6 traits that are natural for dogs are rare in humans
Life is a never ending lesson in humility: DOGS ARE BORN WITH THESE NATURAL GENETIC TRAITS:
- Character
- loyalty,
- love,
- honesty,
- authenticity, or genuineness
- fierce courage: they protect their own
All automatic for a dog, yet so rare in humans. Here is why:
- We are humbled coming into the world, small, weak, helpless, at the mercy of our surroundings.
- As we grow, we develop more and more influence over our surroundings ( something a dog cannot do)
- As our power grows, it expands faster than our maturity, faster than our humility. We are proud of the power that we have from of our parents hard work, and the gift of being human and alive.
- When we are young we think we know so much more than our parents, they are so old, and fussy and outdated.
- We are modern, young, quick, unencumbered – what a bummer to be them.
- Then something does not work out as we planned, and the first chink appears in our armor, perhaps we are not completely perfect.
- We dust ourselves off, get back up, and go back to work, beginning to establish what a dog is born with, consistency and character, singleness of purpose.
- We get to feeling really good again, get a little cocky..then: BLAM, something really bad, irreparable happens: now we are angry and depressed.
- Then we are inspired by someone who has done more with less, and we get up again, and get back to work, humbled now that we are obviously not perfect nor better than anybody else.
- The next challenge, we are ready: with confidence, and character, and a knowledge that we can face the future.
Unfortunately, we are not naturally strong, brave, honest, forthcoming, loyal or giving: we must learn to be all those things. A 2 year old, who never has his hands slapped, is being setup for failure, or early death, or drug addiction, or worse. It is life’s hardest times that make us worthwhile, and strong: it is in these times that we are offered the option to rise to the potential of being all that a human can be, ad to make ourselves proud of whom we are. And, unlike a dog, it does not come naturally: it must be learned, learned and earned and cannot be given. I honestly believe that a 2 year old without discipline, remains a monkey.
Where am I going with this? Consider technology, and your learning curve: I was humbled by being the last holdout on the car-lot to not have a cell phone, what a fool! I was also the oldest salesperson to not be a manager. That was very humbling for me.; especially so because I was always a top salesperson, and it was my fault. I expect that you have a cell phone now, and a computer, and an Internet connection..but let me ask you a few questions:
- How long will you hide your head in the sand and act like the work of media and advertising has not changed
- How long will you resist social media technology and the reach that it gives those who use it.
- How long will you complain about your income, then refuse to do anything about it?
- Will you still be in the same business or have the same job then?
- Who will YOU blame it on?!
I did not have the luxury of ever being perfect: one leg is shorter than the other, and I was very short until after high school. I did not have time to be angry, or even afraid: orphaned at 11, foster homes and group homes until I became an emancipated minor at 17: I was too busy dealing to complain, and everybody else looked to me like Ozzie and Harriet. And I never realized how many opportunities that simple truth kept me from because people passed judgement on that being a qualification..not knowing that somebody could be from that background and still be OK; and me being too straight not to tell them (duh!). The main stream was never likely for me, for many reasons; and there are no handouts, entitlement programs, or bleeding heart media to help out an underprivileged Jew – thank god- people just do not think of us that way for some reason.
And all of this is perfectly fine, because of the wonderful god given gifts that I own, just like a junkyard dog who survives: god gave me everything that I needed in the beginning: like a grand experiment: all I had to do was to stop resisting it, and to discover his plan for my life.. Some things never change: join me:
2012 Rothman Guide for Social Media Marketing
In this, the third consecutive living Rothman Guide E-book, we will provide and solicit tips and advice for expanding your web presence by way of modern social media marketing techniques, and intentional organic search and social media traffic. A preview of topics we will discuss, and solicit feedback on in the coming year 2012:
- Now that you have a website, and profiles that nobody sees or links to…..
- How to write advertorial – blogging to two or more audiences at the same time
- Modern distribution and syndication – where is the cheese?
- Media Merge – the trends that will shape the future, and where it is going.
- Modern Media is different – how you can actually become a media for your target market.
- Local strategy, online malls, bulletin boards, community links, maps, free ads and blogs…
And…whatever we come up with…suggestions? Please share:
Past Rothman Guide living e-books are still live::
The 2010 Rothman Guide to Website Development
2011 Rothman Guide to Social Media Guerrilla Marketing Agency
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