Mark Thouless’ Post

20 days till the No B.S. Letter Shutdown Of the 3 M’s, market is the first to figure out. The rest is a little easier once the hard work of market is done. Here’s a picture of a pretty flower for your time. More on why market matters below… When you know who you’re looking for, you know where to meet them and what to say. If the day is about celebrating your parents’ anniversary, or a toddlers birthday, or a teenagers sport victory, most people choose different places, different times, different clothes. Even our tone is different. Be clear about who you’re trying to reach and separate your “who’s” get one in mind before going to the next step.

This was all 100% built and replaced by me and my team. I designed it, reviewed purchasing bids, installed it, upgraded it, maintained it, and replaced all of its parts at least once in the decade that I have been overseeing it. It is odd how we come to be attached to our network infrastructure. Almost like it is a living and breathing thing. We hurt when it is hurting, we rejoice when it comes alive and thrives. It is a work of passion and a pursuit of perfection. Although nothing is ever perfect, we strive to make it so. It is sadly as much a part of my identity and ego as any other accomplishment. It means more to me than my college degree, and most any hobby accomplishment. It is beautiful. All of the color-coded cables, blinking lights, whirring sounds, and more. It is one of the things I love most outside of my family and friends. Odd how we can come to love a thing? But we do.

My Service is 100% original

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If you try to help everyone with everything than you aren’t going to be able to help anyone Is it obedience, puppy training, pulling on leash, reactivity, service dog work, etc. Find your main thing and stick to it! Do you help families? Do you help single moms with powerfully strong dogs? Do you help multi dog households? There is so many different avenues that you could go down All you need to do is choose one and stick with it long enough to get known for that Then and only then can you branch out and start to focus on other avenues Look at all your favorite brandes…. Apple, CocaCola, Nike They started with the ipod, cola, and shoes Then they started adding onto their “product line” to supplement their main thing over time Word of caution to the wise - Yes, have many products but make sure they are focused all on the main thing, that one problem you are the expert on solving

QTIP, Part 6. Our old office had a back door that opened to stairs up to the parking lot. You could cut the corner to the left under a shade tree and not have to walk up the stairs. The first time I did that, I was walking to meet a friend for lunch. There were some hanging branches and I scraped my way underneath one of them. Not being able to feel pain on that half of my body, I didn’t realize that I cut myself and showed up to the lunch with blood dripping down my face. A couple of months later, I did the same thing, and as I was walking through the tree branches, I realized that I had made a mistake but was able to stop before I drew blood. Six months later, I cut the same corner and this time, I ducked before I went under the tree. Progress! This learning curve doesn’t just apply to walking. It applies to everything. I used to interact with difficult people and didn’t realize that I could become one as a result. I say this not to blame them but to highlight my lack of awareness of how people around me could affect how I think and feel. If you hang out with the proverbial radioactive Chihuahua person, not only will you find yourself surrounded only by similar personalities, but you might find yourself yapping just like one, too. You get what you give in this life, and if you’re not getting what you want, consider what you are putting out into the world. And if you don’t know what you are putting out into the world, start by auditing what you allow into your life. I don’t think that it’s arguable that our society is becoming less civil. There are people who would love to be the low-hanging branch and scratch our face as we walk by. It may be our job to walk past that tree, but it doesn’t mean that we have to let it scratch us every time.

Fall Break is here at UMD—a perfect time to relax and recharge.  🍂 On the first day of classes, my office popped outside to take this updated staff picture.  And while it feels like we took this nine *days* ago, the calendar tells me its been nine weeks! The semester can fly by, so I encourage you to take some time today not only to relax, but to reflect on your semester so far.  Even though students are the ones with days off, I’m finding this to be a great checkpoint for myself as well.  Let’s evaluate those goals and refocus for the upcoming weeks! #FallBreak #CareerDevelopment #CollegeLife #StudentSuccess

Finally tstarted my Framer Journey.😅 I will be sharing my progress here. Check out this simple hero section I made: https://lnkd.in/dJPmaQjy

Very simple and very strong