{"id":2111,"date":"2020-12-21T17:32:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T01:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2020-12-21T17:33:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T01:33:02","slug":"top-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/top-of-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Of Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" data-attachment-id=\"2113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/top-of-mind\/cat-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cat.jpg?fit=1999%2C929&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1999,929\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cat.jpg?fit=1024%2C476&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cat.jpg?resize=1024%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cat.jpg?resize=1024%2C476&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cat.jpg?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cat.jpg?resize=1536%2C714&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cat.jpg?w=1999&amp;ssl=1 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we&#8217;re in a business of getting past gatekeepers, they often defer us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;We&#8217;re going a different direction this time&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;Next one&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;Keep sending us your new materials&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;We hope we&#8217;ll find a fit for you in the future&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I assume they&#8217;re telling the truth. They probably are hoping we&#8217;ll be better for them next time&#8230; that we have continued to grow in our careers and crafts. It would be way easier to stick with a relationship of someone growing than to make new relationships all the time. It&#8217;s also possible they loved us and wished they could have used us this time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">That doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;ll remember us.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next opportunity might be a year or three later. If we leave them alone, it&#8217;s very unlikely we&#8217;ll be the first to get the call. 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