Sunday, February 11, 2007

Have you met any Sheepwalkers lately?

And do you see any of yourself in the description. If not great. If yes, then we are on the way to fixing it. Seth talks about people in business, and I think it applies really well to a lot of us in the 'creative' industries. Sort of an oxymoron to be a 'creative sheepwalker' but... you gotta admit they are out there.

Sure, it is damn difficult to step up, step out, move forward... take a flying leap... but it may certainly be what is called for. Demanded really. When you find yourself sheepwalking, pinch yourself somewhere and turn left... or right... or start leaping about screaming the words to "wild thing"... Just. Don't. Keep. On. Keepin'. On. (One of the most destructive and more stupid of the sayings we brought forward from another time.)
Seth's Blog: [I just reread this, and I'm betting some people will think I'm being way too harsh. That depends. It depends on whether you believe that people have a considerable amount of innate potential, that work is too time-consuming to be dull and that organizations need passion (from employees and from customers) if they want to grow. If you believe that the relationship between marketers and the people they touch is important enough to invest in. I think if you believe all that, if you believe in yourself and your co-workers, then this isn't nearly harsh enough. We need to hurry. We need to wake up.]

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