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Oct 29, 2012

How to Reinvent Yourself (2)


Seth Godin says now--right now--is the best time to transform your life. Here's how

Are you serious about transformation? We are not talking about polishing yourself, improving yourself, making things a bit better, faster or richer. We are talking about the RESET button—a REINNOVATION that changes the game. That means an overhaul in what you believe and how you do your job. If you’re up for that, then right here, right now, you can start. How?

Do work that matters.


2. BE GENEROUS

The new economy often involves trading in things that don’t cost money. There’s no incremental cost in writing an essay, a newsletter, a card or  making an introduction. Since it doesn’t cost money to pay, we have the ability to give before we get.

The generosity economy rewards people who create and participate in circles of gifts. Not the direct I-gave-you-this- you-give-me-that, give-and-get of a traditional economy, but instead the tribal economy of individuals supporting one another.

3. MAKE ART

Art is an original gift, a connection that changes the recipient, a human ability to make a difference. Art isn’t a painting or even a poem; it’s something that any of us can do. If you interact with others, you have the platform to create something new, something that changes everything. I call that art.