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> Talk about adrenalin writing, and no, ya NEVER missed a deadline (or
> shall I say, you only missed one once.)
Indeed, there are jmany documents more useless than a proposal that
didn't make the date!
> It is also my most favorite type of writing and things that I learned
> during that initial gig have been valuable event to this day (time
> management, meeting deadlines and committments, estimating needed
> resources, estimating project size, how to work under pressure, how
> to prioritize the important stuff and not let the unimportant stuff
> keep you up at night, etc.)
Yes, proposal work is educational. It teaches discipline, among other
important matters.
> BTW...we met in front of a booth at the Association for Information
> and Image Management (AIIM) National Convention several years back
> when it was in NY at the Javits...I wonder if the list knows that you
> have out over 60 books on proposal writing, consulting, marketing
> your services, writing, etc.
That had to be quite a long time ago. - I hope life and writing hav been
kind to you since. - Herm
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