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222: Taking initiative at work
FromDesign Life
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In today’s episode of Design Life we talk about something every designer needs to do in order to progress in their career - take initiative. The further you want to get, the more initiative you need to show. Taking initiative might sound like working harder, but really it means working smarter and coming up with better solutions to the problems you are presented with.
Released:
May 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
013: Attracting Clients: This week we're talking about why it's better to attract clients than go out and approach them yourself. We think it's the best way to get a professional working relationship off on the right foot and we'll explain why. Attracting clients is a 'long play' involving positioning yourself as an expert in your niche by doing content marketing and being picky about what work you take on. It takes time to build your reputation in this way, but we think it’s worth it. We’re both in different stages with our client work, so listen in to hear about our experience with client work, and what we’re doing to attract the type of projects we really want to work on. by Design Life