When the economy tanks, it’s natural to think of yourself first. You have a family to feed a mortgage to pay. Getting more appears to be the order of business.
It turns out that the connected economy doesn’t respect this natural instinct. Instead, we’re rewarded for being generous. Generous with our time and money but most important generous with our art.
If you make a difference, people will gravitate to you. They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.
In a digital world, the gift I give you almost always benefits me more than it costs.
If you make a difference, you also make a connection. You interact with people who want to be interacted with and you make changes that people respect and yearn for.
Art can’t happen without someone who seeks to make a difference. This is your art, it’s what you do. You touch people or projects and change them for the better.
This year, you’ll certainly find that the more you give the more you get.
Seth Godin is a blogger and speaker. His new book Linchpin comes [came] out in January.
I like Seth's description that what we do is art. I've never quite looked at it from that perspective. I always think of folks who are more intrinsically talented than I who actually create 'artwork.' But we're all crafting something with our lives, with our hearts, creating lasting legacies to impact future generations.
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