HAPPY NEW YEAR!
This is one of the funniest – and one of the few – cartoons I’ve ever seen about what it’s like in the proposal world. I often use this in kick-off meetings, especially when I’m working with folks who have little or no proposal experience. This lightens the mood a bit and lets them know that I understand and empathize. As comedic as this is, it oftentimes isn’t that far from the truth.
Many of us got into the proposal world simply by happenstance, or because we were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some of us dread working on proposals and some of us – the ‘crazy’ ones – love it. I guess I put myself in that category; I have always loved working proposals and always will. I’m lucky, I love what I do. Hopefully, the rest of you out there slaving away on proposals love it or will learn to love it.
If you would like to discuss this in more detail, please contact me on info@perfblue.com or via my contact page. Thanks!
Attribution
UFS, Inc. Scott Adams
About the Author
Drew Cotterman is the Founder and President of performanceBLUE, LLC, a professional proposal development firm. He founded the firm in 2010 after working in the proposal world for more than 20 years. performanceBLUE provides capture support; proposal development including management, writing, pricing, graphics, desktop publishing, and production support; process training; and employee mentoring.