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Lindsay's work combines: Design, Business, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Jacksonville Senior High School
Bachelor's Degree
English Language and Literature, General
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Desktop Publishers:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: English Language and Literature, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
First I moved to San Francisco.
2.
Then I worked for non-profit causes I believed in, usually not for money.
3.
Then I started doing layout and design work for those non-profits because I was good at it.
4.
Then I got an entry level position at a very small publishing company where a friend worked.
5.
Then I took advantage of any opportunity there was to learn more and do more.
6.
Then I stayed as that company grew from a small publisher of 18 people...
7.
...Into a mid-size publisher with nearly 160 employees that is admired the world over.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
Publishing doesn't pay.
How I responded:
Most jobs will never pay enough. And if you dedicate yourself to a craft, you will become able to earn more and more money at it as your expertise grows.