MarketingFunWithMike, Eras End and Begin and We Constantly Evolve

Eras End and Begin and We Constantly Evolve

The above photo is the fossil of a whale.

On my trip to Chicago last week I spent a few hours at the Field Museum in

Downtown Chicago. One of the interesting facts I learned was that whales

actually had legs in the early stages of their species.

They evolved over millions of years into the creatures that we know today.

For some reason I found this fascinating…mainly b/c it explained how the

world around them was changing and they had to adapt…their legs became

useless and they began to swim more and slowly over millions of years their

legs turned into fins and wings and they disappeared.

Just as whales I think we are constantly evolving and eras begin and eras

end.

We can’t hold on to the past and must constantly find ways to stay on top

of our game and our industries to lead us properly into the future.

I feel we are entering a new era where there is a high percentage of people

who want to move forward with the new rules of work…be highly creative,

apply great ideas to your company, give when nothing is expected in return…

and we also have a high percentage who believe that coming to work

and doing their job and nothing above the minimum will be okay and down the

road they will be rewarded.

I am not trying to be harsh…but being rewarded for putting in time at a

minimum level and bringing nothing to the table but a bad attitude, drama,

and gossip are OVER!

Over the next 75 years our country will be challenged by China, India, Japan,

Europe, and even New Zealand and Canada on multiple fronts of being the

leading superpower in the world.

To stay in the position that we are I feel we need to end the era of working

50 years at a job you don’t like just to be rewarded at the end with a

retirement of not having to go to that job again.

We need to keep the smartest people here and attract the most talented people

from the world here and all of us need to play our part in evolving…

Or I feel that the era will end and instead of growing as whales did we will

become one of the numerous extinct species who didn’t evolve and we know

nothing about.

That meaning instead of being the greatest country in the world we will simply

be one of many good countries that it is possible to have a great life in.

It is very possible and very real.

Evolve Today!

CARPE DIEM!! Enjoy your Friday.

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