I was privileged to receive a pre-release copy of Seth Godin's new book "Lynchpin." It really reaffirmed my decision, and her Mom's, to expose my 6 year old daughter to the arts, languages, computers and the sciences. Seth writes a chilling preview of today's broken contract with workers to exchange cradle to grave security with a "good" job; yet in the end a hopeful way out of the desolation of no or low paid jobs, where everyone can exchange true talent for real compensation. The book brings back memories of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" which had a huge impact on me but is more helpful. Seth knocks this one out of the park and I think everyone will appreciate the power within them, awakened by a great read.
Get this book, at once inspirational and a timely warning. It will inspire you to "Teach the Children Well."
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Within reason
Often, someone will riff on a concept or approach that characterizes the revolution that we're living through online, and heads will nod. "Sure, that sounds great [insert idea here... like Free, or social media or permission or ideaviruses or empowered consumers or treating people with respect, etc.] within reason."
It's the last two words that make it a lie.
The last two words allow you to weasel your way into failure. Within reason means, "without bothering the boss, without taking a big risk, without taking the blame if we fail, without alienating our current retailers... be reasonable!"
And so you do it half-heartedly and you fail.
And who beats you?
The people who did it without reason.
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So true. Passion Needed Here might be a good tag line for inter office suggestions, I feel they often are like meteors or shooting stars: Beautiful in flight but forgotten by morning.
Thank you to HolyKaw for bringing to our attention and to PhotoNaturalist for writing it. A very nice explanation of Histograms. Click Here: photonaturalist.net and Enjoy!
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