The Larry Winget Guide to Scrapbooking

Have you ever had a bald man in a orange jacket and zebra-striped boots yell at you? I have – and let me say it got my attention.

A few years ago, Larry Winget, aka The Pitbull of Personal Development, gave the keynote speech at a conference I was attending. It was several days later that I realized this was the same guy I had seen as host of A&E’s Big Spender.

I was enamored with his nearly offensive, tell-it-like-it-is attitude and immediate bought one of his books (Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life) and read it cover to cover. Larry’s lessons on personal responsibility have certainly shaped who I have grown into over the past few years and I, to this day, rely on his 18 Guiding Principles for Success, Happiness and Prosperity. I have this postcard hanging at my desk.

In this post, I want to share with you Larry Winget’s 18 Guiding Principles for Satisfaction, Happiness and Productivity in Digital Scrapbooking. Please take them for both the core message and the tongue-and-cheek manner in which that were written.

1. Take Responsibility. Don’t take on CT work if you’re a slacker.
2. Love. If you hate it, delete it. I don’t care if you bought it just a month ago.
3. Focus. Stop the chit chat and spend more time scrapping.
4. Ask. No one will think you’re stupid if you ask a question.
5. Keep it Simple. You’re too busy for every LO to be fine art.
6. Be Positive. You’re also too busy to have time for talking smack.
7. Learn. Keep your eyes open; there will always be better scrappers than you.
8. Be Flexible. Stop surfing and make the most out of 15 minutes of time.
9. Believe. Have more confidence in your skills and your LOs will suck less.
10. Serve. You’re never too experienced to answer a newbie’s question.
11. Give. Participate in charitable scrap-related activities.
12. Speak Up. If you see piracy happening, call them out.
13. Lighten Up. Other people are too busy to comment on your LO.
14. Be Thankful. You’ve got money to pay for things that aren’t real.
15. Expect the Best. Have the confidence to apply to that dream CT.
16. Be Prepared for the Worst. When was the last time you backed up?
17. Celebrate it All. You’re not a pro photographer, so just enjoy your photos.
18. Discover your Uniqueness. Scrap the way you want to scrap.

As a bonus, we’ve got four additional tips from Larry to help you get your head on straight.

• Stop complaining that you have lost your mojo.
• It’s your fault that your scrapping sucks.
• If you have time to watch TV, then you have time to scrap.
• Shut up, stop whining, and get scrapping!