Never Give Up

I met a sweet woman by the name of Dene Rosenthal. One day I called all the print companies in town trying to get some business, and she answered. She was a small design company, working from her house. She and her husband, Sonny, had successfully secured some large accounts and managed them all from their home. She commissioned me to do some illustration work for product packaging. She gave me pointers on running my company and life in general. Dene told me to find my passion in design and focus it, meaning find an industry you like and target it.

            Sadly, Dene passed away. Not only did her clients become my clients, but her way of doing business became mine.  She is one of the people who forever impacted my life.  God really blessed me to have people like Dene and Mr. Conner touch my life. I miss them both very much.  They still inspire me to continue to grow my skill and use my gift to help others!

            I entered school again for Graphic Design. A part of me thought there would not be much more I could learn, but I was so wrong.  I not only learned and enjoyed it, but this time I found friendship in Mr. Wallace and Jeff Morris, rather than intimidation. My maturity and experience made me realize a few things in school.

1. Most of the students in the program will not follow through and become designers after graduation.
2. The challenges the instructors gave are nothing in comparison to the real world.
3. Sometimes what you want to do is not what you should be doing.