|
Posted April 30, 2009 Celebrate good times, come on! No, we just don’t celebrate enough. Perhaps we made up for it with our Grand Opening Extravaganza, but we need to celebrate more things, more often; little victories that occur on a daily and a weekly basis. I remember a friend in the business telling me he was celebrating optioning a product, and he had to explain to me his rationale. If we don’t celebrate the little things we get out of practice, then we won’t celebrate the big things. It is too easy and too common to not celebrate because we know the future may not be bright for any given product, no matter what step in the process it is in. If the client likes the product, they will probably review it and later pass on it and return it to us. If they go to option, they may not go to a licenseing contract. If the product makes it to toyfair, it may not be well received by the buyers. If the buyers like it, it still might not make it to the store shelf, and if it gets in the stores, it may not sell well. If it sells well, it might not get a 2nd year of sales. There is always some reason not to celebrate, so we just don’t. So here at Lund and Company we try to celebrate the small victories along the way and let the future take care of itself, so that we can find something else down the road to celebrate. Each Friday we have meeting in which we acknowlege the good and the great that each person has done that week. More recently, we list our little victories. It's not a party, exactly, but it is our way of noting and celebrating the good news, the positive results that each week brings us. So don’t be bashful, don’t be shy. Celebrate!
 |
Subscribe to this comment's feed