Is there any introduction to a gift being given that packs more punch than the words I made this for you?
The gospel of the new economy is twofold: you get what you give and you are what you share.
So now, you, the leader must see his products, services, and ideas as gifts.
No doubt the world would be a better place if we all saw everyday as Christmas.
Imagine having had the chance of being behind the scene’s with the likes of Tiger Woods, Picasso, or Edison. Imagine being in Tiger’s gym. Think of Pablo’s studio. Picture Thomas’ lab.
There’s no doubt we would be convicted and probably shocked with the surplus of do-overs, thrown away drafts, ruined canvases, and sheer commitment.
If we were there we would see discipline. Nothing more – nothing less.
Discipline is the code to the artist’s padlock of imagination.
There’s art in all of us and it’s discipline that digs it out.
We often underestimate what we have to do to get what we want to have done.
Thomas Edison made over 1000 unsuccessful attempts creating the light bulb.
When asked about how it felt to fail 1000 times, he simply responded with saying, “I didn’t fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.”
How many of us throw our hands up and surrender the dream at step 2? I’m guilty.
It’s quite dangerous to not repeatedly fail.
Prediction: Please, thank you, I’m sorry, and I love you will be the most useful and, I bet, unusual words heard and used 100 years from today for us, our lives, and our businesses.
Sadly, they’re already quite unusual today in the hustle and bustle of commerce, he-said-she-said culture, and everyday life.
Things change when we know we’re loved, when we belong, and when we know we’re cared for. For one, there is no pull in the green of the greener grass that is constantly offered by the massess.
Do your customers think or do they know they’re loved by you and that you are grateful for them?
P’s and Q’s: the all too often forgotten business of business.
Ashton.Gustafson 