The Greatest Graphics Interpreter Of Your Mind

If you have a startup, and you are not artistically gifted, you most likely will need a graphics person or a company to design your logo among other things. I remember designing my own logo, and my WordPress teacher Greg said "Uh------- No" Greg is great at spotting crap and telling you it's just that. Greg also lead me to Sultan of Pixel Pickers.

Sultan is the greatest business artist in the world. He may not be well known right now, but he will be. This man is not after your money. Sure he wants to be paid. He has a family to support in a country that is not economically blessed like the USA. Yet this man loves to create, just like you treps do. He loves to create your vision. My interaction with him has shown me how honest he is, and how he works.

Sultan listens to what you want. He doesn't waste any time on some tangent of what 'the designer wants.' You see I've had other other graphic companies do work for me, and what is the number one thing they do? They take the name or idea you want, and make it into the design in their mind. Sultan is an interpreter of your mind. You tell him what you want. You describe this detailed vision in your mind and that's what he gives you. It's sort of mind blowing. I mean that's what us entrepreneurs want and need, but it rarely happens. We need people who can interpreter our ideas and make them real. Not the vision they think it should be, but the vision in our heads. That's Sultan. He delivers your vision right to you. Oh, yeah, it will totally freak you out, because you are used to people getting it wrong most of the time, and you succumb because you think you have made them make to many revisions. Sultan is so gifted that you will most likely not make any revisions, and if you do, it will only be a few minor things. That's how good he is. Truly he is a man oozing with talent and those who hire him will be the lucky ones, like I am. Enjoy his gift.

Here is a look at the logo's he has done, but keep in mind that he also does animations, interior designs and other things. Just ask him.

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Email me with question jana@passdownapp.com

I'll Take Orange, Not Root Beer

Our family drove about six blocks on a hot summer day to A and W root beer. It was a shabby drive in root beer stand. Pretty run down, my family loved it. They loved root beer floats in the summer.

This family tradition was one I did not like. I tasted root beer, and to me it tasted exactly like it's name. Root's with beer. Surly I had done that a million times in the backyard playground. Stick your face in mud, add water, and suck and you have root beer! I didn't like it. As a grown up I tried this special pop again, and still it tasted just like it's name. Dirty roots with beer.

Problem was, I'd ask for an orange pop and my family just tore me to shreds because I didn't like what they like. They would put me down because I had to be 'special' to request an orange pop. They delighted in the root beer float and they thought I should too. Plus the fact that they wanted to purchase some special gallon root beer float special that we all could share. With me requesting a small orange soda, well that was a horrible thing to do. If I can't go along with them, than I'm a loser. 

This could be the sum of my childhood. As much as they thought that I was trying to be different they were wrong. I just didn't like root beer. Still don't.

Sometimes I think my quest to invent something people want is only a self centered desire to prove that I'm not a loser. If I just had one special thing that I could do well at. If I succeeded at something that these root beer loving bullies could not succeed at, well then I'd be an orange success! I'd finally be a worthy person. 

Is this what all my entrepreneur desires are for? Am I just attempting to prove to my childhood family that I am not a loser? Is my entire life based on a family outing that I did not surrender my preference to? 

It probably is. If I do not succeed at something then my family wins. The label they gave me will be true. I guess I'll invent Orange Cheer Floats. The drink that makes every loser a winner! ; - ) 

Don't give up. Building startups win or lose, is better than root beer bullies. 

Sad: Entrepreneur Con Men Get Traction Easy

This last fourteen months have been very sad for me. Tonight I'm sad about my sister in law and my friends sister. Both of the sisters are following a false prophet. They are under religious mind control by evil people who are only seeking fame, and of course a whole lot of money for themselves off the backs of their victims.

 
I don't how I got so lucky to have been blessed with discernment. First of all I owe all my lucky brains to God. He gave this gift to me. Second I owe it to my mother who was raised by her Pastor father, and he taught her the truth. So she passed it on to me. One of the discernment things she taught me was those two people who knock on the front door. Jehovah's Witnesses. One summer day when I was a tween I had opened the door. I could have cared less about what they wanted me to think. I felt that they just wanted money so I gave them a quarter. They came back time and time again and only asked for me. My mother set me straight about these matters. We have to discern! 

Twisted scripture, it's always subtle. The bible con artist craft the truth with just a hit of lies and they suck people in like magnets. Geez, I struggle along as a failure entrepreneur. I could rake in the cash if I just wanted to be evil, greedy,manipulative,self seeking mind controller, or super self centered. I'd rather not. I'd rather be a struggling startup building and never be a success than preach a lie to people just to take there, time, money, and soul. 

The Frozen Soul

The one thing that really bugs me about these fake christian evangelist, is that they know how to get Traction. Oh yeah just look at these super mega Churches. Joel Osteen's church is as big as a sports arena. It really sucks to see these liars getting traction like it's as easy as spreading butter.

I've had a few friends over the years join religious cults. One is still in and has been for ten years or more now. These two sisters, I'm sad. Both of them are ripe candidates for mind control. I think they will be in a long time. Maybe they will never get out. 

To spend your life being fooled that your following Jesus, but your just following lies. What a sorrow ~

*They are following Bethel Church in Redding CA, and it's sister church Bridgeway in Denver. Bill Johnson is the head in Redding.

Beware!

There Is A Lot Of Game Left:In Your Startup

Watching game six I am. I don't really follow any sport, but I happen upon it when I turn on the tube and there it is. Seems like I've been landing on all these basketball games towards the end. This time I got an entire half instead of just the last six minutes, pretty exciting. I'm rooting for Golden State. Why, not really sure, but I like Curry because of all those shots he makes with ease. The thing about him is, he has the Sawyer Frederick's appeal. He looks so kind, gentle, innocent,nonthreatening, and yet delivers the goods. 

I do not know which coach yelled out "there is a lot of game left" but someone did. It got me thinking about the timeline to success for a startup. All the successful ones seem to have fast timelines, and after all that is the jest of the name startup. It's supposed to be able to grow fast, once it takes off. But what about all of us who build them and give up too soon? Yeah, I know you did it. I've done it many times. I gave up too soon. Well, we may think our company a startup, but until it hits the grow fast stage, we should not worry if were not on track, or not a startup. If you haven't hit fast growth, or any growth. There is a lot of game left. Giving up will surly net you a loss. Continuing on your path will lead to learning, and maybe you will get your growth or success. But you won't know if you quit too soon. The problem is, when is the time to quit? When is to soon?

Surprising to me I quit my last startup too soon. My excuse was that it was costing me cash to keep it up and running with no income, and that I could start it up again in the future if I wanted to. Those two things are true. I can start it up again. But right now, it's toast and Passdown is the butter I chase. 

The game on t.v. is getting exciting and I think GS is going to win the title. If we think of our startups as a one season opportunity, well, if you don't win the title you take the off season off, and startup again. 

YEAH! Golden State won! 

*I'll fix typo's and add pics in a bit! Celebrating with GS now!

40 years since Golden State has won the championship. Will you go that long in your startup?

Confessions Of A Christian Entrepreneur

Confession: That special word that perks ears up. It's the best word in the world to use, if you want someone to listen to you. 

Who wouldn't drop everything to listen to someones confession? After all a confession is usually something really juicy, packed full of mind blowing knowledge of the down and dirty list of the confessor. He he he he he he

I became a Christian at the age of 24. My parents told me when I was 12, that I would live my entire life by the age of 21. I was overdoing life. I consumed it as much as possible. My parents were not that far off. By 24 I had attempted suicide a few times, as I was done with living. I remember thinking 'What do you do when the party is over?' I thought it was death. There was nothing else in life to do, as I believed I had done it all! I hadn't become a Christian, so to save my life, I searched out this God people talked about. 

Of course I felt all the creepy jeepy feelings you may think of when you hear the word Jesus or God. Those words are so perfectly not a party. Even though He is perfect, and He is a party. Since I was (and still am) a pretty wild woman, my walk with the Lord was horrible. I'd get mad at Him all the time. I'd tell Him off for all the problems I struggled with, including my choices, physical problems, job problems, people problems, and the never ending anger list.

My confession is: For 29 years I've lived in a miserable walk with the Lord. I had nothing good to tell a non believer. In fact, I didn't want anyone to know I was a Christian, because they would never be interested in Him if they saw my walk. I did not want to be the reason a person turned away. I called myself "A Lousy Christian" I was worthless at it. 

Here is the thing. We all will be worthless at it. None of us can ever be a perfect Christian or perfect human. All my struggles to be a better person, to be free of anger, hatred, hopelessness, worthlessness, foul language, evil doings... these things prove to me that this man they call Jesus is real. In fact every single struggle I have ever had, is in the Bible. When I read it, I'm in awe. There it is in black and white, my life written around two thousand years ago! Yours too. In Hebrews 2:1 it says: So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. NLT. This is what happened to me time and time again. I drifted away, but I never was not a Christian. I just sucked at it. Pretty much how I suck as an Entrepreneur. Both of these things have immense challenges, so many in fact, that I drift away.

The one thing I can tell you as a "Lousy Christian" and "Suck Ass Entrepreneur" is I go with the truth. For some reason the Lord gave me the gift of discernment. At times the false religions, false doctrine, false followers,false teachers, try to suck me in. Even if I go with them a few weeks, I always smell the lies. I always seem to know what sound Christian Doctrine is, even if I don't think I'm good at doctrine. I'm grateful for this this gift. 

If you are not a Christian let me warn you. If you ever choose to seek Jesus or God, there are more than you can stand false organizations out there ready to reel you in. You see by twisting what the Bible says by just a little, these types of organizations can trick you, so they can make big bucks. They cash in on your miserable life. They tell you what you want to hear, they make you feel so good! It's not the truth, it's a lie. If you ask me, if you're going to follow some Creepy Jeepy Jesus, well, it better be the truth, not the fake shit spewing lies of false hope. It's rampant out there, so be careful. 

So that's it, my confession, I'm a Lousy Christian! and I am completely happy to be that, because I know, I know the truth. I do know a ton about doctrine. I do know the struggle to walk the walk. I don't care if my walk is not pretty, not decorated with sweet words. Not emulating an amazing successful Christian, who appears to be so perfect and pure. No, I'm a sinner who has been forgiven by the death of the most amazing man, Jesus. Yes, I will still sin, but I will sin less as I walk with Him. I will be His servant even if I appear to be rough, crazy, wild, lonely, sad, angry, hopeless, ignorant,annoying, self centered,depressed,suicidal,and worthless. 

Like Yodi, we must pause with our questions and wait instruction.

Oh Lord ~