A designer's biggest challenge: Learning to develop thick skin!!

A couple of days ago my husband sent me an article he thought I should read. As I was busy at the time I kept it in my inbox waiting until I had free time. Then last week happened. I don't normally like to complain about my job, for me it's a dream to be doing what I love for a living, however a customer really got under my skin. After serving 250+ happily satisfied customers, odds are there is bound to be a rotten apple. Needless to say, this person brought out the version of me I rarely let people see, the not-so-nice version of me. I always try to approach a situation with a smile and a positive attitude, but I was all out of smiles and polite pleasantries for this customer.  Anyways the situation happened, and with some rationalization and support from my husband I was able to get passed it. Then today after work, I decided to read the article that my husband had sent me a while back. Boy am I glad I did. It was refreshing and inspiring and hit extremely close to home. I recommend every designer read this (it's actually pretty good even if you're not a designer). Reading it brought a smile back to my face and put a little spring back in my step. So I thought I'd share:
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/06/get-a-thick-skin-living-with-criticism/ Enjoy!!!

Cool Ads: Mio Waterproof Ad

From time to time I come across an advertisement that delights my design senses. I love print ads and have started collecting vintage advertisement prints. However, recently all the magazine ads are so generic, they're hardly worth mention let alone collecting. To my surprise my husband pointed out this cool innovated ad in one of our Entertainment Weekly magazines from Mio Liquid Water Enhancers. We were skeptical at first, since it instructs to expose the ad to water, but what happened next was fun and innovative. Quite frankly it made me want to try their product. (and yes once it dries it goes back to its original form...and then you can do the whole process again:) )

Front of Ad

Back of Ad (Waterproof Side)

Exposing Ad to Water

Voila

Hidden Ad Content