Monday
05May
What's Your Big Idea?
Monday, May 5, 2008 at 04:48PM IF,
as a filmmaker,- I ever stop wondering about the mysteries of life;
- I don't teach people what I'm doing everyday to make this world a better place through my craft as a filmmaker;
- I forget to laugh every day;
- I fail to ask questions that will enlighten the journey for others;
- I think and act like I know everything;
- I fail to enable the voices of others;
- Listening compassionately becomes a chore;
- I wake up thinking my story doesn't effect anyone else;
- I fail to listen to my intuition which acts like a "True North" radar;
- I don't realize our inherent power to create greatness in this world;
- I keep my eyes closed and neglect to constantly seek out new sources of inspiration;
- I think there's a perfect formula for every video story, or for that matter, a formula for life;
THEN
I absolutely have no way to become better as a filmmaker.
Hat tip to Mike Sansone for inspiring me to get this out of my heart and into the world.
If you're interested, here's the original statement from Carl Glickman's book, Leadership for Learning: How to Help Teachers Succeed.
While this concept was originally intended for teachers, as a filmmaker I feel I have been teaching something to someone every day. For instance:
- Teaching new clients what will happen on their video journey.
- Teaching people in my life that their personal story really does makes a difference to others.
- Teaching people how to break into the field of video storytelling for organizations.
Perhaps you feel the same way. What's your "Big Idea?" What's your "IF/Then" statement?
---Tom
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Reader Comments (9)
For me, its all about "The End".
If:
And in the end
The love you take
Then:
Is equal to the love you make.
Had to write it; the moment hit!
I'll post about SOBCon08 in the next day or two. Brain drain right now :-)
Be great!
Tom
This is so beautiful. I especially like the being open to inspiration and rejecting the formulaic. In the search for "best practices" people get dull and stop seeing possibilities. If we allow ourselves to see more, then we can innovate.
Lois
I just to write it as soon as I saw Mike's post...the spirit hit!
Tom
You got a nice mention in Michael Martine's post today. I'd *love* to hear your 10 word distillation! (Could you call that a "falling down the elevator shaft" pitch? No, too violent.)
http://searchengineland.com/080506-183500.php
Cheers!
Glad you've found the inner fire to write your 10 word mission :-)
I posted mine on Michael Martine's comments. May post it here, too, later.
Take care!!
Tom
Thank you for sharing this. I am very familiar with the original version because I am a teacher. And now I am also a writer (sort of-working on it). I think that everyone's purpose on this Earth is to use their talents and skills to help others. I don't mean in a Mother Theresa sort of way, although that would be ideal. Passing on knowledge that you have acquired is a genuine way of giving back.
Now I'm going to have to relate this to storytelling and make my own "If" list.
My poor little brain is a-churnin'!
Fab blog and I hope you won't mind if I spin and link to my blog.
La