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Carolyn Smagalski
Ignite Your Passion
Founder - Editor - Host
Although advertisements and massive marketing would have you
believe that business thought is loud and brash, in reality,
it is not. Methodical business thought is built on the
painstaking methodology of trial and error - you make your
decision, make your mistakes, refine your next move, and
follow through. Not terribly exciting, until...
Until what? Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Little strokes fell
great oaks." It is in the constant motion of small steps that
you will discover your success. If you do a little bit every
day, after awhile a little becomes a lot, and you get a whole
lot done with very little effort.
"It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be
swift is less than to be wise. ’Tis more by art than force of
num’rous strokes," said Alexander Pope. Business imitates
art in that it takes a constant view of the big picture, all
the while persisting with the tiniest nuances of shade and
color, until the stroking is complete and the masterpiece is
set.
The Sistine Chapel was not a great work of art in the first
few strokes. It took tremendous perseverance, a backache to
beat the best of them, and constant mixing of ingredients to
produce the magnificence portrayed for generations to come.
"The man in the street does not know a star in the sky,"
advised Ralph Waldo Emerson. Many people do not have the
inner spirit of the visionary who is creating the large
picture, and are therefore intolerant of that which they
cannot "see." Those who may have observed Michelangelo lying
on his back as he endured paint dripping onto his face may
have been critical of how sloppy he looked when working. They
may have seen the angels as too ephemeral, or the colors as
too bold.
They did not have the song in their heart like the master.
If you are fortunate enough to have a song in your heart,
manifest your vision. It may seem too small if you compare it
to the current competition. Yours is unique, however, and has
that precious element that is missing from all other
endeavors.
It is a gift, and the world is waiting.
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