Blessed profession – No Foolin’
Perfect spring weather in KC yesterday and today prompted extended bike rides of over 20 miles each day with a multitude of birds playing morning tunes, highlighted by a manic-obsessive Cardinal constantly singing until it stopped to listen to my whistle mimic; afternoon sun smiled down warmly, exertion-heated muscles strained, tendons taunt, the breezes cooled my moist brow and back, all fed the fully-in-the-moment theme that prevailed.
Although there are times under deadline when there is no flex in my schedule and I am essentially working full out, the last two days have been filled with gratitude for this blessed profession. Two of my estimates were accepted recently. Both projects are for the production of clinical trial reports for refereed-journal publication. Both projects are with established companies and both of my contacts with these companies are holding carrots out in the form of, “There are many more of these reports to write, if things work out well on this one.”
The cynic in me has begun to wonder if that is just a standard line for these folks, but the hope the line generates certainly fits with my current goal of working more closely with clients and developing a relationship of trust where they feel comfortable coming to me for repeat business, knowing I will do a great job, and not having to fool around so much with the estimate process. One of the things I miss after a few years of freelance independence is the team feeling, the camaraderie of the group. Focusing on projects with the potential for repeat business and long-term relationship development is my plan. We’ll see how that goes.
The day is nearly over at this point. Time to go check out the final four, which I taped for playback to skip the commercials. Barring unforeseen pranks I might just make it through this day without any April Fool’s Day foolishness. All-in-all, this is one grateful medical writer.
Although there are times under deadline when there is no flex in my schedule and I am essentially working full out, the last two days have been filled with gratitude for this blessed profession. Two of my estimates were accepted recently. Both projects are for the production of clinical trial reports for refereed-journal publication. Both projects are with established companies and both of my contacts with these companies are holding carrots out in the form of, “There are many more of these reports to write, if things work out well on this one.”
The cynic in me has begun to wonder if that is just a standard line for these folks, but the hope the line generates certainly fits with my current goal of working more closely with clients and developing a relationship of trust where they feel comfortable coming to me for repeat business, knowing I will do a great job, and not having to fool around so much with the estimate process. One of the things I miss after a few years of freelance independence is the team feeling, the camaraderie of the group. Focusing on projects with the potential for repeat business and long-term relationship development is my plan. We’ll see how that goes.
The day is nearly over at this point. Time to go check out the final four, which I taped for playback to skip the commercials. Barring unforeseen pranks I might just make it through this day without any April Fool’s Day foolishness. All-in-all, this is one grateful medical writer.
posted by Tad B. Coles, DVM | 7:57 PM
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