• 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;

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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