Creating an Intentional Week

Our regular listeners know this, but 2 Regular Guys are all about garment decorating, a bit of fun, and no rants or lectures or selling. We are not doing this for our employers, but rather for our industry. Since February 2013, The 2 Regular Guys have been the first and the most listened to garment decorating industry podcast on this planet! We are humbled by all of you tuning in each week. We work hard to bring you information that will make your business better, and our industry better. Take a look at our incredible weekly guest list and you’ll understand where this industry goes for news, interviews, and the heartbeat of garment decorating. Thanks for listening!

News

• We’ll be wrapping up the 10 Things We’d Like to See in 2021 next week on Monday, January 25th, 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

• We want to congratulate our show producer, Erich Campbell on his milestone today. He is going to be hosting his 50th episode of The Takeup this afternoon. Congratulations on the persistence and great content you put out Friday afternoons.

• From the folks at DAX: In the interest of health and safety, they have opted to move the Kansas City and Minnesota shows to new dates, and we are optimistic for adequate national recovery for the Chicagoland show:

  Chicagoland:  April 23-24, 2021
  Kansas City – New Dates: July 9-10, 2021
  Minnesota – New Dates: August 3-4, 2021

  In light of the new timeframes, they have extended the deadlines for discounted booth space as well. Apply by February 28 and you can save up to $100* per booth! If you have already signed up to exhibit, you can now add other shows at the early-bird discount. If you haven’t already signed up – Now is the time! 

Dad Joke: Where do the keys on your keyboard go to have a good time?

The spacebar

Intentional Week

Aaron: Over the last decade, Matt Granados has tested, developed and helped thousands of others implement an effective and easy to duplicate system that will help you build an unbreakable foundation for your life as well as motivate even the most unmotivated individuals in your life. With over 10 years and 10,000 hours of studying, using, and teaching these concepts, Matt is considered to be an expert on teaching individuals how to build an unbreakable foundation for themselves as well as their organization, along with how to properly manage motivation.

Terry: We were checking out your Facebook page in preparation for this show, and in a post from a few days ago, you talked about the Zeigarnik Effect. Can you explain that to us?

Aaron: Matt one thing that I love about the quick videos you do weekly is the great nuggets of info that you give out in short bit sizes. A recent one you talked about the grass being greener on the other side. Could you explain that?

Terry: There’s a new book coming out since we last spoke? Tell us about the concept.

5 Ways to Reduce the Struggle when you are learning Embroidery Digitizing

1. Learn operation first – if you don’t know the machines, you won’t know how to control them. Learn to operate with ‘known good designs’ from another digitizer.
2. Keep your Machine in order – Digitizing can’t change thread tension; if your machine is in a clean and working state, you can be sure issues that crop up are in the file.
3. Use quality materials – Don’t skimp on materials when you are testing; use professional goods to eliminate material issues as a concern
4. Analyze and Reproduce – find a file you love, measure it’s settings, and try to reproduce it. Don’t copy for sale, but do copy to familiarize yourself with settings and tools
5. Start Small – Simple victories will confirm techniques and fire you up to keep going. Don’t take on that crazy jacket back for your first file, keep it to simple shapes and essential stitch combinations.

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