a socializing work person, I am a 'Go in, get the job done, socialize later.' kind of person. I dislike when people waste my time and therefore do not want to waste theirs with idle chit-chat and nonsense.
#9 - Put the cell phone down. Put it on silent.
It's respectful.
So there you go, now you know a little more about me and what I expect. I'm a hard worker, flaky people need not apply.
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