Once we had published our books this past spring we continued our monthly meetings and eventually asked each other a simple question, “why are we still doing this alone?”. We bounced ideas around, fished for advice, and at times griped about the challenges that we both faced daily as a one-man show. I truly appreciated it.ĭuring the two years it took to grind out “ The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture”, Daniel and I would meet about once a month at the REI Starbucks. In my opinion it is very rare to see this kind of immediate and selfless action.
I was amazed at Daniel’s ability to aim high and follow through strong. I agreed but doubtfully thought to myself, “how is that ever going to happen?” Within three weeks of our chance encounter I had submitted a book proposal and received a contract from Wiley. You haven't lived until you have watched Daniel model the Disney Opera house in real time.Īfter chatting about the events of the ongoing conference, Daniel wrapped up our conversation by saying, “you need to write a book, I can help you”. His reputation as being “the man” for organic and site modeling preceded him.
I met Daniel at the 2011 AIA conference in New Orleans on a bus headed back to the hotel. I didn't have enough time to make a decision let alone take action, which inevitably lead to missed opportunities. In hindsight I realize that most times I was stretched so thin that this was just an illusion of control. As a one-man show I ate them up by learning new skills and chalked up those unbillable hours to a learning experience.ĭuring this time I convinced myself that my one-man show saved me money and gave me full control over every aspect of my business. Endless tasks outside my realm of expertise fell on my plate. I learned to leverage technology to seemingly eliminate the need for employees and somewhat free up my time so I could knock out the best 3d models possible. During the nine years I have been in business I have always been a one-man show.
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