“Be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatama Ghandi
“If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at your self then make a change.” Michael Jackson
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy
“Without change, something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.” Frank Herbert
It appears the biggest hurdle for us changing the world is the guy we shave with.
Today, may we waltz well within the symphony of our businesses.
My daughter is 10 months old. Currently, we have only a few conversations that she can understand. And most of them go like this….Can you dance??? Can you clap??? Want to play your piano???
Creativity and music is the only language we have right now between the two of us.
There are some things words cannot say.
As a leader, please do not mute the music or mock the poetry of those you are leading.
About a month ago I posted an entry on style, and how it does not win championships for teams or in itself make a businesses successful. This remains true.
But today, we get to see that style does have its role….buzz creation…i.e., awareness.
10 years ago no one cared about the University of Oregon. Now, they are getting some of the best recruits from all over the country and are consistently ranked in the top 10. From half a world away, 18 year old boys are leaving Texas, Alabama, Florida, and so on to move to the Pacific Northwest and play on the gridiron.
Remember last years’s National Championship? Texts and tweets filled our phones with talk about the neon green cleats the Ducks were wearing. I was privileged to be at the game. It looked like their feet were wrapped in tennis ball fuzz. I now own 2 Oregon shirts, my wife has an Oregon shirt, and today I’m flying an Oregon flag outside of my home in Texas. Look at what neon green cleats started.
Today’s matchup of Oregon and Wisconsin could not be more Mac vs. PC., and it will be very easy to see who owns the style points when the teams hit the field. Oregon is reportedly wearing silver cleats and black chrome helmets.
There will be future University of Oregon players watching the current talent in today’s Rose Bowl. And no matter who wins, the future players will go to bed and dream of one day wearing silver cleats and black chrome helmets.
What can style do?
And today the buzz is a black chrome helmet.
Anyone can learn to scramble and fry rice on a 3×6 steaming griddle.
Anyone can slice an onion, stack it into a volcano, and light the canola lava.
Anyone can become a master shrimp tail slapper.
Sure, the hibachi experience is quite entertaining, but we really sat down for the chef’s secret sauce.
Create and refine your sauce. Our mouths are watering.
Sayonara.
Ashton.Gustafson 