“To see what is in front of one's nose
needs a constant struggle."
― GEORGE ORWELL
“To see what is in front of one's nose
needs a constant struggle."
― GEORGE ORWELL
We can't solve the worlds problems, there are needs we can address all around us. The fascination with the worlds problems cripples and blinds us from seeing what is right in front of our nose. We can't change the world, but we can help our neighbors [VIDEO, start at 8:25, for the last three minuets]
What is right in front of us is the need for art and commerce.
Art helps us to understand life. And commerce creates resources to address life's problems around us.
"We used to be...We used to cultivate the best artist and best economy." Start @ 4:50
“To live it [life] as an artist is to be willing to face the deepest parts of yourself.
To wrestle with your demons until your spirit becomes larger and larger and your demons smaller and smaller.”
- August Wilson, in The Golden Theme, by Brian McDonald
The sole aim of business is to fill a need at a profit.
This is case for letting business try to solve problems.
Adroit: "clever or skillful in using the hands or mind."
Society: "the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community."
Adroit Society: Gathering resources and our talents for the betterment of others and a stronger neighborhood for the long term.
Adroit: "clever or skillful in using the hands or mind."
Society: "the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community."
Adroit Society: Gathering resources and our talents for the betterment of others and a stronger neighborhood for the long term.
Any number of us are better than any one of us. Together we can help people turn ideas and turn it into a reality. By helping people to start or grow a business.
"3% of the population creates two-thirds of the new jobs in our economy.”
-John F. Dini, Hunting in a Farmers World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur.
"Product great men [and women]
the rest follows."
- Walt Whitman
Help ten families make or save an additional $15,000 each year with art and commerce. So they have the money to avoid debt, send their kids to college, take vacation, retire early, build their dream house, most of all–have options. The main option to earn enough to do the things they want to do.
Creating more leaders for our families, cities, and the world. Society needs more leaders to create value. Specifically, infrastructure, resources, and connections for art and commerce.
Our advantage is based in our values of family, courage, and service. The result is a community and willingness to see the larger picture and put others first. Values and conviction create compound growth so as we grow, we grow stronger.