Everyone, please excuse my long absence, I am hoping soon to start up writing again. I will also be posting some of my journal notes from the past years that I think you might like as well. Until then, here is a blog that was brought to my attention today. It discusses a topic that we address here at the G42 Leadership Academy. What are you waiting for?!
DO YOU NEED A PERMIT? (from Seth Godin’s blog)
Where, precisely, do you go in order to get permission to make a dent in the universe?
The accepted state is to be a cog. The preferred career is to follow the well-worn path, to read the instructions, to do what we’re told. It’s safer that way. Less responsibility. More people to blame.
When someone comes along and says, “not me, I’m going down a different path,” we flinch. We’re not organized to encourage and celebrate the unproven striver. It’s safer to tear them down (with their best interests at heart, of course). Better, we think, to let them down easy, to encourage them to take a safer path, to be realistic, to hear it from us rather than the marketplace.
Perhaps, years ago, this was good advice. Today, it’s clearly not. In fact, it’s disrespectful, ill-advised and short sighted. How dare we cheer when a bold changemaker stumbles? Our obligation today isn’t to spare the feelings of our peers from future disappointment. It’s to establish an expectation that of course they’re going to do something that matters.
If you think there’s a chance you can make a dent, GO.
Now.
Hurry.
You have my permission. Not that you needed it.
Hi Andrew, your name came into a converstaion last night, 23 years ago, you called my now wife and I out out a large meeting in Peterborough Bible Week, and began to prophecy over us, you then stopped and anounced we would marry, we were in the middle of waiting on our Pastors permission, and David Miller anounced he would marry us in front of everyone. The words we recieved that night have spurred and encouraged us through the most testing times. Why do I make contact and encourage you, there was a time wen you stood as a prophetic voice to the nations. Another season is coming like nothing we have ever see or dreamed of, and you will stand again to encourage a new generation of believers. Thank you for your faithfulness,, Jonalan