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Old 11-20-2009, 03:39 PM   #1
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Yesterday started off with an email from a potential client saying they had chosen someone else over me.
This was one of two "larger" jobs I was working on for January.
I was a little dissapointed to lose the job but was quite happy with the way I lost it - They were impressed with my design, my price was in line,...they obviously had a better "click" with the other contractor. Thats cool. They even offered to recommend me!

Last Night I was presenting my proposal for other larger job - this was my 2nd meeting with them - and they loved everything, the design, price...and gave me the go-ahead. This is after they had 2-3 other companies in this past summer - didn't "click" with any of them

Let me tell you, what a relief!! I know what I went through last January and it was not pleasant at all!! This job will keep us busy for most of January and will represent almost a 800% increase in sales vs. last January!

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Old 11-20-2009, 03:45 PM   #2
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See that...your not the biggest pr**k in the world like all your employees say you are......
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Old 11-20-2009, 03:52 PM   #3
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Yesterday started off with an email from a potential client saying they had chosen someone else over me.
This was one of two "larger" jobs I was working on for January.
I was a little dissapointed to lose the job but was quite happy with the way I lost it - They were impressed with my design, my price was in line,...they obviously had a better "click" with the other contractor. Thats cool. They even offered to recommend me!

Last Night I was presenting my proposal for other larger job - this was my 2nd meeting with them - and they loved everything, the design, price...and gave me the go-ahead. This is after they had 2-3 other companies in this past summer - didn't "click" with any of them

Let me tell you, what a relief!! I know what I went through last January and it was not pleasant at all!! This job will keep us busy for most of January and will represent almost a 800% increase in sales vs. last January!

Yeeeeeee Hah!


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Old 11-20-2009, 03:56 PM   #4
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You can please all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time.... and those are pretty good odds. Congrats!
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Old 11-20-2009, 04:07 PM   #5
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Umm Mike, where did you get that picture of the woman and I?
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Umm Mike, where did you get that picture of the woman and I?

What are you talking about? That is mike!!
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