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Seth Godin: Ignore sunk clowns
Wise advise by Seth Godin:
Yes there was supposed to be a clown at your birthday party. No, he didn’t show up. That’s a bummer.
But! But your friends are all here, and the sun is shining and you’ve got cake and a game of pin the tail on the donkey ready to go.
The question is: how long should you mourn the loss of the clown? How much more of your party are you ready to sacrifice?
The same question confronts the pro golfer who three-putted on the third hole.
Or the accountant who forgot an obvious deduction, one that can’t be recovered.
Or the salesperson who missed a key meeting, or the speaker who got let down because the tech crew screwed up her first three slides.
When we can see these glitches as clowns, as temporary glitches that are unrelated to the cosmic harmony of the universe or even the next thing that’s going to happen to us, they’re easier to compartmentalize.
That happened.
Okay, now what?
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The crisp meeting
The biggest difference between great work and pretty-good work are the meetings that accompanied it. It’s a disappointing waste of time, resources and talent to spend money to work on a problem that actually should be a conversation first… and then schedule the meetings.
Want more info? Read the full article by the *always a-may-zing* Seth Godin HERE>>
No shortage of trolls
“Good creators don’t talk shit about their fellow creators. They champion the work of those around them. They know how hard this stuff is. They accept that stumbles are part of what we do. And they treat one another with respect—because we all deserve that.”
– Eric Karjaluoto
Looking for more enlightenment about creating and criticism? Watch this>
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The ‘Best’ way to sign off on an email
The quickest way to wish them well before you hit send… Merriam-Webster says “Best” is best. To most, its simplicity crisply connotes a sense of goodwill without sounding stuffy or disingenuous.
According to the article: The origin of best as a closer for correspondence begins with the phrase “best wishes,” which has been used to express hope for a person’s future happiness or well-being since the 16th century, as demonstrated by the Earl of Essex in a 1595 letter: “This … is … accompanyed with my best wishes, from your lordship’s most affectionate cosin and friend.”
Want more? Read the quick fun article HERE>
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Your three feet of influence
We can be the kind of people who lead with their hearts and behave to those around them in an ethical, honest, and kindly manner that creates for those who enter that three feet around us a feeling of peace that also serves to steady the self.
~ Your Three Feet of Influence, by Sharon Salzberg.
Want more? Read the full article HERE>
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Empowering the creative community
For creatives, the retirement age of 65 is merely a mile marker, not the end, of their life’s ride. Why? “There is an immortality to being creative,” says one. Here Richard Morgan interviews four creatives, ages 67 to 101, discuss why they continue to hone their craft with no end in sight.
Read the inspiring 99u article HERE>