Where to look for work. How to land those big jobs.

[Mark Suszko]

Put down that coffee!

Coffee is for closers.

[Steve Modica]

This is so awesome I would retweet it twice if I could!

Steve Modica
CTO, Small Tree Communications

[Matt Geier]

Go get what you want, and do something worthwhile with what you have!

Turning 16 and submitting 2 job applications and making numerous phone calls to the organization to follow up asking for the interview….
= Showing The Perseverance to Get What You Want In Life

Landing your first position in Customer Service two weeks after your second interview followed by sitting and staying awake through 40 hours of Customer Service and Procedural Training….
= Showing The Ability to Achieve Outstanding Accomplishments

Spending the next 2 years at your first job, moving up the ranks from pee-on status, getting yelled at by people from Disney, NASA, MGM, Universal and then taking time to let them know it wasn’t their fault because “the customer is always right”…..
= Showing the Full and Unconditional Commitment and Love to the Customer

Having the balls to leave all of your family and friends behind at age 19 and accepting the generous relocation package to go to work for Silicon Graphics Inc. doing the same thing….
= Proving Everyone Wrong Who Said You Would Never Be Able Do It

Still Turning Your Dreams into your Reality……
= Truly ‘Fraggin’ Priceless

Call To Action
Don’t let anyone tell you cannot do something….

JUST GO DO IT, AND CONTINUE TO PUT IN THE EFFORT FOR HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES TO GET WHAT YOU WANT AND GO WHERE YOU INTEND TO GO IN LIFE.

Footnotes:
Something I had a dream of doing since age 12 was go to work for Silicon Graphics. That was about that time saw Indy graphics workstations in Jurassic Park. I became inspired to be a 3D Graphics Design and Computer Animation Artist.

I had to wait until I was 16 to work full time, and find someone willing to hire me….and then keep that position and do the job better then I was supposed to do.
Although I’m not an accomplished Computer Graphics and Animation Artists today, I’m still in the same industry I started in, and I’m still talking and interacting with Video and Production Companies who are always on my TV and Big Screen.

Now, my 3D Graphics and other work is more of a hobby, but that’s because I love what I do….

…Which means I did something right so many years ago.
…Which also says something to the people who took a risk on me.

Matt Geier
(Video Networking Solutions Expert)
(Creative Design Workflow Consultant)
(Social Media Networks Consultant)
(Technical Video Industry Sales Consultant)