As every alcohol commercial draws to its conclusion, the narrator speaks faster and faster and inevitably the last quickly uttered phrase is "drink responsibly".
What if instead the mantra was "live responsibly"?
If "living responsibly" was the forethought would it alleviate the need for "drinking responsibly" to be an afterthought?
And how does this idea expand out beyond alcohol?
If responsible living was the standard, it seems like it would begin to deeply revolutionize our world.
I am going to use this post to kick off a series of writings centered around what it looks like to "live responsibly".
Interested to see what focusing some writings on this topic brings about.
Friday, July 29, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016
All Progress is Step-wise...
I can be easily tempted into thinking I ought to be able to make progress towards a goal in leaps and bounds.
However, this sort of progress is so rare it might as well be non-existent.
Progress comes by putting one foot in front of the other. Sometimes the pace of the steps is faster or slower, but that doesn't negate the fact that they are one step at a time.
Babies grow into taking steps and then they never grow through or beyond that phase. Progress in all other areas should follow the same step-wise format.
However, this sort of progress is so rare it might as well be non-existent.
Progress comes by putting one foot in front of the other. Sometimes the pace of the steps is faster or slower, but that doesn't negate the fact that they are one step at a time.
Babies grow into taking steps and then they never grow through or beyond that phase. Progress in all other areas should follow the same step-wise format.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The Power of the Ask...
Sometimes we spend far too much time wondering and hypothesizing...
No doubt, there is a place for these activities...
But sometimes we simply need to ask.
Whether it is pride, lack of information, or just timidity...there is a tendency to not ask enough or soon enough.
Just Ask!
The potential of what might result is immense!
No doubt, there is a place for these activities...
But sometimes we simply need to ask.
Whether it is pride, lack of information, or just timidity...there is a tendency to not ask enough or soon enough.
Just Ask!
The potential of what might result is immense!
Monday, July 25, 2016
Interruptibly Focused...
Working in the start up world comes with seemingly constant interruptions. Things that need to be dealt with and/or thought about.
There is always something new around every corner you turn. And something to hypothesize about that might be around the upcoming corner.
Many of these things most be addressed or they will become landmines down the road.
Yet the trick is, if some of the interruptions aren't made to wait, nothing ever actually gets done and the wheels just spin in place indefinitely.
The balancing act is in figuring out how to work in a focused manner while still embracing what the turn of a corner brings.
There is always something new around every corner you turn. And something to hypothesize about that might be around the upcoming corner.
Many of these things most be addressed or they will become landmines down the road.
Yet the trick is, if some of the interruptions aren't made to wait, nothing ever actually gets done and the wheels just spin in place indefinitely.
The balancing act is in figuring out how to work in a focused manner while still embracing what the turn of a corner brings.
Friday, July 22, 2016
Hope...
...is dependent on things not yet seen.
People yearn for hope.
Ironically, people also do everything they can to avoid unknowns and ambiguity.
The trick is, you can't have both true hope and a lack of unknowns.
One is dependent on the other. The system can't be short-circuited. Yet so often that is exactly what is happening!
By all means, seek hope! Just make sure you understand the necessary requirements!
People yearn for hope.
Ironically, people also do everything they can to avoid unknowns and ambiguity.
The trick is, you can't have both true hope and a lack of unknowns.
One is dependent on the other. The system can't be short-circuited. Yet so often that is exactly what is happening!
By all means, seek hope! Just make sure you understand the necessary requirements!
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Failure is...
...not an event, but a decisive response to an event.
Some might suggest the Wright brothers failed in their first attempts at flight. They did not. Without those initial attempts with somewhat negative outcomes, they never would have actually taken flight. They were not the best supported and most funded attempt at flight, but maybe what they did have was the best perspective and understanding on what constitutes failure.
Failure is not dependent on an outcome to a particular situation.
Failure only becomes failure when the decision is made to not learn, grow and move forward from a seemingly negative outcome to a particular event or endeavor.
Failure is a choice not an event.
Don't be mislead.
Some might suggest the Wright brothers failed in their first attempts at flight. They did not. Without those initial attempts with somewhat negative outcomes, they never would have actually taken flight. They were not the best supported and most funded attempt at flight, but maybe what they did have was the best perspective and understanding on what constitutes failure.
Failure is not dependent on an outcome to a particular situation.
Failure only becomes failure when the decision is made to not learn, grow and move forward from a seemingly negative outcome to a particular event or endeavor.
Failure is a choice not an event.
Don't be mislead.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
The Power of the Crowd...
I am working as part of a team starting a local microbrewery/brewpub. We are tracking towards a crowdfunding campaign around the end of the calendar year.
I am fascinated by the power that exists within the crowd. There seems to be a latent energy such that if they are presented with an opportunity they can grab onto, and a structure that allows them to share with others in their crowd, the possibilities are endless.
It seems as though one of the main choices in trying to tap into the crowd is whether you are going to try to push them over the tipping point, or create an environment where they are able to naturally move themselves past the tipping point.
The later takes more work and creative thinking to setup, but it seems the potential to be reached in this approach is much greater!
I am fascinated by the power that exists within the crowd. There seems to be a latent energy such that if they are presented with an opportunity they can grab onto, and a structure that allows them to share with others in their crowd, the possibilities are endless.
It seems as though one of the main choices in trying to tap into the crowd is whether you are going to try to push them over the tipping point, or create an environment where they are able to naturally move themselves past the tipping point.
The later takes more work and creative thinking to setup, but it seems the potential to be reached in this approach is much greater!
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