“They say think about it. I say try it.”
June 13th, 2006
Say what you will about mad man Tom Peters, I love this quote.
Over thinking is epidemic in our world. Go with your gut. Get your hands dirty. Make a mistake or two. Be true and authentic. It applies to individuals and to organizations of any kind. Say it over and over again, until you believe it.
Be a do-er. The world will be a better place.
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Susann says:
Only doing counts. I agree, there is too much talking anyway, and experience you only gain it by acting. I am part of a generation - I am born in 55 - where discussing was the fashion. The outcome was poor. The hallmark in my life was in 84 when I left to work in a refugee camp during a situation of civil war. My life changed. I learned the difference between being authentic and not. You don’t stand a chance in situations of danger playing games with people. The same experience I made working in a psychiatry ward. “Fools” either don’t tolerate it if you are playing an act with them.
June 15th, 2006 at 9:44 pmSince I operate my own small business my motto is: be authentic a an indiviual and as a company. It works, but it can be very consuming.
paul says:
There’s an interesting book out called The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene (http://powerseductionandwar.com/). In it Greene collects a lot of profound ideas about strategies for exactly this — being and doing in the now.
There is no theory that will enable anyone to learn what to do and why. It’s a fluid mind that able to see new opportunities and possibilities, as others try and apply old methods to new challenges.
Greene reviews successful leaders and their successful campaigns (Napoleon, etc.) to get at some key points: what is the essence of a successful leader’s mind? What made her or him brilliant? What allowed her to think in the moment, to outsmart enemies, and win strategic contests?
A favorite chapter discusses the need to FIGHT TODAY’S BATTLES. As we age, our minds tend to build up and re-review past battles and circumstances more and more, preventing forward and in-the-moment action. We can become bogged, and over think from the vantage points of the past, not the now.
There’s some great material on aligning oneself with rigorous change, now thinking and new challenges as exercises towards a more fluid and less fixed mind.
July 14th, 2006 at 11:48 am