Replace "Business" with "Service"
Part of this "new era" requires that individuals assert themselves - in a variety of ways - to "build community" and mindshare for their ideas.
I invite those reading this thread to seek out your own examples of community throughout the Internet. I subscribe to a discussion organized by Paul Seigel who has been doing some really great work in this area. I think many of these efforts map very well into a potetial "new vision" for Novell which I believe - at the core - Schmidt accepts and supports.
For those so inclinded, feel free to subscribe to Paul's discussion for it may provide some insights about ways we can all work to support a new vision for Novell.
You will find my "Replace Busines w/ Service" piece below.....
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From: FKSmart@aol.com
Subject: Replace "Business" with "Service".....
This IS the revolution which is shaking the world right now.
"Being of service" is replacing "business" everywhere you look.
"Serving Others" is a new paradigm. How ironic, since it's always
been one of universal laws of the universe, so maligned, politicized
and controlled for selfish ends.
So here I predict that the word "Business" will be forever stained
and less and less regarded going forward.
What is "business"? BIG question. None of us could support
ourselves if in some small way we weren't of service to others.
But here's the catch and it's the trap which defines the world
as we know it.
Business as we know it provide service "only if there's a quid
pro quo". But where does that leave the truly creative types
who really live and dream and risk. In the Old Business model,
they were, all too often bludgeoned - sold out- stabbed, etc.
Big brother business moved in, secured the lock through their
proprietary marketing and distribution channels, patents, product
development, etc.
But remember in this "new era of business" anything smacking
of being proprietary, arrogant, closed, quid pro quo is avoided.
Been there, done that. There are other options....just cruise
the net and you'll find numerous examples of people banding together
to "be of service" to others - nothing expected in return. For
the "return" comes from the common pool of energy and spirit
that's out there. Give and get. And that's what's so exciting
about this new "service paradigm": wealth is truly unlimited
in this model. There are NO limits! Ever heard that before?
These open technologies know no mass. Like water flowing through
cracks among stones. That's all Old Business was too often -
stones on the way to somewhere where the waters of real truth,
spirit, freedom and creativity finally settled and flowed.
The Internet and open technologies, like a laser, unmask and
penetrate bureaucracy, politics, control and power.
The only thing that really matters in life is "serving others".
Call it anything you want: love, compassion, whatever.
So all the Kings have no clothes and it's going to take some
time for them to realize this. In the meantime, we have the
forces of millions of Thomas Paines, telling us this all makes
perfect "Common Sense". Thomas must be dancing a thousand jigs
right now. I named my second son after him and he was born on
the 4th of July - soon to be 2 years old.
So I'm just suggesting we replace the word "business" with the
word "service".
Serving others is the value foundation where the true energy
of freedom is expressed in all of its glory. For only when we
truly give do we get And, as the growth of the Internet is proving
every day, this technology maps the spiritual laws of the universe.
Everyone knows that if they give just a little bit on the Internet,
they will get back so much more though not necessarily from
the target of your gift.
This is not unlike what happens when community surfaces on the
Internet The human spirit is always open, feeling, intuitive,
seeking something new, a better way, a new world view.
I think we are right in the thick of defining a new world order
because this new world view will be recognized in more and more
places across the world as this light of energy and freedom finds
more areas of darkness.
And, humbly, it's all just about one core point of focus: The
individual.
The individual is KING! Very delicate and humbly so......
Take care,
Fred Smart |
