Hi!

> Thanks for telling that great story about
> your Dad. He seems like a real down-to-earth
> kinda guy.... :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it and he is very down to earth. I keep thinking that one of these days I need to compile a bunch of stories about him and the business along with some basic business info into a book.

> It's amazing how everyone is some kind of
> "manager" nowadays.... It just
> devalues the word "manager".

Yep! people are title groupies - hey, i have a fancy title so that means something. Personally, when I wasn't working for myself, i could care less what the title was (didn't care for prestige) I just cared about the weekly check and whether I enjoyed what i was doing.

> I'm sure that before too long, soon all
> we'll have are "CEOs" and
> "assistant CEO's"! :)

LOL!

> I remember reading a story about a guy who
> was running his own one-person business. In
> order to make the business "look"
> bigger, he had a number of
> "titles" he used...

> Sometimes he was the "delivery
> man", sometimes he was the
> "advertising manager", and
> sometimes he as the "CEO" -
> depending on who he was talking to!

Sometimes that comes in handy though. I have always helped in the folks' business and have had to give myself titles just to accomplish things. I have authority but we don't use titles, so when i run into something where you need to have a certain title to approve of things - I grant myself that title. Owner's daughter usually doesn't cut it. :)

> Part of this boils down to - what do you
> answer when people ask you "what do you
> do"? We've talked about this on Sowpub
> before.... Many of us wear "many
> hats" in our businesses, so how do you
> answer "what DO you do?"

> It's something you really have to think
> about - how to answer that question when
> it's asked - if you're in business for
> yourself! (At the moment, I tend to say I'm
> an "online publisher" - even
> though that's only part of what I do....)

Ah, that's the fun question! i use a f ew different ones. I have been know to simply say "I work for myself" but usually I try to describe what I do for my clients (not the behind the seens business stuff). No titles - just a description, although depending on what all i want to include, it can get lengthy. :)

Have a good night!

Tam