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art director test

1. as an art director, i must be a designer, a photographer, an illustrator or none above.
2. should have a whole lot of control over the content of what i’m directing. the better if there’s a real point of view.
3. art directors dont have to be typographers, but every little bit of knowledge is useful in commanding the total picture.
4. the best medium to practise art direction (editorial/advertising/web/motion/corporate) is just a vehicle. the client if the ultimate arbiter.
5. a good art director should know when to let good designers do their job.
6. milton glaser/alexey brodovitch/henry wolf/bea feitler/rudy vanderlans/willy fleckhaus/george louis are the most influential art directors on magazines.
7. valuable attribute of an art director > wisdom/loyalty/taste/knowledge/the gift of the gab
8. an art director is a teacher.

• character
• relationship
• knowledge
• intuition
• experience
• past success
• ability

• people skills
  
• planning & strategic thinking
  
• vision
  
• result
  

1. If you want your dreams to come true, you mustn't oversleep.

2. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

3. One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.

4. Ideas won't work unless 'you' do.

5.The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice.

life coach

1. focus on no more than two or three goals at once
2. write a weekly, monthly and daily plan
3. identify self-limiting behaviors and create good new habits
4. break down dreams into smaller goals
5. recognize and evaluate negative thoughts and replace with logical and objective thinking
6. review your progress
7. be a cheerleader and not a critic
8. celebrate achievements
9. create support team of experts, family and friends to cheer you on

for dummies: chapter #2

7  HABITS OF 

HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

break loose from being dependent upon others.

1. Be Proactive.

be prepared to respond in a way that you can feel proud if. even if it requires unearthly hard work. dont blame your parents for what you are today.

2. Begin With The End In Mind.

visual the result or future you want to achieve. make decisions according to your deeply held beliefs, principles and fundamental truth. have a sense of purpose.

3. Put First Thing First.

take full control and stay discipline. 'important' comes first than 'urgent'. 

increase the effectiveness with others and you.

4. Think Win-Win Situation.

seek solution to problems that allow both parties involved in benefits. motivate yourself to improve and believe in abundance. one person's success doesn't necessarily require someone's failure.

5. Understand First, Then Try To Be Understood.

listen with strong intent to fully understand on both intellectual analytical and emotional level before you 'blame'. diagnose before you prescribe.

6. Synergize.

open your mind to fresh, creative ideas and be an agent of innovation. be a peace maker, not boom maker. *gain trust*

7. Sharpen The Saw

balance your work and personal life. never rest on your laurels. keep innovating and refining and have a relentless thrist for learning and exploring.

LOVE LIFE, AND LET OTHERS LOVE US

*ultimate dream of the overworked manager.*

dummy's guide

BRAND NEW LIFE

1. break the ice

don't expect people to approach you.

2. get active

be involved and widen your networking.

3. be positive

attitude will determine people's reaction.

4. socialise

make acquaintances with sincerity.

5. develop a routine

includes the time you utilise outside.

6. stay true

nothing big to brag about. no one stealing your limelight.

7. take initiative

ask and find out, grown up kids!

8. appearance matter

first impression counts. take pride in yourself.

9. character development

lastly, its the qualities in you that matters.

a SURE way to Succeed in 2008!

New Year's Resolutions are easy to make, but much harder to make real in the noisy bustle of everyday chores and concerns. As january winds down, so does motivation, energy and desire changed. Humans are lack of strong roots in life. 

don't blame the resolution - its the follow-through.

easy steps to improve life:

1. GET REAL

illogical resolutions will never be kept.

2. MAKE ONLY ONE RESOLUTION

you'll spread yourself too thin to make multiple changes in life. Pick just one aspect and improve it.

3. AVOID REPEATING PREVIOUS RESOLUTION 

its too demoralising to repeat broken resolutions. You could try a different technique to keep it.

4. CREATE A GAME PLAN

write a comprehensive personal plan. the mission and how to achieve it.

5. BE ORGANIZED

get rid of the things you no longer need. Do some good.

6. BREAK IT DOWN and MAKE IT LESS INTIMIDATING

even if you fail reaching your BIG goal, at least you have significant achievement along the way.

7. INCORPORATE WITH YOUR LIFESTYLE

example: start taking stairs than elevator =)

8. MAKE CONTINGENCY OPTIONS

be prepared with ways to overcome when it hit bumps along the way. 

9. GIVE IT TIME

experts agreed that it takes 21days to create a habit and 6months to be a part of your life.

10. REWARD YOURSELF AT EACH MILESTONE

treat yourself to something special to pump on the next mile.

11. KEEP AN OPEN MIND

embrace changes.

12. SHARE TO A FRIEND

its a support system to attain your goals and also a guilt factor when you are being bad.

13. START A JOURNAL

recognize your positive steps and not turn back to old habits.

14. HAVE FUN DOING IT

breathe new life into them. live a better, healthier, happier life.

* people who explicitly make resolutions are 10times more likely to achieve goals.