GO! Articulate what you do!
March 10th, 2008 by Jim & EmCan you clearly articulate what you do for a living?
A great test is to imagine you’re in a life / elevator and someone asks you. You’ve 10 seconds to tell them, bottom line!
Here is a life coaches attempting to articulate what his profession is:
Professional comments welcomed right here! Bottom line - what do you do for a living?
Ah, the classic pitch in 10 seconds…Let’s see:
I’m a freelance writer working primarily with internet based clients from countries all over the world, including Amsterdam and Australia. I’ve recently earned my Bachelor’s of Creative Writing with a minor in the Fine Arts and if you are interested in receiving a price qoute for anything from articles to research to product descriptions you can contact me through my blog.
Sounds a lot cooler than it really is. : )
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I sell fish
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Is you Jesus Dubai Guy?
Jesus? I am sorry, didn’t get your point
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or do you put yourself first?
I selfish????
I sel-fish
That’s a horrible joke!
I heard this one last night while watching Jerkyl… dont tell me what happens last one next weekend..
but anyway
Claire was asked “what do you do?”
Her Answer ” Rich Men”
Love it I am keeping it and I think that would shut anyone up and open a whole new subject…
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Well you’re not avin me AC!
I am a very rich man an I do makin records and singin songs an recordin works of pure genuius an playin piano an stuff like that see.
I was playin me piano last night I was, in this big concert hall in Oslo see, an I made a mint out of it! We was sellin tickets at two quid a head an Tshirts for one pound fifty, took home SIXTY FIVE QUID i did!!!!!!!
I loves money me.
Oh Elton I seriously doubt there would too many women who could make the claim that they ave ad yu…. honey really please… if I was doing as the statement above says then I seriously would be after a more likely subject… Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp perhaps but the Geoffrey Rush type I am over…
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Youz so right AC, no women ave ad me in the biblical sense see. Not even that bloomin Renata right (although she did avs me for some of my money - didn’t like that coz I loves my money me I do).
But tell you what, I av ad that Johnny Depp an Orlando Bloom an George Clooney an a few others, ad a fab time wiv me they did, not being rude AC, but doubt they’d enjoy it wiv you, you knows what I mean don’ts you.
Oh I dont know ELton…. but you can keep George not my type…….
Johnny is Married so is a no go zone there…. Orlano Bloom is fair game however… never no until you go….
Ave a Go and Ave a good weekend…
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lol Ac! At least she is honest!
I know how this guy feels on the video. (Em here btw)
It is so hard to convey in words the power of life coaching. When you do try and put it into words, it sounds a million miles away from what I do! It also depends on who you are talking to as to the impact it will have.
Arvind, what is your elevator pitch?
There are some people who you know are just not interested, so why get yourself tied up in knots. I usually ask a few questions and that shows them rather than go through the painful process of trying to explain what I do.
“oh a coach, what sport do you coach?”
“do you have one of those red things they have on Bay watch as you run up and down the beach saving people?”
“I didn’t think you were that sporty!”
And so they go on!
Emma - best to just demonstrate what you do and give some examples.
Nowadays more and more people are aware of life coaching so it is easier now than 6 years ago.
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I Boil Quails Eggs - lol!!!!!!
Nope seriously (this is another 10 seconds here)
I’m web designer and technical partner for Fabulous Photo Gifts - personalised photo gifts you can add your photo to and order online. Check out our website for some great gift ideas.
(8 seconds - i timed it)
Jonathan
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What I do all the time is try to get my laptpop to do what I want
I cut hair! (1 second! Do I win?)
develop business for a creative agency
Do you take as long to cut hair Fab?
Sounds like my kind of hair dresser!
Bet he goes down a treat at parties,
Christ what a boring, up his own arse, wittering bore.
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Steady GIC:
According to the book of: Infinately Superior Corporately Smug Twatlians, Chaper 1 verse 3:
Yeay tho ye walk in valleys of inept subordinates (normally Chinese, but any nationality or individual will do)
Do thine best to train them about finance and other “cleverer than thou” stuff first,
Once it is established thine subservients art thicker than thou,
the Lord says. “Take the effin piss out of em my son once ye have established a high standard of insincerity,
Or if ye think thou art even more superior, do it it straight away, wait not,
lest ye be considered to be of double standards by ‘them’ what ye look down upon from thine position of moral and intellectual superiority,”
Show us the way leader!
………He’s a fine example ladies, yes a fine example……… yes of course I know him my dear…… why yes he’s that right important bloke from that company what makes them things and yes, of couse you are right my dear, yes they do uphold high ethics as a matter of principal, no they would never single out an idividual for unmerited p!s5 taking, and most certainly not our High Priest Of I Am More Equal Than OThers, Gareth in, yes that’s right my dear, yes, yes, China…..
All hail………………
Anyone fancy a cup of tea?
Nemo! You are a learned little fish! You know about George Orwell’s Animal Farm, I’m impressed!
Well what did you expect? We swim in schools.
LOL! Bridget loves the pun!
Hmmm.. I’m not sure what I expected lil Nemo, it’s the first time Bridget deals with a fish!
So what else did they teach you in school then..?
BTW, I noticed you left the new Blog Idol entrants alone - that makes lil Nemo un homme-poisson de parole! :))
Erm No. Thought we had a deal? Was abiding by that.
Let me know if its over, coz I am ready.
I take it lil Nemo didn’t learn French at school?
Un homme-poisson de parole: a man-fish of his word. I was referring to the very deal you are abiding by :))
I know you’re ready Nemo… but nah, our deal is not over.. I’ll let you know when it is…
Bonne nuit petit poission, it’s time for bed for silly-little-girls-who-are-learning-to-read-between-the-lines-to-become-grown-up-women..
Ok, bon nuit mon petite french type bird, et schnort well et le like.
Mon papa, il est un grand voiture, et il chantent dans les arbres avec les oiseaux(!) et tous!
Ta petite French type bird has well schnorted et le like Nemo
Your daddy has a big car and he sings in the trees with the birds and all..? Interesting Nemo!! Or did something get lost in translation..?!
Do remember Bridget is a silly little girl only now learning to read between the lines to become a grown-up woman..
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Oh dear. We do seem to have a complex about my situation/status don’t we little fish.
Couple of corrections to some of your ever so witty and marvelous comments (however you are getting better at the moment, keep plugging away its great to see someone actually grow, bit like watching a David Atenborough show).
Firstly, I stated to you that you came across like a teenager tapping away in a bedroom full of rhythm mags, I did not link nor infer any connection to the entire staff of McD’s. It was a simile directed at you and you alone.
Secondly, you are still coming across like that.
Thirdly I posted about an event in my daily life, giving some training - erm the post needed introducing and putting into context, however I will include references to board rooms, stock options, secretaries and the like next time, this way my post will fit the preformed comment you will no doubt have come up with.
Fourthly I have never jumped on anyones shoulders to get to my current career position and there are many guys around the world who have advanced their career due to my help, in a similar way to how people helped me advance mine - its how the world works. You establish networks and trust and move forward. The reason I secured the post in our China operations and have held onto it for over 4 years is because I develop the people and do not have ‘white mans disease’, that is I don’t put down the locals based on position and wealth (I notice you have in posts previously - both China and India. Been to either have you?). Those that do certainly do not last out here.
Now given you have begun to use your brain to post I am more than happy to be the target for this, its really quite interesting watching you evolve. Sort of like watching a David Attenborough documentary, will you be changing your title over time to fit your evolution? However, have you actually wondered which part of me is the real focus of this or are you simply disaffected by your own life? Not knowing the details we can only presume. Either way please continue as it means you have stopped telling women and girls to ’shut up’ and so on, e.g. you have stopped picking on people who might actually give a toss for what you say.
If you notice on this site I have in the past tried to help and others have tried to help me. Thats what its about - widening your knowledge and experience base. You on the other hand have directly insulted people you’ve never met, put down everyone you can at every opportunity for no reason and actually left an atmosphere that has really discouraged people from coming back. Great, well done, you’re such a tough guy and we all now bow down to your dominant fishiness, can you walk past lamp posts without pissing against them or leaning down to smell if other Alpha male’s have?
We don’t preach that we will always be nice or always be in agreement - as my above post said in no uncertain terms - however you feel the need to do nothing but abuse. Like I said before, balance the good and the bad, the positive and the put downs and you might actually find you enjoy the experience a bit more.
So whats the real problem driving you to be such a juvenile prick at times? Nobody listen to you in the real world? Bullied at school? Can’t hold down a relationship? Career not going well?
Do share maybe we can help you out, thats what we do here.
Well now, ain’t that just dandy!
So pleased to note the witterings of a “juvenile prick” clearly have no impact and are risen above by someone of your stature.
A bit of advice big guy: try practising what you preach and stop dealing in double standards.
Pricks n flowers…
Room for both in the garden people!
Emma F here (in case it appears as Mike)
Fish - I agree with Jim and Em that there are rooms for thorns and flowers in this garden, at the moment I’d have you as one of the pests
I’d be interested to know a bit more about you. So far, you have admitted to being part fish, part man, part beer mat. Bridget has discovered that you may have read George Orwell. You seem to have a dislike of anyone who has made a GO! of things and followed a career path that has taken them up the Corporate ladder. You also snigger a lot.
So - what do you do? I’m guessing you don’t work in McDonalds.
Your choice as to whether you answer this with a comment of the sort I have become familiar with from you….
No Emma F, I have no dislike of people who climb the corporate ladder, I have done that myself. What I am exposing are the double standards being used by GIC.
I could write long boring comments pontificating knowledgably on many subjects. But I neither have the time nor inclination to do that. I would rather dive in for a few minutes, make a few short comments, for my own entertainment (if anyone else laughs then all very well, and if they don’t, still all very well) and come back later.
I threw a bunch of spanners into the Blog Idol post because frankly it needed it. Since then the post has become far more entertaining. Baiting Big GIC is also entertaining, he makes it easy because he does enjoy telling us how important he is and he is guilty of double standards, eg this very thread we correspond on begins with him very directly insulting the life coach.
And the sniggering? I just can’t help it!
Arf arf arf!
OK - so you are looking for entertainment from the Garden. I hope you get that. I also hope that at some point you do engage in some of the debates - bringing your knowledge to the Garden. It would only be boring if you made it that way. I reckon you could bring humour to it and entertain the rest of us.
Go on - tell me - (with a short comment) - what did you do in the corporate world? or - failing that - how did you become part fish, part man, part beer mat. There has to be a story behind that (did it involve surgery?)
I was a director of a major multinational company whom I am not prepared to name, but I assure you, you do know who they are. Even the trainee mechanics on GIC’s Chinese production line use this corporation’s products in preference to competitive alternatives.
Thanks. Such intrigue - I love a mystery!
When you say I’d know who they are - as in I’d recognise the name? Cars/production lines are not my thing. I work for a pharmaceutical company - but in one of the many IT departments it has.
Methinks Nemo has given enough clues for GIC to name the company :)) GIC, please?
Hmmm.. Flowers are seeing lotsa things about Nemo.. Except one methinks. Which happens to be the most important. Well, in Bridget’s books at least.
Nemo stands by his word.
Not a single disparaging remark on a new Blog Idol entrant since Nemo and Bridget made a deal.
Bravo Nemo! Bridget will let you know when the games begin.. Will you be up to it lil Nemo? The stakes may get higher and higher by the hour.. Game?
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My pitch:
“I walk around awash in beauty, I smell flowers and heal with herbs and teas. I have a dayjob that makes me money, but it isn’t important. What do you do?”
Within five years, my answer will be: “I tend beehives and garden at home, enjoying dirt under my nails and screaming children playing in the sun.”
Amber
dirt under my nails and screaming children
are you going to run a kids home in Jersey?
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Seconded
Classic Gary
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I sell products in a shop, and also deal with newspapers a lot.
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As little as possible, failing that, I find people work for a living.
I am just that selfless kind of person I guess
I’d like to think this was more of a question about my raison d’?tre for being on this planet. I am not my job (thank you, Tyler Durden).
I’m here to change the world. By working on becoming a better person, I can impact the lives of those near me, and through the butterfly effect, impact the world. Kind of a scary thought, isn’t it. Six degrees of separation with a domino effect thrown in.
But, I suppose “what do you do for a living?” is a different question than “Go articulate what you do!” I like the latter.
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