As much as I like to be black and white, cut and dry about almost everything, my job rarely allows me the luxury of such simplistic realities. Although an event might look perfect on paper, once you get there and set it all up, the client will walk in and scope out the venue and change it on you right on the spot. Although I am ALWAYS in the right about how a show SHOULD be set up, the client is paying my salary. So what do you do?

Adapt.

It’s not as easy as it sounds sometimes. Diplomacy is key- even vital to your success. Even when a client is DEAD WRONG, it’s up to YOU to convince them otherwise and still make them feel and think they got their way, even when they didn’t. If you got the skills, can talk the talk and walk the walk, you can adapt to any situation life may throw at you. If you follow me on Twitter (@MrJulioManuel) you’ll know I’ve had a few curve balls thrown my way last week and knocked them both out of the park. How did I do it? I adapted.

Swing for the fences. Adapt. Kick some ass and don’t take anyone’s shit. Adapt and make them your bitches!