Dreams and Success

I had a lot of dreams when I was a kid.  Dreams about being a veterinarian, flight attendant....many things!  But hey, everything sounds good when you're a kid, right?  As I got older, my dreams dwindled to more direct visions such as an artist, teacher, etc.  When the 90's hit and I was in my 20's, the Internet was born.  A few years after that, when websites and the Internet became a phenomenon, my dreams changed even more.  I realized I could expand my art expertise and designing expertise to reach more people very quickly.  When I purchased Photoshop and Illustrator, things really started taking off when I was getting orders for flyers, T-shirt designs, graphics, pamphlets, brochures, etc.  I knew I was onto something.  I enhanced my learning by taking 2 years of graphic design courses at my local college. 

After hard work and lots of dedication, I knew my longtime dream was hidden in my mind my entire life.  It was to create and design anything to help someone else.  I am a lifetime artist of many mediums.  With today's technology world, so much is online and 7 years ago, I knew I wanted to do graphic/web design and eventually grow my own business, create jobs and help other businesses stand out amongst the competition.  I imagined seeing my art on their logos, their business cards, their websites, their buildings, etc.  The possibilities are endless!  Everything is online and millions browse the web every hour, every day, every month, every year.  It will only get better and more advanced, so why not be different amongst the rest of the competition out there?

In the summer of 2013, I put all of my notes, drawings, plans, models, etc to work and my home business is now taking shape and live!  

A business is never complete - The road to success is always under construction!!  You have to build it and build it and build it and the success will come!  

Think to yourself, what were your dreams when you were young?  Did you accomplish or succeed in them to this day?  Was there something better?  

Success is defined as the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.  Sounds awesome right?  Well between a dream and success is a long road!  You really have to put your mind at it to m make it work.

Factors that I follow religiously are:

• Patience.
• Dedication.
• Passion.
• Organization.
• Communication.
• Research.
• Creativity.
• Thinking outside the box.

I will discuss these in later blogs, but just to give a little picture of how I think in order to become successful.

Think hard.  Work hard.  Play hard.

You will succeed!!

Until then, design on!
Shannon