So...this is the first entry for 2009 on the blog. Hopefully my future doesn't rely on my blogging ability but I do believe in the generative power of connecting all of you exceptional people!
I've been thinking a lot about all of you lately. Some of you have heard me tell at least a portion of this story but Project Impact seems to be coming into its own. Steve often jokes that my vision for Project Impact is actually to change the world. And while I tend to downplay it, that really is my hope.
Today I had my mid-year performance review. My boss is great - but we live in a world that measures success and progress by quantitative means. As he was describing to me the metrics we need to put in place - to prove our success - I found myself saying outloud that I could play the game, that I had become a cynic convinced that things are never really going to change.
As I walked home from work I found myself wondering, is that really my Box B?! Do I really believe that things, that people can't/won't change? And then I thought about you. And it occurred to me that I'm actually not a very good cynic:-) I do in fact believe that each of us can change the direction of our most persistent inquiries and therefore the impact we have. I believe that Project Impact, through each of you, really could change the world.
So I know that you're in the midst of the grind of crazy economics and the busyness of summer. And on top of that you're doing interviews that are intent on uncovering what people love, believe, and who they're becoming! But we are uncovering what is below the surface of the water in ways that really do have the potential to "lift the veil" for people so they can see the significant, important, subtle things that are not countable. So thank you - for reminding me that there is a deeply planted hope for a bold impact,just below the surface.
Monday, July 20, 2009
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