Meeting with a client in San Francisco last week, she said something that’s stuck with me ever since:
It’s the end of the world as we know it. And that’s not a bad thing. That’s real life. The question isn’t “Are things changing”. The question is “Am I keeping up?”
No, the world isn’t ending, at least, not yet. We made it through the latest rapture premonition on 11.11.11.
But the world as we know it is constantly changing, constantly growing, innovating, and evolving. The question is, are you resisting the change, or embracing and adapting with it? Rolling with the punches and doing what you can to stay ahead of the curve, not lag behind?
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What’s your mission? For your business? Your relationships? Your life?
Do you know the answer? Are you drawing a blank?
We all need missions. Things we may never stop working toward; that drive us, excite us, and define us.
It’s not what you’re doing today or tomorrow. It’s not a micro-way of thinking. Today and tomorrow is part of the plan, but it’s not the mission.
Seth Godin said last week that there’s a big difference between plans and missions. Plans change, they adapt, they evolve. But a mission, is forever. It weighs on everything you do. On every decision that you make.
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Hello from San Francisco!
Each week I recap some of the best things I’ve read/seen/heard from around the web. I also get you up to date on what you may have missed here on the blog. It’s perfect “right-before-the-weekend-already-checked-out-at-work-on-a-Friday-afternoon” reading.
Best From Around the Web
- 28 in fifty-two notes: a year’s worth of writing, lessons, and people - I had the pleasure of (finally) meeting Sarah in person this week. And in the midst of conversation, she wrote in several thin Moleskine notebooks. Her ideas, her passions, and lessons learned. It wasn’t distracting. It was inspiring. We should all take a page (pun intended) out of Sarah’s book and take time to reflect more often – to remember where we’ve been, in pursuit of where we’re going. This post, in light of her recent birthday, shares 52 wise nuggets of wisdom worth considering.
- There’s nothing wrong with having a plan – But missions are better, so says Seth Godin. More on this from me in a post next week.
- 23 Incredibly Useful Insights on Shortcuts to Becoming an Expert – Corbett has launched his latest venture, Expert Enough. Everything he does is great, and this looks to be no different.
- Project Budgets & Secrets – This is an oldie but a goodie from Brian Hoff. Extremely useful insight for anyone working with client budgets.
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Meet Joel Bukiewicz, the writer turned knife-maker at Cut Brooklyn. Joel, a writer, at his core, has a passion to create things. To make art. His medium? Hand-made kitchen knives.
He’s worked hard, busted his ass, screwed up plenty of times, but today, he’s found a niche, has capitalized on it, and above all, has created a rich quality of life – living on his own terms.
The story told in the video below (courtesy of Made By Hand) is one that directly relates to every single one of you reading this. Which is why I think it’s so important that you take 10 minutes out of your day to give it a look. (Can’t see the video? Click here.)
For me, there are two clear takeaways worth considering, embracing, and putting into action.
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The inevitable icebreaker question that comes up when you meet someone is “What do you do?”
I’ve never been a fan of it – because your work should never define who you are.
I design. I develop. I consult. I write. That’s what get’s done each day, but it’s not what I do.
Anybody with Adobe Creative Suite can call themselves a designer. Someone who knows a little HTML and CSS can claim to be a developer. Any teenager can fire up a blog and start writing about the Kardashians. Defining what I do by the work that gets done falls well short of accurately illustrating what really drives and excites me.
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