Worth repeating: The biggest risk is not taking any risk. Our greatest enemy is stagnation. The world around you will change, no matter if you want it to or not. You have to change too. Change equals a certain amount of risk. Though, trying to stay the same is much riskier.
One of the things that stuck with me from Sime earlier this week, was Salim Ismail talking about how traditional organizations are organized for scarcity while exponential organizations are organized for abundance. We need to rethink traditional top-down structures that no longer work. I believe we’ll see completely new ways of organizing and working where more people run their own businesses working and cooperating on their own terms. I believe the opportunities to create the professional life you want have never been greater. And I believe we’ll all benefit from that.
Gave a keynote today about the amazing opportunity of being in between – in between jobs, projects, businesses…whatever. Great chance to course correct and make sure you create the professional life you want from now on. I firmly believe that “in between” is where magic happens. I’ve said it before but look what a blank space does with this word. Imagine what it can do in your life.
The opportunities to create the professional life you want have never been greater. The technical evolution and the internet enable working from wherever you want, whenever you want, with whoever you want. You no longer have to worry about whether the market is big enough – today you can connect with your tribe all over the world. You can develop new innovative business models supporting the lifestyle you seek and letting you go for Your Next Big Thing.
More and more professionals choose to take on temporary “gigs” instead of full time employments. So why not turn that thing you really dig, into a gig?
On Thursday we’ll do a BLAB on the topic “If you Dig It – Gig It!”. If you’re interested in knowing more about this, join us on Thursday!
Tonight I will host my very first blab on the topic “The Beta Paradigm – Crackin’ the Code of Being Hired”. Me and my co-author of the book The Beta Paradigm, Per Frykman, will share our best ideas and success factors on how to get hired now and in the future. 7 hours to go 🙂
Most welcome to join us! Sign up here.
Some time ago I heard the term ”outovation”. More and more businesses realize they cannot figure it out all by themselves but need help from outside also in core processes like the one of innovation. The not-invented-here mindset is replaced by proudly-found-elsewhere. Instead of copyright, use copy right 🙂 Let others build upon and push your ideas forward. Realize there is no competition as we’re all unique and there’s no-one else with the exact same qualities and combination of strengths as you. Combine innovation with outovation and you’ll see that Your Next Big Thing isn’t that farfetched.
A wall is just a bridge on edgeways (En mur är bara en bro på högkant). That line from Swedish artist Emil Jensen has helped me walk pass barriers many times. Think about it – what if the thing that seems like an obstacle really is an opportunity on your way towards Your Next Big Thing? All you have to do is to turn it around.
How easy it is to get stuck in all the urgent stuff going on on a daily basis. How easy it is to forget the important, not so urgent, stuff that will take you towards Your Next Big Thing. But what if we should agree on doing one thing, no matter how small, that is important each day? That means taking one step towards Your Next Big Thing each day, which means 365 steps closer to Your Next Big Thing in a year. Sometimes you really gotta love math, right? 😉
Focus on what you do best. Find someone to help you with the rest.
Preparing a keynote on the future of work life. Three keywords to be successful in my belief: flexibility, swiftness, courage.
This is what I think is needed: