My buddy Craig just posted about the movie August Rush and how it relates to business.
I too just saw August Rush last week while staying at a hotel. The movie was so touching. So moving.
The kid was so determined. Matter of factly about finding his parents. He was happy during his journey which I think is an important point. He was happy and determined about a future goal at the same time.
I also found it touching that people help me in being a genius. Society tends to not look kindly at geniuses and I liked seeing some people trying us kindly.
Good call Craig, excellent choice.
Yes, in business and marketing, knowing ‘what’ to do eventually ends up being essential - but feeling what you are doing is beyond just making the bottom line and racking up sales is indespensible to keep you going through the inevitable challenges and heartbreaks along the way.
There are as many ways to find your path as there are people and markets… I’m recommending ‘August Rush’ to help you tap into a dose of pure inspiration, hope, love, and good feelings that should go a long way to tap you into the best you have to give.
Why ‘August Rush’ Is Just What You Need To Jumpstart Your Inspiration… | inspiredmarketing.com
Seth asks a great question for your business. What are you specializing in? What are you really good at? What is your passion? Know that and you know your next step. Also, Seth has an action figure out. See picture. Marketing is powerful.
When choice is limited, I want a generalist. When selection is difficult, a jack of all trades is just fine.
But whenever possible, please bring me a brilliant specialist.
If you’re shaking your head in agreement with this obvious point, then the question is: tell me again why you’re a generalist?
Seth’s Blog: We specialize in everything
Someone posted that they only hire workaholics (it’s a startup, so go figure). Another CEO then wrote a blog post in response saying fire the workaholics. I’ve been a workaholic. Almost killed me. Made it out alive. Then when my best friend died at such a young age my life changed forever. When you have your life flash before your eyes and you think it is the end of this realm and all you can remember is working (even if inspired work) it’s depressing. I would rather be homeless then be a workaholic. I enjoy life and funny thing is, I’ve found that I get more done, more inspiration and I make more money.
Here’s another take on that: Fire the people who are workaholics! Here’s five reasons why:
- Workaholics may well say that they enjoy those 14 hour days week after week, but despite their claims, working like that all month, all the time is not going to be sustainable. When the burnout crash comes, and it will, it’ll hit all the harder and according to Murphy at the least convenient time.
- People who are workaholics are likely to attempt to fix problems by throwing sheer hours at the problem. If you’re dealing with people working with anything creatively that’s a deadbeat way to get great work done.
- People who always work late makes the people who don’t feel inadequate for merely working reasonable hours. That’ll lead to guilt, misery, and poor morale. Worse, it’ll lead to ass-in-seat mentality where people will “stay late†out of obligation, but not really be productive.
- If all you do is work, your value judgements are unlikely to be sound. Making good calls on “is it worth it?†is absolutely critical to great work. Missing out on life in general to put more hours in at the office screams “misguided valuesâ€.
- Working with interesting people is more interesting than just working. If all you got going for your life is work, work, work, the good team-gelling lunches are going to be some pretty boring straight shop talk. Yawn. I’d much rather hear more about your whittling project, your last trek, how your garden is doing, or when you’ll get your flight certificate.
Fire the workaholics - (37signals)
I forgot to mention that I have a bonus on the new book Inspired Marketing.
Inspired Action vs Workaholicism by Chris Sherrod
Are you doing inspired action or are you just working to pay for everything? Are you a work-a-holic? Do you think you have to work all the time? I use to. It didn’t work for me. I didn’t have time to enjoy life. I didn’t have time to think. I didn’t have time to let inspiration come to me. I failed. Repeatly. And it wasn’t fun. I now focus on what I want to get done and not all of it is business. I am more successful now. Learn the difference between inspiration and workaholicism.
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On this day of your life, dear friend, God wants you to know…
. ..that life is meant to happy.
I know this is sometimes hard to believe, and I
know that on many days it simply is not your
experience, but it is true. You have all the tools
right now to make this day, this moment, happy.
The best of these tools is love. Just love everything
that Life has to offer today. And of course, love
every person. Then watch the whole experience
change.
You already know the reason
that this particular reminder
came to you today…
Love, Your Friend,
Neal Donald Walsch
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