Posts Tagged ‘busines ideas’

Over the next 25 posts, ending on my birthday, I will be covering an incredibly creative moment or idea from a year of my life AND one creative moment in either the marketing, advertising, technology or media world.

In 1987, I decided it was my time to start getting noticed and shocking everyone who met me. I hadn’t quite learned how to read on my own, but I certainly was able to convince people who visited our home.

How did I do it? At bed time, my dad would read to me. It was always the same books, either Why The Bear Has A Short Tail or The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse . Since he read them almost every night, pretty soon I had started memorizing the words. Which meant if it had been a long night, and dad wanted to skip a page? I would catch him…and start reciting it back to him. (I told you I was precocious!) Anyway, pretty soon, I could “read” the books and recite the words at the exact moment and on the right pages.

Anyway, one of my favorite things to do when we had guests over was to sit on the floor of my room, with one of the books open and “read” it. I thought it was like a comedy routine, and I loved watching the faces of the people as they watched a 1 year old flawlessly read through a book. It was the first (but definitely not the last) time that I realized how much I enjoyed captivating an audience.

In the tech world, one of my favorite tools I currently use was first discussed (*hint: It’s icon is a blue box and it starts with photo and ends with shop*) by the Knoll Brothers. Photoshop is now one of the most popular photo editing software and is a staple in my everyday arsenal. I couldn’t imagine my business without it…so thank you Knoll’s, you two are amazing!