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The Choice is YOURS: Clients!

The Choice is YOURS: Clients!

Can you really "fire" a customer?
— Troy Ganser
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How will you CHOOSE your "normal?"

How will you CHOOSE your "normal?"

We establish our "normal" through our actions, with our friend groups, in relating to our families (or not) and so on.  We build up a certain micro-culture that works for us - or we say it does.
— Troy Ganser
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How to FAIL in business without really trying

How to FAIL in business without really trying

All you have to do is NOT SUCK!
— Troy Ganser
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Check Please! Chapter 13: Check Your Head!

Check Please! Chapter 13: Check Your Head!

Power? Check.  Stabilizers?  Check.  Thrusters? Check. Cognitive performance? Check.  Joy of life? Check.  Hang on....
— Troy Ganser
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Hobbies to Inspire the Kids Without Hurting Your Wallet

Hobbies to Inspire the Kids Without Hurting Your Wallet

You don’t have to spend your life savings to give your kids awesome experiences.
— Troy Ganser
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Custom illustrations by Michael Ganser

Check Please! Chapter 12: Check Your Boundaries!

It's a conundrum isn't it?  Either you check your boundaries or they'll "check" you?
— Troy Ganser
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Custom illustrations by Michael Ganser

Check Please! Chapter 11: Check Your Troubles!

Don't we love feeding that wolf?
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice Art Business growth Ethics Human nature Kindness Professionalism Strategic planning
Custom illustrations by Michael Ganser

Check Please! Chapter 10: Check Your Standards

What may be frustrating you may also be what makes you unique!
— Troy Ganser
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Custom illustrations by Michael Ganser

Check Please! Chapter 9: Check Your Emotions!

Are you a puppy on parole?  After all the house arrest we've experienced as a country, it's hard not to cut loose!
— Troy Ganser
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The TAG Art Fun Farm in New Haven Indiana

Check Please! Chapter 5: Check your business!

Or perhaps "mind your own business" would be more appropriate these days?
— Troy Ganser
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Oh, you do that too? Tips for creatives forced into sales

It's the sales person's job to provide a complete set of options, but in our "bigger, faster, stronger" culture, shouldn't it be the customer's job to want more?
— Troy Ganser
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Soylent Green Shopping

Soylent Green Shopping

Is it just me, or does the idea of getting a discount on an artist or actor seem very, VERY wrong?
— Troy Ganser
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