During the last year of belonging to BNI – Business Networking International – I learned and experienced many new things. This is not necessarily because of BNI, but some of them may be a result.
- Redesigned website
- Gained confidence in following up leads and speaking to people about my business without feeling like a pushy salesman
- Got invited to do a show at a gallery in Visalia in 2022 (Not kidding, it really is for 2022!)
- Completed 7 murals (if I count the 4 at Mooney as 4, rather than as 4 parts of 1)
- Cancelled more drawing lessons than in the previous 25 years combined
- Did zero workshops, boutiques, fairs
- Painted a sign in spite of not being a sign painter and feel proud and happy each time I see it
- Painted 2 murals and an A-frame sign for free (WHAT??)
- Proposed a great mural idea, prepared a presentation, and then got cancelled so never got to follow up
- Learned to use Zoom
- Became more active on Instagram, then concluded it is a waste of time (still on the thing but at a turtle pace)
- Designed a logo for the Mineral King Preservation Society (MKPS)
- Had my first guest post on this blog
- Wrote guest posts for the MKPS blog
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I hope you consider all of your 2020 ventures successes! Well, except maybe Instagram, which I have never signed up for. I can barely keep up with Facebook and Twitter, and figured I didn’t need one more Social Media account to keep track of!
I was admiring your re-do of our cabin, and noticed two things. First, my photo from this year does not include the winter shutters above and below the front windows. Why? Because Kathy took them down to have them refinished. But in the meantime, those windows look downright nekkid! Second? No American flag in your drawing! That’s one thing I love about your cabin drawings–you always include the flag (and sometimes in color)! I may have that drawing around here somewhere–if I can find it, would you consider adding the flag?
Sharon, I despise FB and believe Twitter might be a sewer, so can understand why you feel saturated with social media. I guess the 2 of us together cover the interweb bases.
The shutters were missing? You are right, and I never compared the drawing to the cabin, only to the photo while drawing it in the last century. I don’t believe I have ever photographed your cabin with the flag. If you send me the drawing and a photo with the flag so I can see where it belongs, and IF I didn’t spray-fix the drawing which prevents erasing, then I will happily add the flag for you.
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