Power and control are very intoxicating. We read of power-hungry dictators, we know or claim to be control-freaks, and we admire or sometimes dismiss the megalomaniacs that have founded and run some of the most impressive companies in the world.
In the lives of most of us we are not third-world dictators or CEOs of the world's best-known conglomerates, but we deal with power and control daily. Hard feelings happen when someone loses control or it appears to be taken away. It's like a friend has been taken away from you or in some more extreme cases, like your street gang has been captured and put in jail. You're all alone and less powerful.
The more you hold onto power, the less powerful you are, It diminishes you. Power is a result of what you do, not the goal of what you do.
Barry LaBov
LaBov & Beyond
http://www.labov.com/
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Some of us like to work to have fun
I went to a fancy, trendy restaurant with a bunch of friends. It was one those extremely loud, busy, clangy, noisy places. Then it came time to look at the menu and it was difficult to read, very complex and creative. Then it came time to learn that this was a family-style restaurant--you ordered a bunch of entrees for the table and had the challenge of making everyone happy. They did have a nice beer and wine selection, which made the pressure of dining there more bearable. And, the food was excellent.
But, I'll never go back there again. Too much work for me. But that doesn't mean I'm right. The restaurant was full, it has a great reputation. For those who love it, the atmosphere, the quirky design and menu and the energy (noise) are exciting. For some, the act of going through this is fun, for others it's a job. Kind of like at the workplace?
Barry LaBov
LaBov & Beyond
www.labov.com
But, I'll never go back there again. Too much work for me. But that doesn't mean I'm right. The restaurant was full, it has a great reputation. For those who love it, the atmosphere, the quirky design and menu and the energy (noise) are exciting. For some, the act of going through this is fun, for others it's a job. Kind of like at the workplace?
Barry LaBov
LaBov & Beyond
www.labov.com
Monday, October 3, 2011
Perspiration
It's not inspiration, it's perspiration.
The above is a great mantra that I overlook. Too often we look for that great idea or breakthrough that will solve it all, only to see it fail because there was no follow-through or the effort wasn't there.
It's the perspiration, the determination...the work that will make a great idea (or even a mediocre idea) come to life and succeed.
Barry LaBov
LaBov & Beyond
www.labov.com
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