Tonight I'm reading a book that gets my mind dancing all over the place. It's for one of my major classes, and it's called "Tribes" by Seth Godin. It's an easy read; very concise and pretty fun. I would definitely recommend it.
Basically, the book is about how to be a leader and what a successful group of people needs to do and have to be a tribe (notice how I did not say "company" or "organization". Those are very different things). And while this book is so overwhelmingly scary in it's concepts about "if you don't like what you're doing, stop and do something else" or "don't be afraid to get fired", it is also a book that gets me thinking. It's so blunt. Do what you like, because that is probably what you're best at. Lead others by not following the status quo. Be willing to struggle to find that place where you can change things.
One of the things I noticed from reading this book about myself is that I am so scared of change. Mostly just the permanent changes. Like a change in jobs (getting fired and being homeless), change in atmosphere (aka global warming), and change in my relationships (friends and family). Most people are probably just like me. But the book says change is good, and that we can't get the things we want unless we are willing to change the things that already have. If it's right, then I've got a lot of changing to do.
I want to end up somewhere where I am excited to go to work every day. Where I love what I am doing so much that it isn't even like a job, but a hobby. Somewhere where I am leading and creating and inspiring and making a difference. Somewhere where I'm "doing something I believe in".
Just a little something to consider before going to bed.
I once read that "change is the only constant we experience in this lifetime".
ReplyDeleteOn another note, thanks for being passionate about life, instead of just saying you should do something for the money. Do what you love, because you've got big things ahead of you, girl.