Stay Positive
- July 17th, 2009 /
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The last few months have been invigorating in New Orleans. There have a ton of exciting things going on in New Orleans, and the momentum in the entrepreneurial ecosystem is swelling to a head.
One thing that I’ve noticed myself slipping into, that I’m calling myself out on is the human tendency to lift yourself up by pulling others down. Something we’ve all known about and experienced since grade school. It’s a human tendency to compete, but I think its so important to understand that we are competing globally and nationally. The work we are all doing is to expand the pie, not slice it up in ever smaller pieces amongst ourselves.
With that in mind, I pledge to:
- Support my tribe, New Orleans entrepreneurs (and not just those in Launch Pad).
- When I have something nice to say, I’ll sing it to the world. When I don’t, I’ll keep my mouth shut.
- Focus on family, work & friends. Balance.
- Help people achieve, succeed, and go further than I have.
- Not succumb to the petty or get sucked into squabbles.
- Give what I can when I can, and be honest when I can’t.
I’ve been so inspired by working around the Launch Pad family. It is such a great vibe here, and we’re just getting started. I know that a big part of that is the support that we all provide for eachother and the successes we do and will celebrate together.
Negativity is such an energy suck and so unproductive. Positive energy is all I have time for right now. So, I’m brushing it off and ready to rock n’ roll.
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Jul 17, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Reading this post, with a pair of Feelgoodz on my feet, an Abita in one hand and a slice of Naked Pizza with Crystal hot sauce on top in the other, seems like the right thing to do. It also means I need to clean my keyboard.
Jul 18, 2009 at 8:29 am
Goals and guidelines we could all do well to adopt. In addition to one other thing about your post: you could’ve easily shared these thoughts without fessing up to your own shortcomings. But you didn’t. And to me, that was refreshing as hell and something I’d like to see more people do.
Times are really, really tough. The more positive energy we export the more we can help others.
Jul 18, 2009 at 5:22 pm
@danny – yeah, good stuff, makes me feel good about all the great NOLA brands.
@larry – yep, you picked up on that, i’m calling myself out so that i hold myself to a high standard. felt good to haev you recognize. this is what creates that positive energy that we all grow through.