We need a revival of instinct. Gut instinct, intuition...call it what you will. Modern man has been too long removed from his nature.
You've likely seen it on movies: A man sits down with his therapist and is walked through his past memories in order to bring closure to his emotional trauma. However, this can be misleading as it is not necessary to remember the past in order to heal it. While a helpful tool, dredging up old memories simply helps us access emotions that we have not learned to process in a mature manner.
There is a type of personality that has a hard time accepting advice from others, be it our wives (especially our wives) or our peers. We want to reach conclusions on our own, often to the detriment of what may be best, and certainly not trusting in the strengths of others.
This episode talks about a simple mindset shift that will allow you to own good advice while also not giving up your sense of autonomy.
Everyone complains about the impact the media and politicians have on our culture, but few people talk about the impact businesses have in their marketing strategies.
It takes courage and probably more money than you want to spend, but I believe part of a business' responsibility is how we market. Are we trying to appeal to the lowest, or are we working to raise the bar and in so doing, raise the standard for what we see and hear on a daily basis.
Everyone complains about the impact the media and politicians have on our culture, but few people talk about the impact businesses have in their marketing strategies.
It takes courage and probably more money than you want to spend, but I believe part of a business' responsibility is how we market. Are we trying to appeal to the lowest, or are we working to raise the bar and in so doing, raise the standard for what we see and hear on a daily basis.