Until relatively recently, if you wanted to achieve something on a grand scale, you would often need the permission of someone with influence.
You used to hear people saying that they had a great idea for a radio show, a book or a business, but that no one would give them a break.
Today, everything has changed. You no longer need someone to give you a break or permission. You can get out there, start doing amazing work and make your own breaks.
They can’t stop you any more!
- You can publish your own books, you don’t need permission from a publisher.
- You can start your own Internet radio show. You don’t need permission from a radio station.
- You can reach thousands of people every day with magazine style articles via a blog. You don’t need permission from the editor of a magazine.
- You can record, market and distribute your own training products. You don’t need permission from a training publisher. I do this with my extremely popular Motivation Master Class.
- The list goes on and on!
Now that so many barriers have been removed, there are 2 questions we can focus on:
- What am I going to do with this amazing opportunity?
- Who or what am I going to blame now, for my decision to sit on my hands and do nothing?
We can either invest our creativity in answering the first of those questions, or waste our creativity by answering the second. The choice is ours.
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We are living through a revolution, Jim. With a laptop and connection to the internet, we have access to everything we need. You’re right, we can’t waste it!
Agreed. I truly believe we are living through a revolution, Al.
So true Jim! You put this so well – and empowering. Too often the “need for permission” stops very good ideas from coming to fruition. The power is now in everyone’s reach!
I believe we are very lucky to be living in these times, Cindy.
Like you say, the power is now in everyone’s reach!
I was thinking about this earlier today. How many things are in the right place at the right time as you outlined above. You really can do plenty with your laptop and your phone. And I have been! Most of the time, I feel like what I have done is just the tip of the iceberg though, the potential is endless.
And since you mentioned the Motivation Masters class, I put it on my phone so I could listen to you encourage me on my walk to the river and back! Thanks!
Thanks for the comment, Julie.
Thanks to technology, I can be right there on the walk.
I like the subject Jim, this talks to me perfectly
What else to say if maybe add the fact that there are a lot of matter on the digital.
The key is to define what we really want in life.
Thanks for this super motivating post !
You’re welcome and thanks for the kind words, Yael!
Thanks Jim, another great post challenging us to take action. Reminds me of the assessment that ‘there are those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.’ Time to raise my game to the next level. M
We have been given the voice we never had, now we use it or we will loose it?
Timely post, content always on the money.
Billy
I think that another great perk that comes with this ever increasing freedom is that now more than ever there is a higher demand for quality in content. Anyone and everyone now has the chance to be heard and so now it is more important than ever to have something truly unique to share. I like to think it is moving from ‘who you know’ to ‘what you know’ which is the way it should be! Great post Jim
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