WHAT: An auto response to an email sent to me with the subject with this exact phrase: Hey Mitch
WHAT WHAT: Daily thoughts, tips or who knows what I’ll let spill outta my head. LOL
HOW: Send an email to artvalet at gmail dot com with this exact phrase in the subject: Hey Mitch
August 19, 2022
BAM! turned out great – we had a good time and “the people” showed up!
Erik Kolflat, the talented man with a camera husband to Amy Kolflat, and one of the market’s in-kind sponsors, made this incredible “fast forward” video of the market! From Friday setup to Saturday night breakdown! SO COOL!!
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August 3, 2022
Hey!
Today, I woke up with BAM! on my mind. It’s on my mind a lot. Some thingsthat I wanted to do won’t happen, and others that I wanted have slipped through the cracks.
I remind myself that the important parts are really 2 things for me when putting on an event like this. (Bigger event than the norm)
1. Get shoppers there. 2. Prevent mayhem and societal breakdown during setup/breakdown.
Should be fine. Right?!! LOL
Today, Facebook shared this “anniversary” with the tall, grinning, bare chested, blazer wearing man of Houston events legend that IS Phil Brayton.
Here’s their montage – I clipped these three to show you. Facebook has them out of order so …
2016 left 2014 middle 2015 right
I started a “Who’s the tan man?” campaign when we saw Phil visiting the market dressed as he does, (he has seasonal blazers btw) I guess that was 2014 because Phil made a LOT of Facebook friends that year at White Linen Night.
BTW- read my Art Valet column this week, it’s about White Linen!
> Art Valet in THE LEADER
Cheers!
Mitch
August 1, 2022
Hola!
Normally I would write something insightful, inspiring, motivational or funny here. But I got zip, nada, nothing!
Cheers!
Mitch
An author I was reading had an offer in her book that if I sent her a note with such-in-such in the subject line to her Gmail address, she’d send you a PDF back.
POP! I could utilize auto-replies in Gmail for anything too! Why haven’t I? What would I do … hmm and thus, the Hey Mitch idea popped up.
I’ve been working on mini-habits, mentioned in my second post, and thought this would be a fun thing to share too. Ya never would know what could come out if this crazy idea!
I will archive the Hey Mitch emails here for now. If the page gets crowded – it’s time to look at other options, right?!
Cheers!
Mitch
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Hola!
Stuck? Here are some of my favorite get unstuck tricks
The 5-Second rule.Say you’re having trouble starting something, washing dishes, making a phone call, exercising … visualize yourself starting that something when you’ve finished counting down from 5 to 1.
5 … 4 … 3 … 2 …
… 1
Gooooooooo
Easy peasy! Check out Mel Robbins > https://melrobbins.com/
Lower the bar.Sometimes setting your sights too high can stop us from starting. Exercise is always a good one. Author Stephen Guise decided he could do one pushup a day. That was it! Mission accomplished! Surprisingly to him, when he got down on the floor to do that one pushup, he kept going! His books are now in multiple languages and he works out regularly! He’s quite funny too.
The low bar tricked his mind into saying, “Ok, go ahead and do that one.” Both unstuck ideas are fun and easy to do and you’ll be surprised and delighted after!
Check out Stephen’s books …https://minihabits.com/
- Cold sales calls
- Call someone you admire and ask for advice
- Send your resume to “that” company
- Speak up for yourself
- Sign up for a class in a subject you find intimidating
Have a great day!!
Mitch
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Today, step out of your comfort zone. NO, that does not mean going outside in the heat of the day! Stepping out of your comfort zone is doing something you truly dread, but knowing that doing so will benefit you and move you forward. Examples:
What suggestions do you have for breaking out of your comfort zone? Did you try one – tell me about it!
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