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Measuring Success
Published on 14/06/06
by John Phillips
So there are tons of different ways to measure success, and everyone has their own vision of what it takes to be successful. I am only talking about success in your career, not life success, because that’s a whole other write-up. Anywhere from owning a bunch of businesses, to being straight up rich as hell, it really all depends on the person, their industry, morals, goals, and yadda yadda.
I’ve thought alot about what it would take for me to be successful , in my eyes, and how I want to get there. Though I don’t really feel like explaining all the ways I want to get there, I will tell how I will gauge when I am successful as an established web designer.
I obviously plan on working for some type of creative company for awhile, simply because I am no where near having the type of client base that would allow me to go out on my own. So while I am working for these places, I want to prove that when I am given a task/project, I will deliver. Not only that, I won’t half ass it, and I will put everything I have into delivering a quality product.
On top of putting my all into delivering a quality product, I want people to know that they can trust me in delivering that quality product: credibility. Credibility is how I will measure my success. I want people to know that my work with be worth investing in. Once I start establishing myself with a client base, and I know I have gained that credibility, I know that success is not too far off.
As easy as it is to say that the money is good in my industry, that is not the driving force to success. I’ve always said, and will continue to say, that the most satisfaction that I get when finishing up a project is the client saying “I love our new product.” And an obvious added bonus being the client saying that they’ve been getting good feedback from users about the product. There is no greater feeling then knowing that you were able to help out a business (or person) market themselves, and them actually liking what I’ve made for them. Then, comes the money.
To piece it all together, once I know that I have that big client base that I have satisfied and they know they can rely on me, that my friend, is when I know I am successful. I’ll know that the effort put into my work has payed off, not only for my inner-soul, but that has greatly helped out another person/business.
If you chose to respond, how do you measure success in your industry?
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