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Would you like to know a secret?

Hamburger

I’ve been told by unbiased parties that I make awesome grilled hamburgers. Not many people know that but now you do. The point is that we sometimes treat our sharpened skills like our hamburgers.

I then realized that most of my friends that know I make great hamburgers had no idea that I was an award winning graphic designer with a knack for making businesses and organizations look classy enough to make more money.
They just thought I was some goofball that made great tasting burgers.

No one will hire you do to that thing you do really well if you don’t tell them that you do it. And here’s the kicker, it’s okay to tell them about that amazing thing you do :) 

The phrase “Out of sight, out of mind” still holds up. So, defeat absence blindness by holding high that outstanding thing that you so. Talk about it, show it to people and make sure they know you do that thing so the next time someone says, “I need a photographer (or whatever)” they can say, “I know a guy/gal, here’s his/her info.”

So, what about your secret skills? Do all your friends know what you do and that you rock at it? Please post your helpful comments and let me know what you think. Thanks for reading, and thanks for your time :)

P.S. Google image search sent me to this image from this website: http://www.seattlemet.com/blogs/sauced/carnivorehappyhour/

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