I bet you didn’t even know you could eat Spanish moss. Well I’m here to tell you can. I found out a few years ago when I went on a tour of the everglades and asked the guide what you could survive on if you got stranded. He said Spanish moss is entirely edible and so is alligator, of course. Well I’d tried gator and didn’t love it, so I had to try Spanish moss, not much better, but then I didn’t have my favorite balsamic dressing handy. (Yes, I did actually just reach up and snatch some off a low hanging branch, how did you think I got it? They don’t sell it at Kroger!)
Why on earth am I babbling on about Spanish moss and what does it have to do with you? Everything. This is about keeping you on the leading edge of your business, at the forefront of your industry, in the know with the hottest, latest, and greatest introductions in your chosen field. It is much too easy to get lazy and complacent and I urge you to find out the Spanish moss bites available.
These are the bits and pieces that will endear you to your client, make you stand out from the crowd at those networking events, and keep you curious and creative. These are also the hidden nuggets, sometimes trivia, but often genuinely useful bits of information that will get you closer to that 10k hour expert status you are charging after. (And if you aren’t charging after it, why are you taking up space in your industry, leave it for those who are really to claim their expertise, and stop being an imposteur in their dream.)
As a design professional I know lots of clever ways to make something work visually that might seem otherwise impossible. As a marketing specialist I’ve got dozens of neat tricks up my sleeve for those just right promotions you need; as a copywriter, I often know the perfect word to turn a headline from bland to grand. This is because I seek the Spanish moss moments in life and business. I look for the unusual, the off-the-wall, the who-knew factors. I find it fun but best of all it makes me top of mind with clients and prospects. That is priceless.
So let’s hear it, what nugget of oddball information can you share about your industry, your field, your expertise that we likely didn’t know. C’mon now, I want to see it!
