I think the universe is trying to tell me something.
I recently completed a research project that provided sparked some creative business ideas. (Direction!)
I had dinner with friends on Sunday and in addition to a tummy full of s’mores, came away with plans to meet with a small group to hash out our stuckness and inertia around our fledgling businesses. (Action!)
And then I came across these posts (Inspiration!):
Why Creative Entrepreneurs Don’t Need to Worry About Free
from Charlie at Productive Flourishing
Although Charlie started with a discussion of the recent “Free” controversy/debate in the blogosphere, he really hooked me with the theme of “people-centered capitalism.” What a powerful force of change and of good this can be and I think we’re just getting starting.
Wouldn’t you rather support the business of a person you know instead of a nameless corporation?
Wouldn’t you rather buy something that’s unique and meaningful to you instead of something that satisfies the lowest common denominator?
And as a small business, aren’t you the one with the advantage?
You are the sales / marketing / R&D / customer service department – if you need to make a change, you can. You are the one who creates your business – make it something you and your customers love.
Do Interesting Things
from Leo Babuta (@zen_habits) at Zen Habits
How could I resist this:
The way we work is changing, the way we live has already changed. Entire industries are crumbling, and more are growing on their ruins. People are empowered to express themselves, to create, to become a part of a global conversation and transformation, in a way that has never existed before.
What will you do with that?
Do something.
Do something interesting.
Be a part of the conversation, and say something remarkable. Create something unique, new, beautiful. Build upon the works of others and transform it into your own…
What follows is a laundry list of ways you can take action including such small steps as “focus on less but do it better” and larger ones like “make the lives of others better.”
And if something as simple (I won’t say easy) as showing up in your life and being yourself (even if that includes “be[ing] a dork, but do[ing] it boldly”) can make a difference, then I can at least do that much.
What will you do?
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