I have been
busy having sex creating something that matters and It
has not been so easy for me these past few days. I don't think I would be
as consistent as I was with this blog but I'd try my best to put up at least
two articles every week pending the time I orgasm free
up my schedule.
But here is
one quality article from Seth Godin that you should read- It's a little bit
focused on business and entrepreneurship but it also resonates with our
everyday live.....
A
hundred and fifty years ago, when people finally began organizing to eliminate
child labor in American factories, they were called anti-business. There was no
way, the owners complained, that they could make a living if they couldn’t
employ ultra-cheap labor. In retrospect, I think businesses are glad that kids
go to school--educated workers make better consumers (and citizens).
Fifty
years ago, when people realized how much damage was being done by factories
poisoning our rivers, those supporting the regulations to clean up the water
supply were called anti-business. Companies argued that they’d never be able to
efficiently produce while reducing their effluent. Today, I think most
capitalists would agree that the benefits of having clean air and water more
than make up for what it costs to create a place people want to live—the places
that haven't cleaned up are rushing to catch up, because what destroys health
also destroys productivity and markets. (And it's a good idea).
When
the bars and restaurants went non-smoking in New York a decade ago, angry trade
organizations predicted the death knell of their industry.
It turns out the opposite happened.
The
term anti-business actually seems to mean, “against short-term waste, harmful
side effects and selfish shortcuts.” Direct marketers were aghast when people
started speaking out against spam, but of course, in the long run, ethical
direct marketers came out ahead.
If
anti-business means supporting a structure that builds a foundation where more
people can flourish over time, then sign me up.
A
more interesting conversation, given how thoroughly intertwined business and
social issues are, is whether someone is short-term or long-term. Not all
long-term ideas are good ones, not all of them work, but it makes no sense to
confuse them with the label of anti-business.
Successful
businesses tend to be in favor of the status quo (they are, after all,
successful and change is a threat) perhaps with a few fewer regulations just
for kicks. But almost no serious businessperson is suggesting that we roll back
the 'anti-business' improvements to the status quo of 1890.
It
often seems like standing up for dignity, humanity and respect for those
without as much power is called anti-business. And yet it turns out that the
long-term benefit for businesses is that they are able to operate in a more
stable, civilized, sophisticated marketplace.
It’s
pretty easy to go back to a completely self-regulated, selfishly focused,
Ayn-Randian cut-throat short-term world. But I don’t think you’d want to live
there.
You
may check out seth's blog here
Book I'm Reading At The
Moment:
The
Magic by
Rhonda Byrne
Music I'm Listening To At
The Moment:
The
Album About Nothing - Wale
Quote That Has Been Doing
It For Me:
"If
You Don't Like Where You Are... MOVE, You Are Not A TREE!" - Sadiq Daniel.
PS: Thanks to Victory, Chine, Maryln, Moka and Phil for your emails. And Veronica that actually CALLED me on my phone - That is the awesomest thing that has happened to me this month. You guys inspire me to keep creating work that matters.
Sadiq Daniel is a certified Crazy Writer and Teens Coach that blogs on business, Self- development, Life lessons and Ideas that challenges the status quo... You can pursue him on Twitter: @sadiqspeaks LinkedIn: Sadiq Daniel and Email:Sadiqdaniel@gmail.com
