Take Your Glasses Off

Garth Beyer

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I read an article that put the idea of how much we observe on a daily basis in better perspective. The article suggested to imagine walking a dog.

Notice how the dog is all over the place, pulling you forward, pulling you backward, to the side, off the path. Notice how the dog is sniffing everything and, quite comically, has something similar to what we call ADD. In reality, it’s simply observing absolutely everything around.

The dog hears the squirrels in the tree, the lawn mower behind the house around the corner, the starting of a car in the garage of the house you just passed. It notices the direction of the wind and the family hollering out for their children on the other side of the block.

The WOW moment for me was when, despite observing as much as a dog possibly can, the dog is still curious of what else is happening in the world and searches for more activity to observe.

Before the article I already thought we had glasses that gave us a narrow perspective of what occurs around us. Now I feel the term “dumb as a dog” is more of an insult to dogs.

 

Stay Positive & Get Observing Like A Dog

Garth E. Beyer

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Garth’s 10 Habits To Success

Garth Beyer

1. Write when you don’t want to.

2. Exercise when you don’t want to.

3. Show people you love them when you don’t want to.

4. Give more when you don’t want to.

5. Try it when you don’t want to.

6. Be positive with your attitude, confident with your actions, and courageous with your risk taking when you don’t want to.

7. Care more than anyone else around you, especially when you don’t want to.

8. Search for new ways to add to your passion when you don’t want to. Don’t get stuck with your ways.

9. Step forward, step up, and stand out when you don’t want to.

10. Want to. Even when you don’t want to.

 

Stay Positive & Off To Success You Go

Garth E. Beyer

The People We Run Into

Garth Beyer

I do my best to socialize with anyone around. From the results, I encourage the same to anyone wishing to get ahead in their field of interest.  2250191764_7f4cc4a6d5

You will be continuously amazed at how many great ideas people have. You will see how relatable a random person is to you. And, worth remembering, everyone wants (needs?) a bit of encouragement – you’ll be surprised how the people who know you least, encourage you the most.

Most importantly, though:

You never know when you can be there to help them.

You never know when they can be there to help you.

 

Stay Positive & Thankfully, People Are Everywhere

Garth E. Beyer

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Anyone Can Design, Right?

Garth Beyer

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There are so many tools (free and cheap) that allow the most novice of designers to create something better than they can on Microsoft word or Minecraft. Take presentations, for example.

It began with Powerpoint. Outside of academia, I have yet to see someone present using Powerpoint. I have, however, seen users upload their information to Prezi or Haiku Deck, two (free!) fantastic and simply designed presentation platforms.

It makes me wonder why we need “professional” designers if – so it seems – anyone can design an adequate presentation.

Then I come across people like Nancy Duarte and her methodology to designing presentations. From there I visit her portfolio, my jaw drops. I – hopefully you, now, too – am astonished and impressed with her work. It is some of the finest design I have seen.

Sure, anyone can design, but very few can design like Duarte. I suppose that’s why I am so fascinated with design, simply because the moment you think everyone is a designer, someone steps it up a notch and raises the “average.”

I will tell you this: you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by keeping up with the average. I have said it already, design is in everything, no matter what career you have or are pursuing.

 

Stay Positive & Forget The Joneses, Keep Up With The Designers

Garth E. Beyer