What Happens Whensday - Edition #02 {Building Client Relationships Despite Differences}

Wow -- Two weeks in a row… This is a blog marathon for me! Hold on, let me go get some water… Feeling parched ;) 

Alright but on a non-cory-humor note, this is edition #2 of "What Happens Whensday"! 

I knew exactly what I wanted to post about -- Just kidding, I'm thinking this up as I go along. We can think of that as some sort of disclaimer.

So, I've been feeling incredibly liberal about my opinions lately which can be freeing and frightening all at once. Some days I don't know what's going to come out of my mouth and more often than not it's either straight talk or a joke. Yeah, there's not much in between! My humor is edgy or completely slapstick and not so politically correct always. 

So my thought this week is what happens when our personalities don't mesh perfectly with a particular client? There are days when our humor or lack-of-humor is just off base from our client's personality. There are days when we feel on it like we've just conquered the world with our awesome skills but then we aren't 100% sure that the client feels the same way.

Maybe we've had someone treat us disrespectfully or just not appreciate our time & talent. We all know these situations will happen so how can we move forward?

One of my favorite feelings in the world is leaving a photoshoot or client meeting knowing I've made new friends and have begun building a strong relationship with the clients! I strive for that experience during every single client meet or photoshoot!

SO -- How do we combat feeling like good for nothin' sun ova guns when we are unsure of our relationship with a client? 

Let's think of 3 different ways (again, making this up as I go along)... 

1. (Because I thought of it first) GIVE THEM THE BENIFIT OF THE DOUBT - (or BOTD) Without BOTD, you're shot. People mean well. We have to believe in the big picture. Believe in love and kindness and understand that most people don't mean you harm and many of them never realize they are hurting you. If they don't show excitement for working with you, then maybe they had a bad day? Maybe they are shy? As Frozen *or my future brother in law* would sing in the bathroom, "Let it go!"
2. LEARN FROM THAT EXPERIENCE - When we take a moment to reflect on the situation at hand and look for ways to learn, we can grow from that experience. Even if there were no mistakes you could find on your end, you can find ways to learn to be even more great! 
3. PRACTICE KINDNESS EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE DIFFERENCES - The ol' kill them with kindness jab! It does the body good, both yours and theirs! Whether or not you become BFFL (best friends for life) with your client and want to loan each other Def Leopard records & meet for sushi on the weekends, you want to build a long term trusting relationship! Kindness is the best start! 

Hope you guys enjoyed this episode of What happens Whensdays ~ I will always be a learner and hope to inspire you to be one too! 

Next week, Episode #3 is coming up and it's all about… Whatever I think of next! Oh the suspense. ~ Fantasia 
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