My ego and I… we’re not on good terms right now. I sold my ugly baby today, four years later than I should have. Of course, not my actual baby (I don’t have one). I sold my Corvette, the first car I ever bought. Steven Dennis reminded me my baby is was ugly. So I did what any leader, any strategist needs to do with their ugly baby… get rid of it.
It’s an attitude I’m proud of acquiring. Remarkable PR folk can’t be remarkable if they hold on to their own (and usually old) ways. Strategists can’t outgrow themselves if they don’t make room to grow. And you can’t be a better you if you don’t let go of what works for what might work a lot better.
Stay Positive & Turn Water Into Wine
Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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Hey – I WRECKED the first car I ever bought. My ugly baby got bought by General Casualty Insurance for its scrap value. Sounds like you did better than I did when the moment of truth finally found you, albeit a bit later than you wanted 🙂