Any leader that keeps his thumb on these three will not lack in followers.
Thus we have daily questions to address these concerns.
How are the people?
Are we making music or banging cymbals?
Is this place alive?
Leaders embrace change.
Leaders predict change.
Leaders create the change.
Laggards deny the embrace, mock the prediction, and fear creating for the sake of what the others may think or say.
Leading > Lagging
Sub par.
Fair.
Mediocre.
Decent.
Average.
Good.
Great.
Superb.
Remarkable.
The best.
You’re going to have to choose one of these as your pathway.
The market will then, in turn, choose you in accordance to what you choose.
If you’re so kind
Can you let down your hand
Can you let down your hand
If you’re so kind
If you’re so strong
Can you shelter the weak
Will you listen as the strangers speak
Bring them calm
Kindness don’t ask for much
But an open mind
Ryan Adams
Back in the day (not long ago), art wasn’t blessed within the lines of commerce.
We just wanted the news and maybe The Late Show.
We just wanted a pair of shoes.
We just wanted a hotel for the night.
We just wanted a cup of coffee.
No room for art here in these wants.
But that was then and this is now.
We just wanted a pizza when that is all Dominoes offered. Now enter Cane Rosso to open pandoras box on what you thought a pizza was. You didn’t know you wanted art with your pizza did you?
We just wanted to make mobile calls when that is all Motorola offered. Now enter Steve Jobs and with his cronies looking to bring sexy back with your phone. You didn’t know wanted fashion and art with your phone did you?
We just wanted to take a picture, but Instagram knew we wanted to make art. You din’t know you could be or wanted to be an artist did you?
Look at who is gaining market share and you’re going to find a bunch of artist, modern day hippies, ex-hippies, and so called “randoms” shaking things up and changing the world.
Intro to Art, in my opinion, is just as necessary as Intro to Business in your career development.
Ashton.Gustafson 