This one project was using an older version of code I knew no one would remember well enough if there was another version of this next year.

So I decided to recode the whole thing from scratch, staying later than usual in order to get the project done.

Instead of just copying the older code and trying to make the client’s wishes happen with something no one else could maintain in the future I decided to go that extra mile for everyone and fix it before any trouble occurred.

I was thanked and rewarded by my peers and supervisors and the client loved the service even though they didn’t reopen the project the next year.

It may be hokey to do some of these things, but with everything combined it all pays off in the end.

Lastly, Baltimore Research is one company I know that understands its’ clients and makes themselves stand out by sending those fantastic cards for just about every holiday imaginable. It’s the little things that makes clients stand-up and take notice.

This is what I like to call “Lotto enthusiasm”; granted there is nothing wrong with that at times, but if you really want that corner office or that big contract you can’t just half-pass yourself. This isn’t the lottery where you can just put in a minor effort and expect a big payoff because that doesn’t occur so much in reality.

Be bold, be daring, dare to be stupid if need be, but go out and attempt something you probably would have shrugged off in the first thought of it.