I always chuckle on the inside when I listen to an individual or business owner who is frustrated because their blog or business website isn’t showing up on the first couple of pages in search. Perhaps this video by the visualization gurus over at JESS3 Labs will help provide a bit of clarity. If you don’t want to watch their video here’s the quick answer:
There is an staggering amount of competition.

Therefore you better have a strong digital media strategy in place if you have any aspirations of climbing to the top. If you don’t, here is where you can get a great one: Sandweiss Koster

JESS3 designed and animated this for the JESS3 lecture at AIGA Baltimore in Feb 2010.

Symbolic because those that habitually commit the most heinous acts against children are masters at fooling those with-in a circle of trust to violate the rights of that child.

The tragedy of child abuse and neglect afflicts millions of children annually physically, sexually, or emotionally. Sadly, a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds in America. Worse, statistics indicate that as many as 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before adulthood. This is senseless and can be prevented in many cases. Ultimately all of adults are responsible for protecting children. Not the child.

As we take this month to emphasize and reflect on the importance of understanding child abuse and the need for all Americans to help families overcome this devastating problem; below are a few recommended steps and helpful organizations that will minimize this destructive behavior. Take this opportunity to keep kids safe by making a donation or volunteering your time to one of the charities below today because no child should ever have to suffer from abuse.

If You Suspect The Abuse Of A Child Or Have Been Abused

• Contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. They are there to help and protect
• Contact the National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-Child
• Contact a Child Advocacy Center near you by visiting the National Children’s Alliance website [click here]

If You Are A Caring Parent Of A Child Or Teenager

• Never stop educating yourself to recognize warning signs, how it occurs, and the effects of child abuse
• Begin age appropriate dialogs with your children about the potential for abuse
• If you suspect abuse trust your instincts and take appropriate action.

If You Are A Relative, Care Taker, Or Teacher of Children

• Be conscious. Know the warning signs and trust your instincts
• Assess the situation and take appropriate legal action

If You Were Sexually Abused As A Child And Are Silently Suffering

• Success is not just measured in victories but in every loss that doesn’t defeat you. NEVER GIVE UP.
• Report your abuse and perpetrator to law enforcement where the abusive actions occurred
• Consider getting involved and joining a SNAP Support Group [click here]

Click Any of The Logos Below To Make A Donation To Prevent Child Abuse

In fact, some of the greatest corporations in America today were conceived and constructed during recessionary periods in the U.S. economy; organizations with names like General Electric, Microsoft, Burger King, FedEx, and Wikipedia. The new AdamWalker.Biz is no exception.

Accept

I humbly admit for 5 years I owned and operated a full service marketing and advertising agency that employed a stellar team of talented individuals that never had an online web presence and rarely promoted our accomplishments. It wasn’t that we didn’t know how, or didn’t want to, or didn’t try, but it was never a priority. The clients always came first. Times were good. Our work was great, projects kept coming, and the business grew. That was until the market crashed. Like many others, myself and the staff paid the high price. For that I am truly sorry, but understanding that you can’t change the past, only the future, is where the acceptance takes roots.

Adapt

Naturally when past choices have presented you with limited options there is really only one decision to be made, a real decision that defines your true character… Do you give up, or do you adapt?  For me the decision was simple. I love the creative business, the spirit of great collaboration, helping others find success while contributing to your own, clients and colleagues, watching an idea grow beyond your greatest expectations.

Facing the worst career economy in decades where ad budgets were being slashed faster than Zorro could draw his sword, I chose to face the demons of my past, re-invent, and adapt. Not only professionally, but personally. That’s what new AdamWalker.Biz is all about.  It’s the product of learning from the past, formulating that new plan, consciously adapting to a changing environment by the day, by the hour, by the minute,  moving forward clearer, wiser, and bolder than ever before.

Evolve

Having scaled the agency back to a one man, lean, bare knuckled marketing machine, this site was built not only to promote my latest creative assignments, but to serve as a platform for sharing. The sharing in a constant quest for knowledge and personal growth. The sharing and celebrating of great ideas, insights, and creativity. At its core AdamWalker.Biz is the very example of the evolutionary process. AdamWalker.Biz will evolve in time. I will continue evolve for the better because of it; as an artist, as a marketer, a communicator, and a human being. Evolution here will be inescapable because AdamWalker.Biz has been built on four simple principles:

1. Be Honest
2. Be Helpful
3. Be Interesting
4. Be Inspiring

Hopefully, you find an insight, idea or response at AdamWalker.biz that will allow you or a friend to evolve as well. Maybe you will challenge me to embrace a fresh perspective, which I hope is the case. But the bottom line is this: Lets evolve together because only the fittest survive.

Special thanks to Ashley Mulligan for some code work magic that help me get this site launched. http://ashleymulligan.info/

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