Hasta La Ideas

Over the past few months, Core77 and Knoll have asked you to share the Secret to Your Success—ideas on how you get the most out of your workday and how you measure success in your business and in your life. We’ve been educated and encouraged. We’ve heard some unique tips about coffee, exercise, pets, sleep and sleep deprivation. And, we’ve considered failure and envisioned goals.

And, like the design ideas behind the Generation chair by Knoll, we’ve discovered that, when they think about the big picture, or even the small picture, creative professionals focus on the basics—building relationships, pushing creative boundaries, sustaining balance, seeking originality and uncovering authenticity.

@LifeGivenAShape Success is a natural side effect of persistence and passion.

@jonwinebrenner Be authentic to yourself.

@elipsdesign Being optimistic, smile and working hard.

@KristinWastney Hardworking but balanced. Creative but calculated. Inspired but not distracted. Caffeinated but still hydrated.

@AmpedStyle You think up a great idea? Push your boundaries and make it a breakthrough one.

@JohnnyGetIt Bouncing ideas is great, but, trusting your gut leads to a clearly defined path and extra time for revision!

And, our winner this week—

@kemcelroy Listen to your gut reactions & instincts. They are usually right and help lead you to new solutions & adventures.

Kathryn McElroy is a graphic designer and artist living near Indianapolis, IN with her husband and corgi. Whether it’s through digital art, paper engineering, laser cutting, painting and photography or cooking and baking, Kathryn embraces creativity. As a freelance designer, she works on design identity, print and web projects, including anything from custom WordPress themes and logos to oversized newspaper inserts and eighteen-month, full-color calendars.

Thanks for your insight, Kathryn. We hope you’ll enjoy your new Generation chair from Knoll so you can continue to create and sit how you want!

And, thanks to everyone for participating in this fun project. You can find out more about the Generation by Knoll family of work chairs at www.sithowyouwant.com and follow @Knoll_Inc on Twitter.

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We know the drill. Grab a coffee, roll into the office and strap into your office chair for the day. Knoll and Core77 want to gift you a better foundation for workday success. Share your secret to a successful day in the office and in return Knoll will help you sit how you want with a brand new Generation chair. From September 6 through November 5, follow @core77 and tweet an element of your day that helps you do your best work and include #secret2success @core77. Every other week, we’ll share our favorite secret to success and award the tweeter a Knoll Generation chair!

The Generation by Knoll family of work chairs promotes comfort and freedom of movement, supporting the range of postures that address a variety of workstyles. The family reflects insights gathered by Formway Design through research that revealed that sitting upright and facing forward is just one of the many positions people assume in their work chair. Armed with that knowledge, Formway and Knoll joined forces to create chairs that don’t force users to choose between freedom of movement and continuous support, but instead provide both, simultaneously.

Winning tweets who receive a Generation chair will be able to then share their experiences with Knoll and other Generation owners at www.sithowyouwant.com. And just for following and tweeting your secret to success @core77 we’ll DM you with a special discount code for 15% off any of the Generation family of chairs at www.sithowyouwant.com

So, start sharing!! Tweet @core77 and get ready to sit how you want! See full contest rules and information here!

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