Time to Start Playing Again
November 13th, 2008 by Jeb Foster
With financial panic spreading every day, it’s tempting to tense up and move toward the safe, tried and true. That nervousness is contagious. Resist it!
The irony, of course, is that the financial crisis is itself partly the result of people tensing up and moving toward the safe, tried and true.
As an agent you may have, aware or not, become a little bit more guarded, little bit more short-sighted in your thinking, a little more tense. Indeed, you may have lost a bit of the carefree attitude that you had when times were bullish. Perhaps your former inclination to play at work may now be out of the question in these serious times. By play I mean explore possibilities from a standpoint of abundance, as opposed to scarcity.
The problem–one of the problems–is that tension, fear and seriousness are antithetical to creativity and innovation. And innovation and creativity are what you need to thrive, no matter what line of work you’re in.
This post was inspired by this presentation at last year’s TED conference. Check it out and be inspired.
