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How Will You Choose to Shine?

How Will You Choose to Shine?

What is a creative to do in this environment?  How do you distinguish yourself in this dichotomy while at the same time convince potential clients of your trustworthiness?
— Troy Ganser
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How will you CHOOSE to be successful?

How will you CHOOSE to be successful?

How much do you want it?
— 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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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 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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Custom illustrations by Michael Ganser

Check Please! Chapter 8: Check Your Environment!

Are you a tiger in a society of rabbits?
— Troy Ganser
Tagged: Advice business development Business growth Customer service diversification Human nature Networking Professionalism Strategic planning Teamwork
Stilt walking entertainment for events

Check Please! Chapter 3: Check Your Priorities?

How badly do you want it?
— Troy Ganser
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mime entertainment; stilt walking entertainment; themed entertainment

Check please! Chapter 2: Check Your Team!

A key to success is "you can't do it alone."
— Troy Ganser
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Left Shark; Costumed characters for events; Event entertainment

We're All In This Together Alone In The Same Boat

If I have to watch one more celebrity tell me "we're all in this together" and "we'll get through this" and "we're all in the same boat" (have you seen...
— Troy Ganser
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Mime; Themed entertainment; Entertainers for events

Don't Keep it a Secret!

Is your attendance down?  If you were you, would you attend your event?
— Troy Ganser
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Dinosaurs; Dinosaur entertainment; Event entertainment

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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