One of my favorite Hollywood staples is the bad ass hero that blows something up and doesn’t need to look back. He’s already won the battle, and he’s done his damage, and he’s walking away towards the next thing on his todo list. Jerry Bruckheimer seems to use this 3 times a minute in his flicks. I think of Jack Bauer and not caring, the explosion happened, so what, moooooving along now.
The only thing that matters is the mission. The explosion is in the past. Cool guys never look. What you do next to accomplish your mission is the now. So many times I’ve either:
- Admired my past successes. (Hey, pin a trophy on me, I sold a house)
- Looked at the things I screwed up. (I lost a customer today)
- Been distracted with red flashy nonsense. (Oooh, what will Inman do next)
All of it’s rubbish. Our job is simply to lead by example. Move more product. Get them to sign on the line that is dotted. Do it honestly. Do it to the best of our ability and know that that will always improve. Know that the job we do today isn’t gonna be as good as the job we can to tomorrow. Do better. Don’t sweat the screw ups, and don’t laud the victories.
Don’t look at explosions.
I see politics as an explosion. Yes. Obama wants our money. SHOCKER. So did Bush, who was all to eager to fire up the bailoutmobile. The government is a parasite. TELL ME SOMETHING I DON’T KNOW. We can pour energy and tears into politics. Or, we can look at the landscape, get into an OODA pattern, and figure out…what to do next. We cannot moan ineffectually about the loss of our freedoms, blaming Obama on our faulures. I mean, we CAN, but dude, setting a good example amidst the chaos.
Learning the laws first isn’t whining about them. Creating a business that can survive HVCC or whatever BS the power drunk Ivy Leaguers can do…and not whining that we’re not surviving. THATS the play of the day.
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